To say the least, it was a mild winter… This was to the point where the
USDA released a new zone hardiness map where it moved my region from 6A to 6B!
This said, the colder weather broke around the second week of the month,
forcing almost everything out of dormancy. To boot, daffodils and the like had
sprouted shoots as early as mid-January!
I had decided to winter-protect my macrophylla hydrangeas, which went for
not since most of the winter was actually above freezing. As I recall, the
lowest temperature was about 7 degrees and there was no cold snap that lasted
longer than a day or two.
Warmer temps also led to me moving a few things around, such
as daylilies, many of which were donated from Carol who had her side garden
tilled.
