Gardens for the future: UK landscapers switch to drought-resistant planting as climate changes

Historic English gardens adapt to rising temperatures by including plants such as monkey puzzle trees and beaked yuccaRare succulents, palm and monkey puzzle trees, beaked yucca and oriental hornbeams are just some of the new features in the historic gardens of England, as head gardeners get to grips with the changing climate this summer.In the Grade I-listed landscape at Sheffield Park and Garden, a historic English landscape in Sussex designed in the 18th century by Capability Brown and Humphry Repton and famed for its rhododendrons and azaleas, the National Trust has planted a "more resilient" garden - featuring drought-resistant flowers and trees from South America, Australasia and the Mediterranean. Continue reading...