Cool v. Cold

What is your logic in using, "Cool" rather than "Cold" [climate] ?
Curious.

Here's the BBC Weather website with their explanations for each http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise/factfiles/basics/climate_cooltemperate.shtml

Thanks, Baa... I was wondering, too. Already I've found that some of our 'northern' gardening situations are quite different. Being a 'cool' gardener (in the climate sense), my summers differ greatly from some of my northern gardener neighbors.

And how did "kewl" come about???

I think you and I are just too old to understand 'kewl', Ulrich. I'm sure it is similar to nifty or marvy.

I'm even old enough to remember "keen", not to mention "groovy", LOL

Awesome, Ulrich!

Baa, that web site doesn't fly.

What flies is answering the e-mail I sent you, Dear Lady..

You must not have your Zoot Suit on today!

Hmmm....

The link works for me, I didn't get an email from you though.

I think the forum name is my fault, I asked for a cool climate or northern somethingorother forum rather than cold climate. Of course, it accidentally worked to my advantage since the UK is considered a Cool Climate and I can join in too despite the zone 9 rating.

WZ are you in a 'cool climate' rather than cold too?

This message was edited Oct 7, 2004 8:20 PM

My definition of cold climate........it doesn't quite jive with the BBC's link. The picture was taken when we were sitting @ -64F and while our summer usually doesn't get to the 114F shown in the picture it does get near those temperatures (sometimes for weeks at a time).

Yes, Baa. The 'cool climate' suits my conditions. I have mild winters, cool summers, and it never gets above 80 degrees up here... well, seldom. My conditions are quite different than the northern gardeners who have hot summers and subzero winters.

Okay then, I'm moving to Alaska when I win the lottery.

I'm in the climate I consider "extreme". Cold in winter and hot in summer.

Yes, Dear Baa,

I sent you an e-mail. The query was:
the botanical name for the 'thingy'
that grows at the end of the flower stem of
Dianthus carthusianornum?

Thank you.

Taramark, is this what you mean? http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/459400/ if so, it's a shoot, some Dianthus species and cultivars tend to put these out at any place or all over itself when in full growth and they can make the plant look unwieldy.

Thanks WZ.

Thank you, Baa!

One has fizzled, one is trying! Ha!