My retreat plan had always been to move to a tropical island . In the past when folks told me they want to spend their gilded age in Maine , I never understand why . In my brain you ’re supposed to pick a position where you love to vacation — where you may spend the twenty-four hours under the shade of a banana tree Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , sipping a cocktail with a tiny umbrella in it . Who want to retire to a billet with more C than guts ?
Me , that ’s who .
Thanks to the oppressive heating system and humidity in New England this summertime , I ’ve changed my retreat architectural plan . It has been so steamy and sticky over the retiring month , even the most low - impact horticulture project have been nearly impossible to accomplish without adventure heat throw . Admittedly , summer is generally the time I spend enjoying my garden and not working in it , but even lounging on the patio in the evening has been torturous . I hope my container garden are still looking good in previous September , because that ’s likely the next time I ’ll be able to sit on the porch and admire them . And do n’t even get me start on the watering .
Given all this , and the fact that I ’m likely going to still be garden in retreat , I think relocating to a tropical island where hotness and humidness are the average is n’t a great idea after all . I can always impart a bit of the tropic to a more temperate location by growing tropic plant . If the source ofTropical Inspiration for Shade Containerscan groove the island vacation vibes through the tidy sum they create in Minnesota , why ca n’t I do that in Maine ?
I ’m sure I ’ll change my mind about retirement locations a few more time before I actuallycanretire . But for now you ’ll find me in my air - conditioned office , take care online for tropic vacation destinations and trying to ignore the wilting tomato plant plants out of doors .
— Danielle Sherry is the executive editor .
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