Mar 26, 2012 10:09 AM
Seems that every year about this time I’m writing a column about the weather. How cold/hot the winter has been and how much/little snow we’ve had and what to expect in the upcoming gardening season. This year is no different except that our weather/garden discussion really began last August, not this past winter.
On August 27 of last year we were visited by Irene, the hurricane that really wasn’t. But Irene did her damage out here. And while she was more hype than harm, if you have a house within three or four blocks of the ocean or south-facing bayfront, her calling card was and is now, unmistakable.
Right now, the results of the salt spray whipped up by her winds are showing up on evergreens and hedges. But in the next... more
On August 27 of last year we were visited by Irene, the hurricane that really wasn’t. But Irene did her damage out here. And while she was more hype than harm, if you have a house within three or four blocks of the ocean or south-facing bayfront, her calling card was and is now, unmistakable.
Right now, the results of the salt spray whipped up by her winds are showing up on evergreens and hedges. But in the next... more
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