In message , Nick Maclaren
writes

In article , "'Mike'"
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| Gardening connection?
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| If I don't get a drain put in, then my garden gets flooded and washed away.

Heck. In one of the warmest parts of the UK, too! Plant mangroves.

Talipariti tiliaceum, Thespesia populnea and Heritiera littorialis are
supposed to be quite atractive. And IIRC Pachira aquatica has the bonus
of edible fruits, though I doubt that it will handle saline water.
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Stewart Robert Hinsley