Runnybeak, it does snow sometimes in Dordogne. Can't get up the drive when it does. But March has been sunny so far until today. Yesterday was 20° in the shade, this afternoon it got up to 10°.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Survived the night, the winds were strong but we are used to that. I could feel the wind on three sides of the bedroom. It kept my husband awake. But I find the wind oddly reassuring. No damage to the property this time, so far as I can see. My crocus that were just opening are now hanging limp. My primulas and foxgloves have been very battered. I am keeping my fingers crossed that they can recover. I have a couple of trays of foxglove in the greenhouse if they don't. Everything else looks fine. Because of the wind, only the very strongest survive in my garden.
I'm very used to the wind now it doesn't worry me much. The bonus of stormy weather is I can collect fallen slate tiles from the neighbours. I write plant names on them. I discovered paint pens ideal for the job on ebay. Every cloud...
I don't have anything evergreen myself. So not much use. My father in law has a collection of rhododendrons that tolerate the winds really well. Although it's not evergreen I have a lovely Chaenomeles that has tolerated 100mph winds. It does have thorns, but it's also got beautiful orange flowers in the summer. I would highly recommended for windy gardens.
The Sun will have a real hat on at 9.30am on Thursday, in this case it will be the Moon - 90% of it will be covered as there's a partial eclipse, the first visible from the UK in 16 years. Unfortunately, the weather forecast is for very heavy cloud, so all you will likely see is it going quite dark for several minutes but anyone lucky enough to miss the clouds is in for a treat! I'm surprised the rags and social media hasn't picked-up on this yet.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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Runnybeak, it does snow sometimes in Dordogne. Can't get up the drive when it does. But March has been sunny so far until today. Yesterday was 20° in the shade, this afternoon it got up to 10°.
Survived the night, the winds were strong but we are used to that. I could feel the wind on three sides of the bedroom. It kept my husband awake. But I find the wind oddly reassuring. No damage to the property this time, so far as I can see. My crocus that were just opening are now hanging limp. My primulas and foxgloves have been very battered. I am keeping my fingers crossed that they can recover. I have a couple of trays of foxglove in the greenhouse if they don't. Everything else looks fine. Because of the wind, only the very strongest survive in my garden.
Do you have a nice ornamental evergreen shrub abt 2m high you can recommend for a cold windy corner?
I'm very used to the wind now it doesn't worry me much. The bonus of stormy weather is I can collect fallen slate tiles from the neighbours. I write plant names on them. I discovered paint pens ideal for the job on ebay. Every cloud...
I don't have anything evergreen myself. So not much use. My father in law has a collection of rhododendrons that tolerate the winds really well. Although it's not evergreen I have a lovely Chaenomeles that has tolerated 100mph winds. It does have thorns, but it's also got beautiful orange flowers in the summer. I would highly recommended for windy gardens.
The Sun will have a real hat on at 9.30am on Thursday, in this case it will be the Moon - 90% of it will be covered as there's a partial eclipse, the first visible from the UK in 16 years. Unfortunately, the weather forecast is for very heavy cloud, so all you will likely see is it going quite dark for several minutes but anyone lucky enough to miss the clouds is in for a treat! I'm surprised the rags and social media hasn't picked-up on this yet.
Oops, I missed a bit - I should have said 'on Thursday March 20th' - it's not this coming Thursday! And even worse, it's a Friday - sorry about that!
http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2015-march-20
Thanks bob