Originally, I just weighted it down and, during a storm, it toppled forward
Since I added the tethering, it has stayed upright.
I haven't quite worked out what it is good for during the winter though. Yes - it protects from the elements but the moisture inside shouldn't be underestimated! Plants that don't like it will rot.
My tomatoes and chillies are currently loving being in there
I wouldn't put them in a shed. They need light If you're in the town too, rather than a more exposed, semi rural/rural area, the temps can be a bit higher. More buildings, more heat, more protection etc
I should say - I have no experience of begonias, so I'm mainly talking about the lavender.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
All of the above have way more experience than me but sometimes french lavender is less of a diva than you think. I grew mine from seed last year, obliviously put in the soil with a bit of mulch last september. It survived months of awful rain, freezing exposed winds and prolonged frosts and has popped up healthy as anything this summer and is flowering away. I know I was probably lucky but plants usually want to survive so hopefully yours will make it through with a bit of the above advice!
@ontopofthehill - I mentioned before, that I had a neighbour who had it. All the [apparently] wrong conditions - north facing site, near the house, so not even much sun getting in there in summer, clay soil, a wet, cold climate, and long winters with plenty of frost and snow. It's been there all the time I've been in this house [8 years now ] and survived until this last winter. It's wet cold that sees off more plants than dry cold. Especially wet cold soil, as opposed to the air.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
All of the above have way more experience than me but sometimes french lavender is less of a diva than you think. I grew mine from seed last year, obliviously put in the soil with a bit of mulch last september. It survived months of awful rain, freezing exposed winds and prolonged frosts and has popped up healthy as anything this summer and is flowering away. I know I was probably lucky but plants usually want to survive so hopefully yours will make it through with a bit of the above advice!
I think some plants miraculously last! My mum has two cordylines that she was told to tie up in winter (she never did) and they’ve lasted for years. We both have a fuschia too that would survive anything 😂
I know french lavender is less hardy than English so we will see! I’ll post an update in winter!
I kept a French lavender in a pot in a plastic greenhouse last winter and it died. I had another that was planted out - it survived 2019 winter with no protection. I was worried for it last winter and tried to cover it with plastic but it still died. They're so cheap though, can get from supermarkets for a couple of quid. Saying that, I wouldn't be without my plastic greenhouses, they are great. I put loads of seedlings out in them this Spring as my windowsills were rammed; they all survived even though the weather was awful. Begonias don't have any value for bees so screw em! 😁
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Originally, I just weighted it down and, during a storm, it toppled forward
Since I added the tethering, it has stayed upright.
I haven't quite worked out what it is good for during the winter though. Yes - it protects from the elements but the moisture inside shouldn't be underestimated! Plants that don't like it will rot.
My tomatoes and chillies are currently loving being in there
That means it's effectively like an umbrella - just keeping rain and snow off.
Perhaps in warmer locations they'd get humid. Not something I have any experience of during winter - even milder winters
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I’m going to get some more evergreen hardy plants so I have something nice in the garden over winter too!
If you're in the town too, rather than a more exposed, semi rural/rural area, the temps can be a bit higher. More buildings, more heat, more protection etc
I should say - I have no experience of begonias, so I'm mainly talking about the lavender.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It's been there all the time I've been in this house [8 years now ] and survived until this last winter.
It's wet cold that sees off more plants than dry cold. Especially wet cold soil, as opposed to the air.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I know french lavender is less hardy than English so we will see! I’ll post an update in winter!
Saying that, I wouldn't be without my plastic greenhouses, they are great. I put loads of seedlings out in them this Spring as my windowsills were rammed; they all survived even though the weather was awful.
Begonias don't have any value for bees so screw em! 😁