Gardening in a changing climate
Drought
Warmer, drier summers will lead to more droughts. In turn, this will have an effect on the plants that will grow successfully. It will also affect water and water supplies.
Water use - watering, saving, storing and using
Watch your water
RHS Conservation & Environment leaflet: Water supplies: Conservation and protection from pollution
Drought-resistant gardening
Drought-resisting plants
RHS Advisory Factsheet Drought-resistant Gardening (190KB Adobe Acrobat pdf)
Gravel gardens
Creating a gravel garden
Dry corners and beds
Lawn care during drought
Lawn care during flooding
Gardening Matters leaflet
RHS advisors are producing a new series of Gardening Matters leaflets and booklets providing practical and authoritative advice and information on garden-related issues.
Plant growth & nutrients
Where soil conditions are poor, plant nutrients may become unavailable to plants.
Plant nutrition and healthy plant growth
Water-efficient Garden Design Conference
Following a 200% increase in RHS member enquiries on drought-resistant gardening and water use in the garden since the summer of 2005, the RHS Horticultural Advisory Department organised a one-day conference on water-efficient garden design.