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SIX CLIMATE SAVVY SWAPS

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Growing conditions are becoming more unpredictable. Thanks to changes in our climate, during one horticultural cycle you may have to contend with extremes of drought, heavy rainfall and hard frosts, leaving you scratching your head deciding what's best to grow.

You may even be thinking that some of our more traditional garden plants aren't quite the stalwarts they once were. So we've compiled a few suggested alternatives. We're not proposing that you should replace all your usual plants with these, but rather, try them out alongside what you

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