At the weekend we had overnight temperatures of -1. As visitors to the gorgeous Brighton we had to scrape frost off the car on our way to a half marathon (ouch!) but were bathed in sunshine as the day warmed up.London fared slightly better I believe though the nights are still chilly.
We are being lured into a sense of security and optimism about planting later though as Thursday temperatures are predicted to rise to 16 degrees.
After a relatively dry winter (the second in a row) there are warnings of possible drought measures in the future and families are being urged to start saving water. Apparently, the average rainfall this winter has been lower than the months preceding the severe drought in 1976, which brought a summer of water rationing, damaged crops and wild fires. The worst affected areas are the east of England, the Midlands and the South East.
I recently had some good news - I am to be the reader of the month in April's Garden Answers magazine. Apparently there is a prize associated with it. I'm seriously hoping it will be a collapsible water butt as they look awesome. And it will help with the upcoming drought.*
*Please note that predictions of drought often precede an unbelievably wet and unimpressive summer (see 2011).
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