Caring for Our Water: Using Water in the Way Nature Intended
Some of the best advice on how to manage our water in gardens and allotments is provided through the Mains to Rains project developed by Janet Manning at RHS Wisely. Our Caring for Our Water Zoom meeting in March 2023 featured Janet who shared her expertise on how best to manage the increasingly erratic rainfall we receive. In addition to the many possibilities for water storage Janet empasises the importance of soil as our main facility for storing water in ways that are most useful for plant life. Janet has a horticultural and a scientific background and she was the first RHS Garden Water Scientist.
The activities below are taken from the RHS Wisely Mains to Rains webpage where you can take a pledge to change your use of water habits and access information relevant to each activity.