On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 23:34 +0000 (GMT), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

In article ,
(Iris McCanna) wrote:

Sorry, I don't agree with you. We had temperatures of minus 12 last
winter and our hellebores were marvellous.

Winters are probably colder in Holland

It depends on which part of the Netherlands you are comparing to which
part of the UK.
--
Martin