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For most of us our garden is our own private refuge, a place where we can satisfy our
need for beauty, tranquillity and personal achievement. The garden provides a link with
nature, a balance and harmony of the living world. Each garden is an entity, created
from its share of the sun and rain and the qualities of the soil, with its own unique
character.
The majority of plants we grow today have been brought from far-flung regions of the
world, giving us variety and the opportunity to experience growing different species than
those found locally. Many native species are cultivated to improve appearance and
stamina, strengthening their immune system to resist pestilence and predators, creating
larger flowers with better form, colour and features and give longer flowering periods.
However, those people with an interest in cultivating plants which are extremely tender
to the area where they garden, must go to some lengths to enable their choice of plants
to flourish and must give them winter protection.
There are many factors affecting a plant's hardiness, or rather its ability to succeed in
any particular place. The type of soil, its ability or inability to release nutrients, or to
drain, or to allow roots to penetrate to sufficient depths, can all affect plant growth. The
level of rainfall, and when it falls, is vital. In many places around the world drought is a
problem, particularly in the hottest regions.