Re: European Horticultural zones

**"* O* <t*@earthlink.net>**

There's a full color, 1-10 winter hardiness zone map of Europe, with average
annual minimum temperatures, in my book Allergy-free Gardening...on the back
side of the page of the US Zones of hardiness.

Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Rice" <garden@tiscali.co.uk>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
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Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 7:20 AM
Subject: Re: [GWL] European Horticultural zones

> In part to help educate British gardeners on the USDA system, and to
> help in a small way establish it as an international system, I used
> the USDA hardiness zone ratings in the British edition of my recent
> Encyclopedia of Perennials. There is a European hardiness zone map on
> the front endpapers and a worldwide map on the back endpapers. (The
> US edition has a US zone map and a heat zone map). The coldest area
> in France and Spain is the high Pyrenees, zone 6.
>
> The map was produced by the mapping department at the publishers.
>
> Graham Rice
> Milford, PA
> (freezing rain, 16F)
>
>
> Take a look at Transatlantic Plantsman, my new blog on plants
> and books about plants at http://www.transatlanticplantsman.com
>
>
> >Does anyone know if there are established hardiness zones for Europe and
> >where I can get that data? Specifically I would like
> >France/Spain/Italy as they
> >all have high regions that can be quite cold.
> >Thanks
> >
> >Kate  Copsey
> >Freelance Writer
> >Gardens and  Parenting
> >www.Katecopsey.com
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