Action ideas Edit

• Kitchen garden
• Seed saving, swapping and sharing

Water efficiency for UK gardeners Edit

• Use water butts and watering cans
• Avoid cutting lawns too short
• Check outdoor taps, pipes and plumbing fixtures for leaks
• Water the roots and soil around plants rather than spraying leaves and flowers
• Use mulch on garden, for example from a compost heap
• Choose drought resistant bedding and perennial plants like marigolds, petunias or geraniums.
• Think about trees that will thrive in Britain’s future climate. Silver maple and black cherry trees thrive in warmth. Sycamore, yew and magnolia are resistant to storm damage.

Resources Edit

• 'Gardening in the Global Greenhouse', available via the UK Climate Impacts Programme website
• Nature in the Garden. Top tips for nature-friendly gardening, from English Nature. Free PDF downloads also available via English Nature's website - now (October 2006) part of Natural England

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References

• The quintessential English garden and lawn is under threat from climate change, Defra, 12 September 2006