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Kayleigh Dray

How to protect potted plants from very heavy rain - expert approved tips to save your container garden

Terracotta plant pots.

If all of those torrential downpours have left you wondering how to protect potted plants from very heavy rain, you're not alone. After all, climate change has made the weather much more unpredictable – and, by association, gardening.

From investing in the best flood-proof plants to frantically googling how to fix a waterlogged lawn, wet weather is wreaking havoc on our outdoor spaces of late. And it seems our container gardens are not immune to the mayhem, either.

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