General Discussion & Chat: Zone 5'ers?, 1 by Joyous

Joyous wrote:
MSJen, Prattsburg is a small town and have had friends from there and they most always were much colder. I am sure that it is because of elevation. Bath is a nice town with easy access to interstate 86 or rt. 17 that goes across the souther part of the state. Not sure about showing you things about northern gardening, I think the great part of that is you never know what will make it that you never thought would. I have micro climates in my yard that surprise me on how early I will have things in blossom compared to other parts of the yard.
I have to laugh about the boots and down coats, we must be so used to the cold that we don't think twice about using jackets and shoes except during the worst storms, I have learned to wear a hood and scarf when snowblowing or else the snow comes back so I am covered inside and out. I love snowblowing trails through the yard.........after I get the driveway finished. My guys laugh at me but those trails come in handy for feeding the birds and a place for the cats to wander and an easy way for the deer to get to my plants!! I must be crazy. That is something you will have to deal with if you are out in the country or even in town DEER, we have them everywhere. Steuben county has a very large population and I think that more deer are taken there than any other county in the state.
I hope to get to meet you, let me know when you come up here. Here is a pic of one of our pretty storms.
Joy