My window sills are crammed with tender plants but I can only bring so many indoors. I've got one sedum though that comes from Mexico but unlike all the tender Mexican succulents this one is found at higher elevation where traditionally Mexicans used to harvest ice in winter. Without a good cold period it won't flower and it actually struggles to grow if you treat it too nicely in the winter. Not that it's a great problem as the flowers smell bloody awful.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Mmm Iâm in a bad to worse situation. I did go into the greenhouse to rescue the more tender plants but the greenhouse obviously didnât like my comments about it getting old, a crosspiece gave way and a pane of glass in the roof slipped out of placeâŠPANICâŠluckily we could  with a bit of wiggling get it out ⊠end result a huge gap in the roof. Itâs a fingers crossed hoping it stays relatively safe until we can empty it fully and demolish itâŠhappy days.
Do you have plans for a replacement greenhouse @Bilje ?
Iâm in a quandary but the answer is probably no to a new greenhouse. Weâre both late 70s and Iâve always enjoyed gardening my style is mad cottage haha. Weâve already made a start on simplifying borders. Getting rid of â runnerâ plants and moving onto things like hydrangeas and fushias underplanted with Spring bulbs mulched with fine bark. We are finding bending/ kneeling to weed too difficult.Â
Iâve never been a veg gardener and have used my greenhouse for succulents cacti and pelargoniums especially scented leaved and variegated ones. I usually grow lots of dahlias and they go into the  greenhouse once potted up in Spring until theyâre ready to plant out.
Iâve found the best way to overwinter the Pelargoniums is late summer cuttings housed on shelves across the garage window. The stock plants take their chance sheltered  against  house walls but currently all the top growth Iâd dead. My positive nature says they may resprout in the Spring.
My window sills are crammed with tender plants but I can only bring so many indoors. [...] Not that it's a great problem as the flowers smell bloody awful.
Great anecdote as usual, @wild edges. Have you ever thought of writing articles or books about plants, nature, etc.?
I've just come back from Cheltenham where they are returfing much of Imperial Gardens. It's in need of doing so I don't have any issue with that. I walked past a pallet of turf and it all has plastic mesh reinforcement in it. So much for being environmentally aware. This is a LibDem controlled council who always bang on about protecting the environment.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
https://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/a_to_z/service/118/parks_and_green_spaces
Absolutely. The suppliers will come up with some totally unconvincing excuse sorry, explanation.