richardb
I agree that most of this country has very unpredictable weather, just not always as extreme conditions as elsewhere round the world. Apparently we have more tornados per sq mile than anywhere else in the world, there just really small (usually) and of no real bother.
I may live in Lancashire, but I have seen a few really nice gardens where I am, with what can only be described as warm weather specialists plants. Plants that I would have never been able to grow where I used to live.
But about 30 miles or so down the road.... Rain... More rain.... even more rain.
It really does depend on which part of this bizarre little island you reside in. Some places have much more predictable weather patterns and variances. With extreme fluctuations happening every 10-15 years or so, from what I can tell.
It snowed here this winter and actually settled, hubby said the last time he saw actual settled for more than hour snow was over a decade ago. But where the rest of the country suffered for a few days, here it started to go after a couple (Sea side air I suppose)
The far south coast of this island can also grow coconut palms, the seeds actually get washed up and occasionally manage to grow.
This will be an experiment for me, but I wont be leaving the tropical plants outside over winter or over night, even if there are a couple of palm type trees dug into the ground round here.
But with temps getting to up around 25-30*c at times, I may just be lucky with my location.
But there are Orchids out there that may just be suitable for your garden and environment.
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