Property News · July 24, 2016

Gardens: why cacti make cool companions


Cacti are surprisingly tolerant of colder climates – like Britain’s – as long as you follow the golden rules…Think of cacti and images of warm, sunny holidays and balmy deserts come to mind, so it may come as a surprise to learn that a huge range of this family are also astonishingly cold tolerant. In locations from Chile to southern Canada, many cactus species have evolved to shrug off positively Arctic blasts of less than -30C (the UK record low is -27C), and indeed in Britain there are several impressive examples of outdoor cacti.If you fancy trying a horticultural gamble this summer, you could have your own outdoor cactus garden anywhere in Britain by following these three golden rules… Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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