Images: Effects of a Warm Winter
A colorful garden plant popping up on Groundhog Day near a condominium on Rand Road in Mount Prospect is one of the downsides to early warm weather for gardeners.
George Leclaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Daffodils start to sprout in late January at the Villa Center in Lisle. The flowers are near a south-facing brick and concrete wall that holds in enough heat to warm the nearby ground, tricking them into sprouting early.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Some plants at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, including this White Fragrant Viburnum tree, are blooming a month or two early due to the unusually warm weather in January.
Scott Sanders/ssanders@dailyherald.com
Some plants at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, including this Brevipetala Witch-Hazel bush, are blooming a month or two early due to the unusually warm weather in January.
Scott Sanders/ssanders@dailyherald.com
Some plants at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, including this Brevipetala Witch-Hazel bush, are blooming a month or two early due to the unusually warm weather in January.
Scott Sanders/ssanders@dailyherald.com
Some plants at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, including this Vernal Witch-Hazel bush, are blooming a month or two early due to the unusually warm weather in January.
Scott Sanders/ssanders@dailyherald.com
A downside of the unseasonably warm winter is that flower bulbs and tree buds that have come closer to opening early because of the balmy temperatures are now dependent on avoiding another cold snap in order to escape damage.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
This bud on a bush in Lake Villa opened in early February. The downside of the unseasonably warm winter is that flower bulbs and tree buds which have opened early are now dependent on avoiding another cold snap in order to escape damage.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
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