What's the weather where you are?

[Alejo]

Sitting under a historic storm in the NE, first time in history that the entire state of NJ is put under a blizzard warning. Just yesterday the last bits of the last storm had finally melted away and we're getting a lot of brand new snow on the ground.

 

[Puma]

Well, winter is leaving us in central Mexico; the days are slowly feeling warmer. My peach tree is already beginning to bloom. It has the typical small pink flowers. Also the jacarandas (purple/lilac-flowered trees) will soon start to bloom in Mexico City.

The Peach Tree (Valley of Toluca)

The Jacaranda tree in Mexico City (file photo)​

 

[palestine]

Here in Geneva Switzerland it has been raining for almost three weeks non-stop; every day. Only since last two days, do we have the sun back. Lawns were becoming mud battlefields and I have some moss growing on my plants.

EDITED: was thinking about the Inter Tropical Zone shifting North

 

[herondancer]

Also the jacarandas (purple/lilac-flowered trees) will soon start to bloom in Mexico City.

I love jarcarandas. The tree shape is so interesting and the flowers are gorgeous. It was a bummer to find out they won't grow in zone 7.

 

[Puma]

I love jarcarandas. The tree shape is so interesting and the flowers are gorgeous. It was a bummer to find out they won't grow in zone 7.

The jacaranda trees that adorn Mexico City originally come from South America (mainly Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina). They were introduced and planted en masse in the capital in the 1920s by Japanese gardener and immigrant Tatsugoro Matsumoto, who suggested their use as an alternative to Japanese cherry trees, as Mexico's temperate climate was perfect for them.

And it was a complete success: the jacaranda trees adapted to the temperate climate and soil of Mexico City, allowing them to spread along avenues such as Reforma and Insurgentes.