Prairie planting takes root in UK as gardeners battle drought and floods

The America’s Wild garden at Hampton Court flower show, featuring desert, forest and prairie landscapes often found across the Atlantic. Photograph: Guy Bell/Shutterstock

Years of hot dry summers parching lawns and killing off prize blooms have caused many gardeners to switch to using gravel and Mediterranean herbs, trees and shrubs.

But a newly fashionable style of planting known as prairie planting could be a way to maintain a lush garden that is good for wildlife, while withstanding drought and floods.