UK: Botanical Gardens Adapt to Hotter, Drier Summers
Following an exceptionally hot and dry summer in 2026, institutions like the Royal Horticultural Society are testing new methods to prepare their gardens for climate change.
According to RFI, the summer of 2026 was exceptional in England, as in other regions, due to marked heat and drought. This type of climatic episode, long considered rare, could become the norm in coming years as a result of climate change attributed to human activity, the outlet reports.
In southern England, the Royal Horticultural Society's (RHS) experimental garden at Wisley is working to adapt to this new climatic reality, according to RFI. The horticultural institution is conducting experiments there designed to enable its collections to withstand increasingly hot and increasingly dry summers.
Among the measures adopted, RFI indicates that the Wisley garden is duplicating some of its collections. This method aims to test the resilience of different plant varieties to harsher climatic conditions, while preserving existing collections.
This approach is part of a broader effort to adapt green spaces and botanical gardens across the UK to the anticipated effects of climate change, according to RFI's reporting.
Sources
- Au Royaume-Uni, les jardins botaniques s'adaptent à la sécheresse — RFI — Français
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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