Cool pictures for cold May…
Posted on | May 11, 2010 | 2 Comments
As it is still so bitingly cold outside I thought you might like to see a few close up pictures of plants in my Polytunnel and the garden. As I have said in past blogs – I don’t plant anything out until the third week of May, though unless temperatures warm up considerably, it won’t be until early June that the big plant out takes place. At 5am this morning the garden experienced a rather cool 1C (34F) with a high of 10C (50F) at lunchtime.
If you wonder why I use both Celsius and Fahrenheit – I do this for the benefit of readers in the US who do not use metric! Hi folks…
After such a prolonged cold winter it is rather frustrating that we are experiencing such a prolonged cold spring – the joys of living in England! I must admit I sometimes wonder why I bother growing exotic plants outside when the winter section of the year seems to be so much longer than the summer! I have often been asked why I don’t just sell up and live in the tropics. I suppose the answer has to be that I love the challenge of growing plants on the edge of hardiness with all the heartache and effort required for putting on a show for our rather fickle summer months. When the garden explodes in July, August and September, I then know, it has been worth all the effort and I’m sure most other British exotisists (not sure if that is a real word or not) would agree.
While I am thinking about it, I must give a plug for two exotic forums here in the UK www.hardytropicals.co.uk and www.growingontheedge.net both forums give grass-roots information on just about anything you can think. They are a friendly bunch of enthusiasts who freely share the trials and tribulations of growing exotics in their own gardens, especially through such a hard winter.
Whatever the weather throws at us this coming week, we must make the most of it and get out in the garden…
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May 12th, 2010 @ 5:10 am
Thanks for the inspiring post Will! I totally agree about the July, August and September show. After a long dreary winter it is so rewarding to experience the explosion of spectacular foliage and bright colored flowers for a few fleeting months! Keep up with your great videos too! They are so much fun! cheers
May 13th, 2010 @ 3:16 am
Great blog. The idea for me to collect a plant and more