Luckily I had gone outside and taken pictures of my early flowering plants and shrubs before the 20 degrees and below temperatures turned them all into brown and green mush. I only have the pictures of my PJM azalea, Texas flowering quince and flowering plum to enjoy until next year. This was the first year that my “Pig’s Squeal” had bloomed since I had gotten it three years ago.
Let damaged plants recover first before pruning away
Monday, May 7, 2007 | 2:00 p.m. CDT;
updated 8:24 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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