In a time of climate change Britons have been sweltering under the hot sun for months and many now face hosepipe bans, so keeping the plants well watered may prove a significant challenge.
Should this kind of summer prove to be a new norm, there may be more orangeries in the UK as Britons with green fingers turn to growing kinds of fruit that they might not have considered in the past.
That is not to say that nobody will have an apple tree or plant strawberries, but while Britain has not yet got the climate of Spain – especially in the winter months – it may make more sense to grow fruits that are well suited to warmer climates. This does not just include oranges; after all, there are already many vineyards in the south of England and viniculture may expand northwards.
As well as what you might grow in your orangery, it can also become a great place to enjoy the sunshine in warmer summers, with the addition of blinds proving an option to enjoy some shade in order to avoid it getting too hot in there.
Temperature control may be a very important thing at other times of the year too, not least this winter, when having a well-insulated orangery will mean you can spend time in it without it costing too much to heat, a key concern as bills are set to soar again in October.
Some may expect that the winters will be milder in a changing climate, but much of the phenomena seen in recent years has indicated greater volatility, with faster warming in the Arctic involving warmer air currents heading to the polar regions and pushing colder air southwards, giving people in habitable latitudes some very cold spells when the polar vortex breaks down for a time.
All that means that with blinds and shade in summer and good insulation in winter, your new orangery will be well equipped to be a place of comfort whatever the increasingly volatile weather serves up.