General hints and tips for successful gardening in a changing climate
What Can We Do?
There’s absolutely no reason that you can’t plant the same traditional-country-garden-style plants and flowers that you’ve grown up with. Just follow these 3 steps...
- Firstly, we need to refine our horticultural skills and revive those lost arts of plant husbandry that were once commonplace amongst gardeners. Good soil preparation goes a long way, especially when combined with the prudent use of water.
- Next, it’s time to embrace the wave of new generation composts, mulches and feeds that have been specifically designed with the changing climate in mind. By using moisture more efficiently, they offer a responsible route to the lush green lawns and blooming borders that are so intrinsically linked to our heritage.
- Finally, we need to understand that with a warmer climate comes an elevated threat from pests and disease. Milder winters benefit insects, and infestations are sure to become part and parcel of what we must come to expect. New bugs and blights are also likely to head our way from the Continent, and of course weeds will flourish like never before.
It may sound like a lot to absorb, but to help you on your way we’ve pulled together some top tips for using water wisely in the garden, together with a shopping list of clever products that have been specifically formulated to help us save the Great British Garden! They’re easy to find in the shops – just look out for the special water droplet on pack.