Sorry to hear you've been unwell @Simone_in_Wiltshire. I hope the prognosis is good and your next operation goes well. Take it easy. Gardens really don't matter when compared to your health. Many plants can start coming through early in milder conditions, but they'll slow down when it's colder. Daffs are a prime example. I wasn't doubting you @Papi Jo, but you, and Simone, are a lot further south than me, so that makes a fair old difference with timings. Our season is later anyway than the south of England, so even mild winters like the last two didn't affect many plants to any great extent.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks @Fairygirl A bloody car driver thought the traffic rules don’t apply to him and left me with a broken collarbone and lots of other pain since the 3rd of September. Since December it goes better and yeah, I will be able to eat my Christmas dinner with knife and fork 😀 I do hope the appointment in 2 weeks time will come up with a healed bone and I start the new year with an operation that takes out the hook plate after 4 months. From there, I can start to come fully back and concentrate on my garden.
As much as I love Scotland but the short garden season is not mine. I still remember 2021 in June, I was sitting in my garden, 25 degrees and was watching Beechgrove from a 5 inches high snowy garden.
I'm so sorry you've had such a lousy time @Simone_in_Wiltshire. Hope it all keeps improving. Enjoy your Christmas dinner - however you're eating it! The main problem on this side of the country [very different from Aberdeen] is that the ground takes a long time to warm up, and to dry out a bit, in spring. We're used to it though, so it's the same approach as having the opposite conditions - you choose plants that will suit. There are some advantages though, as we don't have to water stuff so much when it's planted, even through summer
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Many plants can start coming through early in milder conditions, but they'll slow down when it's colder. Daffs are a prime example.
I wasn't doubting you @Papi Jo, but you, and Simone, are a lot further south than me, so that makes a fair old difference with timings. Our season is later anyway than the south of England, so even mild winters like the last two didn't affect many plants to any great extent.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I ♥ my garden.
The main problem on this side of the country [very different from Aberdeen] is that the ground takes a long time to warm up, and to dry out a bit, in spring. We're used to it though, so it's the same approach as having the opposite conditions - you choose plants that will suit. There are some advantages though, as we don't have to water stuff so much when it's planted, even through summer
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...