In article , "Amber" writes:
| This is a silly question I know but how cold is it up north (Manchester or
| Leeds as max northwards)
| I am from Blackpool and unied in York and then moved to London. I have only
| gardened in London, but on journeys to Bolton (housemates parents) it seems
| colder than I remember, also they don't seem to be able to grow morning
| glories and in my garden (also south) they bloom so well this year I didn't
| even have to put down seeds.
| So garden wise what I expect? More rain, earlier frost? Is it a big
| difference?

Winter minimum temperatures are more west to east than north to south.
Cambridge gets harder frosts than Manchester!

Wind and rain are similar, but summer heat and sun is south to north.

Roughly.


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