Sunday 8 May 2022

In an English Country Garden?

Britain's changing climate is resulting its gardeners replacing their hallowed lawns, hollyhocks and roses with grapevines, tropical banana plants, palm trees, hibiscus, lavender and hardy succulents (https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/may/08/greenhouse-effect-palms-and-lavender-replace-hollyhocks-in-british-gardens). Data by the Horticultural Trades Association suggests that UK searches for drought-tolerant plants increased by almost 500% between 2014 and 2021. Lavender is now England's most purchased garden plant and gravel gardens are booming. Going with the lack of flow?

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