Unexpected Opportunities in a Changing Landscape

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

This week, we're teaming up with The Plant Review magazine to explore how to future-proof your garden in the face of our changing climate. We discover resilient plants that thrive in both flood and drought conditions, and take a fascinating trip to a nursery that’s successfully cultivating greenery in pure sand. Plus, we find out why the unusually named Ungnadia could soon become a common sight in urban landscapes. Host: Gareth Richards and James Armitage Contributors: Jenny Bowden, Elisabeth Karlstad Larsen, Thomas Freeth, Philip Clayton Other Links: The Plant Review How to choose plants for seasonally wet and dry soils Planting for the Future report RHS Feedback email address: [email protected] Become a member of the RHS

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:06.4	Where nature puts on an unforgettable performance of colour and fragrance to delight your senses.
0:13.2	Inspire your gardening adventures and entertain your own little stars.
0:17.4	Race you, let's go.
0:19.5	Catch Springs finest scenes while you can,
0:21.6	at an RHS garden near you.
0:23.6	Book tickets online for discounts,
0:25.6	plus under fives go free and under 16s of five pounds.
0:33.6	Imagine strolling through the British countryside in the year 2080.
0:40.2	The landscapes are familiar, but something feels distinctly different.
0:48.2	In the heart of winter, you want to pull on your sturdiest wellies as violent storms
0:52.6	unleashed torrents of rain, transforming already
0:55.2	soggy ground into waterlogged fields and streams. The downpours come in intense bursts,
1:00.8	raising the risk of flooding like never before. Then, fast forward to summer and the scene shifts
1:06.4	completely. Heat waves arrive with scorching regularity and the parched soil becomes a more common
1:13.6	site as droughts become more frequent and last for longer.
1:20.6	This is what's predicted by many scientists if climate change continues at its current pace,
1:25.6	and these extremes bring new challenges and some unexpected opportunities for gardeners.
1:32.3	As our climate shifts, so too must our approach to gardening,
1:36.3	with plant choices, horticultural practices, and even garden design adapting to meet the demands of an already warming world.
1:48.2	Joining me to investigate this expansive topic is James Armitage,
1:50.4	botanist and editor of the plant review,
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