I should have guessed. There was such a familiar feel to the phrasing, but I couldn't put a name on it. You threw me off a bit though, because you're generally more likely to moan about heat than cold yourself.

Yuccas look great if there's room to look at them from a distance. It's not a small-garden plant at all. Mo's front garden is tiny, and at close quarters the yucca's ratty brown bits and messiness and mankiness REALLY stand out, and you wouldn't believe the number of snails living in it.