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Discover what the experts say about the future of our gardens:

Whether you grow your plants in a garden, allotment, pot or even a window-box, it aims to inspire you to think about what you plant in your garden and, most importantly, how you water your plants.

Gardening has always been part of the British way of life. As a nation we set our seasons by the first cut of the lawn every spring and the end of summer has traditionally been heralded by harvesting crops of English apple.

All of this is changing.Unpredictable seasonal temperatures and rainfall combined, with extreme events such as drought, flooding and storms are bringing new challenges to gardeners everywhere.

Whilst gardeners have always thrived on certainty, the onset of climate change appears to mean that uncertainty is now the only certainty!

According to the government, Britain's gardeners are at the 'front-line' of climate change. Global Gardening is an evolving concept that aims to meet this challenge.

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