08/02, Ingrid Bagdonaite checks the yellow and white crop of pansies is proof that spring really is just around the corner.
08/02, Ingrid Bagdonaite checks the yellow and white crop of pansies is proof that spring really is just around the corner. But blooming nearly a month later than expected only the yellow and white flowers are now ready to ship to garden centres. ..At this time of year the nursery would normally be selling pansies of every colour and shade grown in their huge greenhouse in Pagham, West Sussex. ..Roundstone Nurseries Production and Operations Director, Chris Need said: "In nature spring flowers are naturally white and yellow - like snowdrops, daffodils and primroses. .."These lighter colours are less affected by the cold of winter than the darker "It's like spring has been put on hold this year - nothing, except our yellow and white flowers, is ready to sell and nobody is buying "We're waiting for a break in the weather. Then, after a couple of sunny weekends, people should start heading out into their gardens just as all the other colours start to "The other coloured pansies will all come-on over the next six weeks. It's still so cold it's like they're being kept in a giant fridge at the moment - just like food in your fridge the low temperature will help to keep them fresh for ages. .."We grow nearly twenty million pansies annually - twenty percent of these are yellow. So until it warms up, this spring will have a definite yellow tinge to it"...All rights reserved. F Stop Press 02392 599 copyright law applies to all print & online usage. Fees charged will comply with standard space rates and usage for that country, region or state.
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