Posted by Sunset, April 21, 2009
By Johanna Silver, Sunset test garden coordinator
I spent last week in my hometown of Denver and got a big reminder of what it's like to live outside of magical Sunset Zone 17. It snowed eight heavy inches in one day!
My dad and I hung out in his greenhouse for a bit of the snowstorm.
It was just awesome to be sheltered from the cold in his little hideout full of overwintering fuchsia and passion flowers.
I'm the only member of the family that takes any interest in his hobby, so he took the time to show off his complex watering system. I have absolutely no idea how it works.
Now I'm back in the Bay Area, suffering through this insane heat wave. I thought I'd take a break from the 91 degree weather and post pictures of snow.
