British mags
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: British mags
- From: C* P*
- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 13:00:40 EST
In a message dated 1/18/01 10:47:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,
diehlr@INDIANA.EDU writes:
<< On the other hand, there seemed to be a greater emphasis on non-hardy
plants, e.g. trees that are only hardy to zone 7, and they kept giving
measurements in centimeters and meters, which I personally find
intimidating. Featured gardens are quite imposing, perhaps too much so. >>
Bobbi.
Easy to remember: 30 cm./l foot, this is roughly speaking, three times that
about a yard. Whilst reading the Brit magazines it becomes familar to you.
You can use a felt marker to put the formulas on the cover of the magazine
and it suddenly becomes clear. All of those magazines deal with plants around
UDSA zones 7 and 8.
A better one is the BBC Gardener's World. This is fat publication with a lot
information on all types of gardening. It is usually in the large bookstores
here, B&N and Borders. This one is fun to read as well as quite
authoritative on pruning and propagation. There are many pix, all color.
If there is an issue that interests it is worth buying one now and then. A
different slant on garden topics is a "good thing".
The BBC Gardener's World has a webpage with some of the articles.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
