A 'Rainchester' Sanctuary?

England's Manchester, is notoriously rainy. It even has its own 'Rainchester' website, that tracks its precipitation. Sounds unpromising? The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has gardens, open to the public, throughout England. An RHS survey, found that conditions in its many gardens, would become hotter and drier, at least over the next decade. This applied to every RHS location, except the Bridgewater garden in Manchester (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/29/the-uk-will-get-hotter-and-drier-for-plants-except-in-manchester). In Southern England, some plants are stressed by the changing climate. This is leading to the RHS (and other gardeners) changing both their plants and horticultural practises. A likely consequence is that the RHS will conserve oaks; birches and beeches in a Bridgewater arbortetum. These typically 'English' trees could thrive there, whilst the changing climate threatens their survival elsewhere. There are sometimes advantages to be wetter than other locations.