Imagine my surprise this week when I looked in the vegetable garden and saw my cilantro was still growing!
Typically in southeast Michigan, we get cooler temperatures and snow in early to late November. And we did get a couple snow showers in November, including one snow shower of three inches of snow.
Snowy weather and cooler temperatures would have killed any cilantro.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Cilantro from the Garden, in Michigan in December
Our snapdragons, which were still blooming and producing buds seem none the worse for wear, despite the snow we received this weekend. While metro Detroit had snow earlier this month, this weekend’s snow showers was the first substantial snow that stuck to the ground and streets. Our community received around three inches of snow. When… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Snapdragons in the Snow
With all the hot weather we’ve had in southeast Michigan over the past week, many flowers in my garden are blooming sooner than usual. Our day lilies and snapdragons are some of the first summer flowers to bloom this year. The coneflowers and Shasta daisies have buds which I expect will be in full bloom… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Bright Garden Flowers in Bloom