http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/08/05/reading-british-gardening-books/ Hardy plants for hardy souls Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/08/05/reading-british-gardening-books/comment-page-1/#comment-499 OldRoses Mon, 08 Aug 2005 06:07:01 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=455#comment-499 The islands of Great Britain are warmed by the Gulf Stream. It makes their winters warmer and their summers cooler than here in the continental US. Our "zones" don't really apply to their conditions. After years of drought, what I really envy about British gardens and gardeners is all the rain they get. The islands of Great Britain are warmed by the Gulf Stream. It makes their winters warmer and their summers cooler than here in the continental US. Our “zones” don’t really apply to their conditions. After years of drought, what I really envy about British gardens and gardeners is all the rain they get.

]]> http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/08/05/reading-british-gardening-books/comment-page-1/#comment-497 Alice Nelson Sat, 06 Aug 2005 03:14:45 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=455#comment-497 Wonder what the English would do with 20-30 below? Of course, we usually have enough snow here in Upper Michigan to insulate things pretty well, though some shrubs, like weigela die back every year here in Ishpwming, but do fine in Marquette. Exposed burning bush (say on a windy NW corner don't do well but those on the east side of the same building flourish. And the weigela does fine in Marquette near Lake Superior. Makes gardening interesting if you have clients in both places. Of course, most perennials are covered with snow! (Often have 250 inches here.) Here in the U.S. we sure aren't England. Wonder what the English would do with 20-30 below? Of course, we usually have enough snow here in Upper Michigan to insulate things pretty well, though some shrubs, like weigela die back every year here in Ishpwming, but do fine in Marquette. Exposed burning bush (say on a windy NW corner don’t do well but those on the east side of the same building flourish. And the weigela does fine in Marquette near Lake Superior. Makes gardening interesting if you have clients in both places. Of course, most perennials are covered with snow! (Often have 250 inches here.) Here in the U.S. we sure aren’t England.

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