[GWL]: Cotswold Zone

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• Subject: [GWL]: Cotswold Zone
• From: Jane Powers powers@iol.ie>
• Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 18:49:14 +0100
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>I'm writing a story that compares gardens in the US to those of the
>Cotswolds, and am wondering what USDA Hardiness Zone might sum up that region
>of England. Any ideas?
>Thank you!
>Debra Lee Baldwin
>San Diego, CA

Debra,

UDSA zones aren't entirely applicable to England (and Ireland, where I live).

Our climate is ameliorated by the Gulf Stream, so we don't get 
terribly cold winters. But we also don't get terrifically hot 
summers. Parts of these islands get buckets of rain in winter (and 
summer and spring and fall) that rots the roots of plants that should 
grow here, if you're using the USDA zone system. For instance my 
minimum winter temperature indicates that I live in the warmer end of 
zone 9, which means that I should be able to grow citrus fruits and 
sugar cane in my garden. In my dreams!

So you might want to flavour your zonal stuff with a bit about the 
realities of the climate in the Cotswolds.

And now I should introduce myself, as I've been lurking for a couple 
of weeks. I live just outside Dublin city, and have done for years. 
But I spent parts of my childhood in the USA, in Massachusetts, and 
in Minnesota (which is where my family are from). I write a weekly 
gardening column in the Irish Times, and contribute to various other 
publications.

Jane Powers (temp is now about 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and it's 
raining. No frost yet this year.)

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