In mid February 2021 we had our coldest, longest freeze in many decades.
Photos from visits on Feb 26, March 23, April 21, May 13
Citrus section - There were about a dozen various citrus trees southeast of the "Old Fashioned Garden" section near the old Carriage House entrance. They "aren't there anymore".
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Almond verbena - there's a fairly large almond verbena that eventually got cut back to the ground. It has a pleasant wafting almond/benzaldehyde aroma. It's in bloom about half the time and then there's always butterflies and bees feeding.
Reference photo from last year (May 2020) for comparison.
2021, 2 weeks after the freeze (below)
4 weeks later (from a different angle)
4 weeks later
3 weeks later, old trunks cut back to the ground
Photo from the previous winter (Feb 2020) for reference
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Mexican orchid tree
From previous year (May 2020) for reference
2 weeks after the freeze (below)
4 weeks later (below)
4 weeks later, it's been cut back (below)
3 weeks later
