"judith lea" wrote ...
I have been in London for the past 2 days and I was surprised to see so
many formal, public gardens with tender plants still flowering and how!
On the way back tonight, I went shopping at Lakeside on the Kent-Essex
border and found, on the roundabout at the entrance to Lakeside, that
Busy Lizzies and Geraniums are in full flower, mine in East Anglia are
already dead - is this global warming or ir is usual for those areas to
have flowering annuals at this time of year?

No it's not. Very strange this year, some plants have died due to frost
damage like my Dahlias others seem totally untouched like my Arum Lilies
which are usually the first to turn to mush, saw a dahlia in full flower
yesterday in someone's front garden.

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Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK