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The January Lawn and Garden Tips focus on opportunities to improve your landscape after Jacksonville’s six freeze days from Winter Storm Elliott and early winter chores and preparations for Spring.<\/p>\n
Landscaping Impacts of Winter Storm Elliott<\/strong> The record low was officially 20F for Jacksonville on Christmas day, 21 degrees below average and the coldest in 12 years. While many residents were traveling over the holidays, their landscapes froze some days for 12 or more hours. Although the low temperatures were within our USDA hardiness zone ranges for 8b at 15-20F and coastal 9a at 20-25F many landscapes include plants with ideal growing conditions found in warmer climates.<\/p>\n Native plants along with many varieties of hardy shrubs, fruit trees, and palms were unaffected by the cold weather. Many property owners will gain a greater appreciation for the relevance of cold hardiness in adjusting their landscape design. Some treat winter dieback as an opportunity to remove and replace damaged plants with those lush tropical plants. Regardless of your position, Earth Works Landscape Design & Gardens has the plant material and design expertise to deliver your vision in 2023.<\/p>\n Winter 2023 Forecast<\/strong> The better our understanding of our climate and weather conditions, the better we can plan and care for the long-term success of our landscape designs.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.earthworksjax.com\/gardencenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/01\/January-lawn-and-garden-tips-2023-1-e1672696348623.jpg” alt=”January lawn and garden tips 2023 1″ title_text=”January lawn and garden tips 2023 1″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.earthworksjax.com\/gardencenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/01\/Pollen-Season.jpg” alt=”Pollen Season” title_text=”Pollen Season” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tree Pollen Coming Soon to Northeast Florida<\/strong> Pollen allergy symptoms include itchy throat, congestion, runny nose, sneezing, coughing, and headaches. As of the first week of January, pollen from trees, grass, and ragweed is low, but mold particulates are high. “During peak season for tree pollen, keep your windows and doors closed, especially on windy days,” according to Accuweather.com<\/a>. Avoid outdoor activities in the early morning, and be sure to shower and change clothes after coming indoors.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Ten days into winter 2022, Winter Storm Elliott caused widespread plant damage in Northeast Florida resulting from six days below freezing between December 23 through 28 of 2022, one of the Top 10 coldest 5 days in 151 years of Jacksonville history.<\/p>\n
Meteorologists project our third La Nina Winter with a waning of La Nina as the associated lower-than-average sea surface temperatures are rising. “La Ni\u00f1a is the cool phase of the El Ni\u00f1o-Southern Oscillation (“ENSO” for short) climate pattern,” according to Climate.gov<\/a>. “La Ni\u00f1a is expected to continue into the Winter, with equal chances of La Ni\u00f1a and ENSO-neutral<\/a> during January-March 2023. In February-April 2023, there is a 71% chance of ENSO-neutral.”<\/p>\n
February is the month pollen typically is at its worst in Northeast Florida. However, warm winters bring pollen as early as December. In 2022 Jacksonville ranked 31st worst city for Spring allergies by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America<\/a>. This is the time of year that our stately oak trees shed their leaves and pollen filled catkins and immediately replace the leaves with new.<\/p>\n