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), all in containers, some now seven years old, but that's down from 24, as 4 have abruptly died in the last two years.Here are my conclusions from the last six years collecting & growing:1. even small ones don't mind freezing weather, as long

plants from online store aren't coming 'til Thursday next week then - phew. No greenhouse to put them if they had arrived during the freeze: meant to be zero on Monday - ouch. Thanks for letting us know about GW - I would have missed it! We have been

garden, used as a screen. It looked lovely with the sun shining through it. What type would it have been? After last winter's deep freeze my black bamboo (6' tall in a tub) seemed ok but this spring lost all its leaves apart from some dried up sprigs

then dead plants every day. my favourite for flavour is Black Krim, a black beefsteak tomato (heritage variety), my other half like brandywine best. My sister likes yellow brandywine best, but this year was swayed by webbs white wonder. For freezing whole

are about 3cm tall and now in separate pots- will they be alright in an unheated greenhouse when the night forecast is near freezing outside? Same for my aubergines and cougettes- I dont want to lose them all.

of protection. Even so they are still growing and cropping well, and despite the freezing temperatures of a couple of weeks ago they look better than ever. Has anyone tried shungiku, otherwise known as spring chrysanthemum? I think it has a fantastic flavour

I find that my clivia needs a rest period in the autumn to set flowering spikes. I put mine in the garage by a small window, where it experiences temps down towards freezing, and I withhold water. Then around Christmas, in it comes, blooming

tried some last week, fantastic flavour.They did get a good battering with the windy weather, but we tied them up and are cropping weekly from them. they freeze really well too. I'm have grown broad beans for the first time this year. I grew them

seen a goldcrest in our garden ,always exciting to see. Acouple of weeks ago had 20 long tailed tits flitting in and out of the shrubs. Here in Bristol it has been freezing, but still plenty of birds. I live on the edge of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire

writing from Estonia and in here winters with temperatures below zero are normal. I have never heard anyone here trying to give water to birds in winter, it is pointless, as it will freeze in a moment. There is, however, one important thing to remember