So much of the life of any garden depends on what happens in the sky above it and spring is when it matters most. The manner in which the atmosphere pivots from winter to summer is relatively consistent year by year, at least in our little corner of the northern hemisphere.
When it comes to weather, our islands are best thought of as what they are: an archipelago lying off the north-westerly tip of Europe. Accordingly, we need warm air from the south and the cooperation of the jet stream to have a decent summer.
