Living on the edge of a hard freeze

The low last night at Deerfield was 34, so we didn't suffer a hard freeze. The straw mulch helped to keep the low plants safe and warm.

The apple and cherry trees kept their blooms, but for some unknown reason the two Bartlett pear trees lost all their blooms and the leaves have started to close up. I have a call in to Gabe at the nursery to see how concerned I should be. Are pears more susceptible to the cold than apples?

It's touch and go for the dogwood trees. The blooms are beginning to show a little brown around the edges, but they are hanging on valiantly.

Plants all snug in their beds

We got a reprieve last night on the freeze. The best I can calculate it got down to only 35 degrees. A hard freeze is forecast tonight. Don't let the blue skies in the photo fool you. It was spitting snow even as I snapped the picture.

I got moving today and bought some straw to put around the young berries and grapes. I'll cover plants around the house with old curtains I saved just for that purpose.

Nothing can be done for the brilliant dogwood blossoms. They were nice while they lasted.