Heavy Frost Warning!

Tonight should be a heavy frost--and so some of Spring will disappear.  I took some photos this afternoon while it was still sunny, chilly and very windy.  More like March...

The Narcissus 'Tete a Tete'  daffodils looked very Spring-like in the afternoon sun, but tomorrow may not look so perky. 

The pansies or hearsease on the front porch have benefited from the sun angling off the linen-colored siding--and cover overhead. They should be fine tonight.

 

The flowering quince has two open blossoms.  The bush is tucked in a corner so it may hold some heat from today's sunshine.  Everything looks good today because we had some rain over the weekend.  It is extremely dry. We need April's showers.

The front border looks nice with the white blooms of the Spirea 'Ogon' reflecting the white trim of the houses and the birch bark. Checking last year's blog entries for April, I found the Spirea blooming April 26th--a full month early this year! The Tete a Tete daffodils (which bloomed April 9th last year) peek from behind the protection of the small-leaved holly (front left).  This bush was very damaged by last year's extreme snow build-up along the walkway but has recovered well.  I fed the upright holly (middle right) Holly-Tone last year and it also looks good this year.  Nature does it thing--with a little assist/repair from the gardener.  What will this seasonal blast of cold weather after such warmth require from me?  At least a few coverings tonight...