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Lauren Bradbury

How to flood-proof your garden - 6 ways to protect it from what experts predict will be one of the wettest summers on record

Garden with railway sleeps creating steps and raised beds.

With the UK set to have one of the wettest (and coldest) summers in decades, our dreams of sunny days in the garden will be few and far between. And with rain on the horizon, knowing how to flood-proof your garden can seriously minimise damage.

After all, even the best garden ideas can be ruined by waterlogged soil, pooling surface water, and over-watered plants. That’s why more and more Brits are choosing to look at flood-proofing the same way they look at general home and garden maintenance - especially with this wet weather set to worsen in the coming years.

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