BDN interviews Garland about higher temperatures, plant confusion
The Bangor Daily News spoke with Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “Higher than normal temperatures cause plant confusion in Maine.” Warm December temperatures around the state have caused some plants to bloom earlier than normal, Garland said. “It’s basically jumping the gun on the next season,” she said. The flowers that have opened will not bloom again next spring, according to the article. “It’s usually not a high percentage of the flowering plants. It’s not a huge deal,” Garland said. “Those flower buds will not rebloom in the spring, but probably there will be plenty more flowers.”