Oh, we do love to grow beside the seaside
COASTAL gardens in Britain are as varied as the coastline itself. Those of south-west Scotland, Devon and Cornwall are bathed in the warmth of the Gulf Stream, which keeps temperatures high enough to grow exotic plants. With that warm air comes high rainfall, something that gardeners in the dry coastal gardens of Norfolk and Suffolk can only dream about.
In the North-East and in Lancashire, coastal gardens are exposed to bitterly cold winds. Even the coldest place, however, is likely to be warmer than those inland and all seaside gardens will
