rainfall averages

**M* W* <m*@earthlink.net>**

Gene made the comment that a European beech planted in the U.S. may  
need supplemental water.  But just because an area is known as  
"rainy" doesn't translate to more rain.  Average rainfall in England  
runs the gamut from about 22 inches a year to 40 or so, depending on  
the area (granted it's higher on the west coast of Scotland).  Here  
in rainy Seattle, I'll bet that we get a lot less rain yearly than  
elsewhere in the U.S.  Often it's a matter of timing — we get little  
to no rain in the summer (no, really!).

Regional gardening is everything.

Marty Wingate
Seattle Post-Intelligencer @home, http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/ 
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Author:
The Big Book of Northwest Perennials
(Sasquatch Books, 2005)
Big Ideas for Northwest Small Gardens
(Sasquatch Books, 2003)

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