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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Lydia Veljanovski

Kew Gardens battles with UK drought to care for some of world's rarest plants

If your lawn has turned yellow and your flowers are wilting, then spare a thought for the staff at Kew Gardens.

Not only do they have 300 acres of parched grass to look at, they also have some of the world’s rarest plants to care for – and lots of them.

And after 146 days with little or no rainfall, they are having to be selective about their use of water.

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