Hot summers mean their could be a rise of drought-resistant plants

If hot summers like this year’s become the norm, so, too, will drought-resistant plants, says Peter Dowdall.

HEADING into the second half of July, our attention turns to plants that provide late summer and autumn colour. But, this year, we also need to think about drought. Summers aren’t always this hot in this part of the world, but with climate change, we can expect more extremes, in terms of storms in the winter and droughts in the summer. Clever gardeners will have to be prepared.