I know we have some similarities but you have an advantage where humidity is concerned. You have it year round while we do not. So except for certain plants the rest is common but why blame the climate. The gardener should himself create the climate required. I shifted three years back into a house just vacated by builders littered with rubble. In those three years my gardens micro climate has evolved and this (4th) season I am considering Ferns and other humidity lovers. Giving the Devil his due my exposure on ATP has also increased leading to an increase in knowledge, thinking along new lines. What I had considered not possible seems to be doable now learning from mistakes of others and just not mistakes, even experiences of others then incorporating them with my own.
Vast unexplored avenues but they all require time
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Regards,
Arif.