Forsythia, and many other woody stems. their winter buds fully formed, can be “forced” to flower any time after they have undergone freezing weather
Tag: Groundhog Day
EYES TO THE SKY: Groundhog, Lion, Valentine and Venus
As societies lose their relationship to nature, the Sun is the “the elephant in the room” during seasonal festivals.
EYES TO THE SKY: Longer days, brightest stars, morning planets, supermoon lunar eclipse the 31st
Recent daytime skies have reflected bracing ice blues over frozen landscapes and, alternately, soft vernal overtones during thaws. As the Sun arcs higher in the sky, we feel the pull toward spring.
NATURE’S TURN: Winter to spring – look back, leap ahead
In the absence of protective and nourishing snow and sustained freezing weather, it seems arbitrary to proceed as if there’s been winter and to accept that we are halfway to spring.
NATURE’S TURN: Halfway to spring; Wild and domestic pleasures
Forcing plants to awake from winter dormancy well before their season is a wonderful experiment at home and in educational settings.
Lulu ‘n’ Hershey
The poodles with attitude get ready for Groundhog Day.