Very cool, kept alive by candles!!

You know thats a slightly odd picture, you have daffodils alongside a Opuntia(choola?), so a mix of Old England and the New World!

Yes, Larry...and so few daffodils this year! Last year, there were at least twice as many. I am disappointed with the daffodil crop. I think they know that the bed they're living in is going to become a cactus bed later this spring.

Kate

That's great! Wish I could get away with that, but it'd take a flame-thrower to heat it here (10 F this morning- wind chills well below 0). Another 6 weeks or so for me.

Your setup & plants look great, but an unmonitored candle could be a problem. What about a light bulb? If a wild animal knocks over your setup at night, the dried plant material on the ground could quickly catch fire & spread.

hi kate! it's always exciting for me when i get to put my plants outside for the year...
have you considered a string of white xmas lights? you can get them at the dollar tree sometimes, and they provide some warmth. of course, then you have to find a place to plug them in...what kind of greenhouse will you get? lucky you!

-ming

Hi Kate,

Pretty creative set up you thought of. I know someone already mentioned the possibility of a fire hazard so I won't go there...but I just wanted to post because your candle idea reminded me of another thread I read elsewhere. Someone was using Xmas lights as a heat source in their green house. May be something you could try?

Good luck.

Kate, could it be too hot a locale for the daffs there in full sun?(South facing right)

I would think they do better in a shadier cooler spot- they do well in England thats for sure! ;)

Yes, Larry, this is a South-West facing bed. It gets beautiful full sun year-round from about 9 am to 4 or 5 pm. Maybe you're right...too much heat and sun. I will be relocating them to the back yard in about a month, after everything is done blooming. As mentioned earlier, I am planning to turn their bed into a hardy cactus and Agave bed.

Kate

They do well in a woodland setting, under trees or shrubs, which is how they grow in their native England.