Shrubs and climbers for seasonally wet and dry soils

If your garden is waterlogged in winter and dry in summer, it’s worth choosing plants that cope with both extremes. These shrubs have resilience in soils that fluctuate between wet and dry. Since soils, climate and conditions are so variable, plants may tolerate these challenges, but may not always thrive. There are ways you can maximise their resilience.

Some plants in this selection are also RHS Recommended: For Both Wet and Dry Conditions within our Plants for Water Resilience work in the RHS Plants for People & Planet programme. This means they have been selected for their ability to cope as soil moisture alternates between wet and dry. It doesn’t mean they will suit every site or tolerate permanent waterlogging.