Are you sure they rarely survive? I often garden in Yorkshire too as I have elderly family there who can't do it themselves, they do look dead in Spring but just need a good hard cutting back. I am specifically talking about the Salvia in the photo and a few closely related varieties.
Thanks for the tip-off about Ripon, I'd love to visit.
Hi Leggi - perhaps I am speaking from the Dales perspective, I have a high garden and although S. facing is in a valley with a strong west wind and frosts, so maybe in other areas of Yorks lower down, plants will be able to survive better
Newby is lovely, but they shut through the winter, this is a photo of their Peace Garden in June - unfortunately not a bright day for the photo
This photo looks a bit elongated on here but hope you get the idea !
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Are you sure they rarely survive? I often garden in Yorkshire too as I have elderly family there who can't do it themselves, they do look dead in Spring but just need a good hard cutting back. I am specifically talking about the Salvia in the photo and a few closely related varieties.
Thanks for the tip-off about Ripon, I'd love to visit.
I have a salvia called lipstick I am goung to take cuttings to be on the safe side If it is the first year
Hi Leggi - perhaps I am speaking from the Dales perspective, I have a high garden and although S. facing is in a valley with a strong west wind and frosts, so maybe in other areas of Yorks lower down, plants will be able to survive better
Newby is lovely, but they shut through the winter, this is a photo of their Peace Garden in June - unfortunately not a bright day for the photo
This photo looks a bit elongated on here but hope you get the idea !