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Town and City Gardens arrow Drought Tolerant Plants
Tips for Drought Tolerant Planting
  • Plants such as succulents and grey and silver-leaved plants are ideal for drought conditions
  • Water with a can not a sprinkler and water early in the morning or late at night to reduce loss of moisture due to evaporation
  • Weed often. Weeds will vie with your plants for valuable moisture
  • Look after your soil, add organic matter or mulch such as mushroom compost, pine needles or leaf mould, which help to retain moisture and to ensure good drainage.
  • Avoid more traditional bedding plants such begonias and fuchsias, which require a lot of watering
  • Set up a water butt to collect rainwater

    • ImageLavender grows up to 1.8m (6ft) high. It needs sun, warmth and good drainage. 

     

    Ceanothus, an evergreen with Drought tolerantblue spring flowers sometimes called California Lilac, thrives in the warmth of London . It looks especially good against brick walls.

    RosemaryRosemary is a culinary and medicinal herb with an invigorating flavour and its flowers attract bees and butterflies. For the best effect plant it in a position where it is brushed in passing to release its scent.
    GeraniumGeranium are tender plants that actually dislike wet soil and are the ideal choice for pots and hanging baskets in full sun.
    YuccaYucca plants look exotic but ones for outdoor use are very hardy and love sun, light and heat. Their spiky leaves shed little water, but position them well back from paths as their leaves are a little sharp.
    YuccaCosmos has feathery foliage and daisy flowers which are excellent for filling in beds and borders.
    Bsy treeBay trees love the shelter and warmth of the city and make great specimen plants for containers.
    PeriwinklePeriwinkle is perfect for those dry, shady areas which are difficult to fill. And with its evergreen foliage and cheerful blue, violet or mauve flowers it does a fine job in difficult circumstances.

    cistusCistus are ‘rock roses’ that are small evergreen shrubs that are covered in flowers in mid-summer. They relish the warmth of town and thrive in clay soils.

    Helictotrichon sempervirens Helictotrichonis also called Blue Oat Grass. It is robust and thrives on very little water.