RHS chief horticulturist Guy Barter has offered some tips
As temperatures begin to soar, are there plants we should be prioritising?
During really hot spells, you may also benefit from placing pots together in a shadier, sheltered spot out of the wind. The collection will create its own little micro-climate and there will be less evaporation, Barter notes.“Place your pots into saucers to catch the overflow,” he adds. “The pot will suck the water back up. It’s also worth considering self-watering pots with a built-in reservoir of water, which can be very effective.
“Other plants tend to come from prairie regions, like rudbeckias and echinaceas and phlox. These are regions that have summer rainfall, so they are not that tolerant of drought, particularly on sandy soils which don’t hold a lot of water, and clay soils where the plants can’t access water. Watering every 14 days may be enough, but it’s got to be the right kind of watering.
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