Growing and gardening - personal options

=== Action ideas ===
* Kitchen garden
* Seed saving, swapping and sharing
=== Water efficiency for UK gardeners ===
* Use water butts and watering cans
* Avoid cutting lawns too short
* Check outdoor taps, pipes and plumbing fixtures for leaks
* Water the roots and soil around plants rather than spraying leaves and flowers
* Use mulch on garden, for example from a compost heap
* Choose drought resistant bedding and perennial plants like marigolds, petunias or geraniums. 
* Think about trees that will thrive in Britain’s future climate. Silver maple and black cherry trees thrive in warmth. Sycamore, yew and magnolia are resistant to storm damage.
=== Resources ===
*'Gardening in the Global Greenhouse', available via the UK Climate Impacts Programme website
* Nature in the Garden. Top tips for nature-friendly gardening, from English Nature. Free PDF downloads also available via English Nature's website - now (October 2006) part of Natural England
=== Related ===
References
*The quintessential English garden and lawn is under threat from climate change, Defra, 12 September 2006
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