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Royal Horticultural Society Unveils Plans to Manage Water Use in Gardens
RHS plans major 2026 investments in water capture and soil health research to adapt gardens amid increasing drought risks from climate change.
- On Saturday, the Royal Horticultural Society unveiled emergency plans to protect its gardens from potential major water shortages, prioritising water-capture investments in 2026 across five public gardens.
- Global warming has driven increasing volatility in the water cycle, the RHS says, with last year’s driest spring in 132 years prompting the United Kingdom's 34 million gardeners to prioritise rainwater management, Tim Upson said.
- To advise British gardeners, the RHS is recording water use across landscapes and will research soil health, install rain gardens, boost storage, trial grey-water, and use ebb-and-flow benches.
- The RHS Garden Centres are expanding their 'No New Peat' plant ranges to support nurseries and help protect UK peatlands, which store around 3.2 billion tonnes of carbon, the society said.
- The RHS is urging British gardeners to mirror its measures this winter and spring to capture rain, while Tim Upson warned of balancing resilience with the risk of plant stress.
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RHS owns and operates Bridgewater Gardens in Greater Manchester (PA) PA Media The Royal Horticultural Society has unveiled emergency plans to protect its five public gardens across England from future water shortages. The environmental charity will invest in water capture and management projects in 2026, responding to last year's severe droughts that included the driest spring in 132 years and the hottest summer since records began. The measures…
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