Gardening in droughts
The summers of 2025 and 2026 have taught us so much about coping with extreme weather.
Droughts and heatwaves impact on so many aspects of the garden, including plant stress, fruit and vegetable production, and wildlife habitat. Find out how to help your garden cope with our increasingly extreme weather.
Gardening in droughts
The RHS have useful lists of plants, divided into categories such as climbers, conifers, shrubs etc, that can cope with drought.
Drought tolerant plant types - RHS
Jack Wallington ran a simple but helpful survey in July 2026, to find out which plants were coping with the heat and drought, region by region.
Garden Organic offer some practical tips on gardening in dry weather.
More useful and practical tips on dry weather gardening, from one of the driest parts of the country.