WHENEVER we get a dry spell of weather, there is always someone advocating that we all choose only drought-tolerant plants to cope with ever-drier summers. We do seem to be getting hotter temperatures during the summer at the moment so it makes sense to take this into account, but it is often forgotten (or ignored) that many of these same plants are unable to cope with the cold, wet winters we get in the UK, especially when compared with the climatic conditions in the areas where these plants originate, such as the Mediterranean.
Most of the plants we are familiar with in our gardens can cope with hot conditions, providing some planning
