Using rainwater to alleviate dry weather

10:09:20 17th September 2010

Rainwater from excessively wet seasons can be used to alleviate struggling gardens in dry seasons, according to the Telegraph.

This is according to new research by the London Wetland Centre, funded by Windfowl and Wetlands Trusts, which has put forward the concept of rain gardens.

Rather than allowing water excesses to be wasted on concrete, the centre suggests that - in the future - gardeners will be able to take a number of steps to reduce the ill effects of both excessively wet and dry seasons, as well as help the environment.

These could include green roofs, which will hold a mixture of plants that thrive on rain but can survive during a drought.

Rain gardens will help to balance out the problems caused by rainfall on concrete by imitating the natural processes of rainfall.

This will be especially useful to those in urban areas, where most rainfall cannot drain off as it would in the countryside.

Recently, Kris Collins of Amateur Gardening asserted that growing vegetables in the back garden is here to stay - and not just a fad.

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