@Paul B3 I remember the very first cactus nursery I ever saw was come across by chance on the Pickering road to Scarborough - Cruck Cottage Nursery I think it was called. Had never seen such a variety of plants in one place. I bought about half a dozen and there started my fascination with them which lasted for many a long year. That was back in the early seventies.
'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
Well well hogweed ; I remember Cruck Cottage nursery on the N.Y.Moors !
Between 1978-81 I worked at Whitestone Nurseries near Thirsk ; a major cactus nursery in its day . Not far from the above .
With horror I also remember the Winter of 1980/81 when we lost about 80% of all the plants , including most specimens in the private collection . Temperatures fell to -18C inside the greenhouses for five consecutive nights in January ; that was with the heating on !
In hindsight , not the best place for a cactus nursery , at the base of a 1000' escarpment called Sutton Bank . In Winter cold air would fill the valley we occupied dropping the temperatues to 'unusual' levels .
I know most cacti can take quite a chill , but -18 ???? , yikes !!
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