A Drop in the Ocean
So far it’s been a dry year. This week’s rain has only slightly redressed the balance, but it has made me think about water in the garden – and the benefits to the environment as a whole, not just to our own gardens.
Conventional wisdom and resulting trends in garden design have, over the last 20 years, moved towards a reduction in the use of water in gardens. Eye-catching statistics like ‘London is dryer than Istanbul’ and ‘The South East of England has less water available per person than the Sudan and Syria’ make us focus on conserving water.
