英国花园,包括Hergest Croft, 展现出创纪录的秋天盛开。 UK gardens, including Hergest Croft, show record autumn blooms due to a hot, dry summer boosting plant pigmentation.

在英国有史以来最热的夏天之后,英国各地的花园 — — 包括赫福德郡的Hergest Croft — — 正在经历一场异常充满活力、漫长的秋天展出。 Following the UK’s hottest summer on record, gardens across Britain—including Hergest Croft in Herefordshire—are experiencing an unusually vibrant and extended autumn display. Rhododendrons和其他植物通常在5月开花,但10月仍在开花,原因是炎热、干燥的夏季条件增加了树糖储备,增加了秋季色素。 Rhododendrons and other plants, typically blooming in May, are still flowering in October, attributed to warm, dry summer conditions that boosted tree sugar reserves, enhancing fall pigmentation. 这座占地 70 英亩的植物园拥有 5,000 多棵稀有树木和灌木，包括国家收藏的枫树、桦树和榉树，拥有多样化的景观和古老的林地。 The 70-acre arboretum, home to over 5,000 rare trees and shrubs, including national collections of maples, birches, and zelkovas, features diverse landscapes and ancient woodlands. 园丁Steve Lloyd称海流 是他45年来最壮观的展示 Head gardener Steve Lloyd called the current display the most spectacular in his 45 years of experience. 该遗址由班克斯家族历经五代人塑造而成，并与启发阿瑟·柯南·道尔爵士的《巴斯克维尔猎犬》的当地传说有关，作为英国最精彩的秋季体验之一而受到广泛关注。 The site, shaped over five generations by the Banks family and linked to local legends inspiring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, is drawing widespread attention as one of Britain’s finest autumn experiences.