With British summer comes skewered food, festivals galore and approximately two seconds of sunshine (though, if the past week is anything to go by, we’ll be eating our words). No sooner has the temperature reached soaring heights of 18C are we outdoors en-masse, relishing in those few fleeting rays. The beach is understandably a hotspot, as are gardens and parks, but what with our haste to head outside, are we forgetting a key element of our enjoyment? Not only are deckchairs

In the wake of a new report on climate change, Hannah Stephenson looks at how our gardens may be transformed years from now, the plants which are likely to suffer and the techniques we may use to keep them alive.

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