Amateur Gardening

Drought-tolerant plants

HOT, dry conditions can be seen as a problem, but I like to see it as an opportunity to use drought-tolerant plants that will save you time and money.

There’s a huge range of striking plants that can cope with little rainfall. These low-maintenance plants will transform your sun-baked borders for the better. As well as giving your borders a boost, transforming your planting will help with climate change, save water and you’ll have a display that won’t wilt at the first sign of a heatwave.

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