Re: PLANT HARDINESS

Cold is definitely relative.  When I visit family in so cal during the winter, I can comfortably wear shorts inside since my folks keep the house at 72.  Living in northern CA for 8 years and being in the pacific nw for the last 3 has thickened my blood a bit I guess!
cheers!
bridget
it's sunny in Seattle and going to reach the 80s today!
N Sterman <TalkingPoints@PlantSoup.Com> wrote:
That doesn't seem like a contradiction to me, Peter.  Here in Southern California, oleander thrives, but we have heating systems in all the homes.  I spot checked ratings for oleander and I see it rated as hardy down to 20 F (that would be -7 C I believe).  That's below freezing.  Whether you need a heating system for that temperature, I guess, depends on your personal tolerance for cold.  


Why you can't grow it in Sussex, I don't know

Nan



On Aug 19, 2006, at 3:31 AM, Peter Thurman wrote:

Dear All
I have recently joined the MGS and this forum and have a question.
My wife and I live in East Sussex in England but have just bought a house in Italy.
It is 650m above sea level and 5km north of Lake Bolsena in Umbria
Our builders tell us that it is very cold in winter and we will need to have a good heating system.
When I asked if that meant we couldn’t grow plants such as Oleander (Nerium) they said “Oh no, they will grow fine here”.
But, we can’t grow Oleander in rural Sussex (I’ve seen it outside in London recently).
So my question is are the builders right or wrong or is it just that Italians feel the cold more?!
 
Peter



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