Thanks, Roger! I'm not sure I can replicate anything close to Victoria's winter climate here. The closest will be a room at +15 C or the space under our staircase at +10 C. Both are rather dry, so I'll be checking regularly that my plants & bulbs don't dry up. The Nerines are still in bloom; I brought them inside yesterday [we got a good 4th morning frost this morning]. Right now they are inside, by my patio door with the best natural light available. I'll move them to our not-so-well lighted living room next week, then to their winter place after that. These flowers are very beautiful, and I hope to save them. Perhaps I'll get some seed to try out. Anyway, I have some nice tea from Rwanda that I enhance with dried jasmine flowers I picked in the Comoros, which I'll enjoy for your good health + that of the Nerines. J. Denys Bourque Saint-Jacques, NB CANADA >________________________________ > From: Rodger Whitlock <totototo@telus.net> >Sent: Wednesday, October 3, 2012 2:22:51 PM > >At any rate, if Denys Bourque follows my advice, he will be subjecting his >nerines to something approximating the Victoria climate. As an added advantage, >this entitles him to sip tea and eat crumpets and pretend he's listening to sea >lions bellowing hoarsely on the rocks. >-- >Rodger Whitlock >Victoria, British Columbia, Canada >Z. 7-8, cool Mediterranean climate >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > >