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Location climate guide
Melbourne's heat spikes do more damage than its averages suggest. Here is what the record shows, and what actually keeps a garden alive.
Melbourne, Australia · reviewed 2026-09-17 · 5 sources
Plant guide
Humid heat and heavier downpours make drainage, not drought, the defining problem for many Atlanta gardens.
Georgia, United States · reviewed 2026-09-17 · 5 sources
News explainer
Hotter extremes and a longer growing season are already reshaping what performs reliably in the capital.
London, United Kingdom · reviewed 2026-09-17 · 6 sources · corrected
Methodology explainer
A climate analogue is not a prediction. It is the measured place that most resembles the conditions you are heading towards.
Global · reviewed 2026-09-17 · 2 sources · corrected
Climate-resilience project
A shallow planted basin can absorb and delay most of the runoff from a small roof.
Global · reviewed 2026-09-17 · 4 sources
Practice guide
Efficient watering beats more watering. Here is what extension services and the FAO actually show.
Global · reviewed 2026-09-17 · 4 sources
Wildlife guide
Milder winters and earlier springs are shifting when animals need food and shelter most.
United Kingdom and northern Europe · reviewed 2026-09-17 · 5 sources
Location climate guide
Wet winters mask a genuine summer drought — and the heat ceiling has moved.
Seattle, United States · reviewed 2026-09-17 · 4 sources
Location climate guide
In extreme heat, the structure that casts shade matters more than the plants beneath it.
Phoenix, United States · reviewed 2026-09-17 · 5 sources
Location climate guide
The rainfall total is not the problem. The intensity, and where the water goes, is.
North-west England, United Kingdom · reviewed 2026-09-17 · 5 sources · corrected
News explainer
A plant that copes with your future climate is not automatically good for your local ecology — or legal to plant.
Global · reviewed 2026-09-17 · 5 sources
Location climate guide
The wet season is shorter and lighter than it was, and the water system shows it plainly.
Perth, Australia · reviewed 2026-09-17 · 5 sources
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