tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430215742448474470.post5855619986828196559..comments2011-10-28T04:49:04.302-07:00Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265452434129642917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430215742448474470.post-51842778190458083222011-10-28T04:49:04.302-07:002011-10-28T04:49:04.302-07:00You'll at least have these great memories of Spain during the long nights of winter.tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430215742448474470.post-67100255591760887052011-10-26T19:30:08.887-07:002011-10-26T19:30:08.887-07:00Andrea It's great that you are enjoying my blog. I spent 4 years in Malaysia as a teenager. I'm awed when I remember how fast everything grows. Northern BC is also like a desert in winter, the ground is frozen solid and covered in snow. The landscape is white, brown, branches of deciduous trees or dark green needles of Picea and Pinus trees.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265452434129642917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430215742448474470.post-68223093785532766012011-10-26T18:09:10.424-07:002011-10-26T18:09:10.424-07:00Hello Melanie, thanks for commenting in my post i was able to see yours and the excellent photos here. I browsed on old posts and still reading. I smiled at this post today. We from the tropics despite our all year blooms and gardens still try hard to acclimatize temperate plants. It is amazing how people really always crave for the plants not their own. Just like me i long for crocus, snowdrops and pansies which are totally temperate crops! And you are now wanting to have those tropical plants in yours. Maybe we should switch places for a while, so I can experience Autumn and Winter, at least! hahaha! My few travels abroad were time on spring so the only snow i experienced is at the snowparks, which i visited in Dubai, imagine that of all places Snow in the Desert!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430215742448474470.post-40570828457080825942011-10-26T13:46:16.358-07:002011-10-26T13:46:16.358-07:00What a beautiful flower! I need all four seasons and would probably go crazy in the tropics. I used to live in North Dakota, though, and can relate to getting tired of cold and snow. :o)Casa Mariposahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430215742448474470.post-59180517305564564262011-10-26T13:19:24.982-07:002011-10-26T13:19:24.982-07:00Laurrie- Well I really must look for it. Thanks for its botanical name. I will have to prepare a dry infertile spot, not an easy matter because I garden in clay. I've just been googling around and found out it grows wild around here, obviously not on my property. :)Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265452434129642917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1430215742448474470.post-53047664277170824322011-10-26T11:38:48.055-07:002011-10-26T11:38:48.055-07:00Ah, zone envy. We all have it! I don't know if you go back and check comments you've made on blogs, so I wanted to let you know I responded to yours about kinnikinnik --- it is, in fact, hardy in your zone. It is Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and is supposed to be hardy to zone 3. It's a pretty remarkable plant and some say they did not get it to grow well (it wants dry infertile soil like heathers). But mine are completely no fuss. If you ever do try it, post and let us know if it grows as well for you!Laurriehttp://laurries.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com