Whilst the latest heatwave might have abated and we’ve had some rain, the Met Office long range forecast tells of another heatwave in August.
Parched, dried up gardens are not so good for pollinators – and the brown and crispy look isn’t so appealing for us either. And whilst it’s tempting to reach for the hosepipe, we know that even without a hosepipe ban, all that water in our taps is needed in our internationally rare chalk stream rivers, which themselves are looking a bit feeble at the minute.
So what to do? How can we prepare our gardens for the next heatwave? How can we avoid using precious tap water? And how can we make sure that every drop of water we use in our garden or outdoor space isn’t wasted?
In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Amanda Yorwerth speaks to, Janet Manning, Water Reduction Officer at the Royal Horticultural Society, to find out.
For more advice on watering from the RHS: https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardening-for-the-environment/water
There’s advice on watering street trees from the Woodland Trust : https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/press-centre/2023/06/water-your-street-trees/
And to find out more about the Mains to Rains actions, put together by the RHS and Cranfield University and to take the Mains to Rains pledge, go to https://www.mains2rains.uk/
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