Keeping the garden green: perspectives on improving water management within the domestic, public and amenity gardening sectors

Gush, Mark B; Manning, Jason; Holman, Ian; Griffiths, Andrew; Knox, Jerry

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2023.1373.29

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Acta Hortic.

2023

DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2023.1373.29

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Keeping the garden green: perspectives on improving water management within the domestic, public and amenity gardening sectors

Mark B Gush¹,

Jason Manning²,

Ian Holman³

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“…whilst promoting the role of water in sustainable gardening, and in building resilience to increased climatic variability and extremes(Gush et al, 2023). Findings were distilled into four key actions: (i) maximise the collection, storage and use of rainwater; (ii) minimise lateral runoff and maximise infiltration; (iii) maintain soil health to balance water retention and drainage; and (iv) select appropriate plant taxa according to site conditions.…”

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Environmental horticulture for domestic and community gardens—An integrated and applied research approach

Gush,

Blanuša,

Chalmin‐Pui

et al. 2023

Plants People Planet

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Societal Impact StatementDaunting global challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss may seem overwhelming. However, gardeners have a secret weapon—gardens, balconies, indoor planting, yards and allotments are mini‐ecosystems that offer opportunities to counter perceptions of helplessness, inadequacy and resultant inaction by using those spaces to ‘Do what we can, with what we have, where we are’. Minimising gardening ‘footprints’ to mitigate harmful impacts, whilst maximising gardening ‘handprints’ to enhance benefits, is readily achievable. With this in mind, the Royal Horticultural Society is leading research into environmental horticulture for gardens, and benefits for individual wellbeing.SummaryThis article presents an integrated and applied research approach to the unique and multi‐disciplinary area of science referred to here as environmental horticulture. It does this by: (a) providing an institutional perspective (The Royal Horticultural Society) on a research approach for this particular area, emphasising why domestic and community gardens are important in the context of global environmental threats; (b) presenting four primary research focus areas and project examples; and (c) highlighting interdisciplinary linkages, future research needs, public engagement/knowledge sharing opportunities, and ‘Green Skills’ development in the area of environmental horticulture. Research focus areas discussed are: (1) responding to the changing climate (adaptation, mitigation and resilience solutions in gardens); (2) ‘plants for purpose’ (harnessing the potential of horticultural plant diversity, and gardening, to help regulate environmental conditions); (3) sustainability and climate risk reduction through effective and efficient resource management (reduction, re‐use, recycling and repurposing); and (4) gardening and cultivated plant choice for human health and wellbeing. We argue that a key research priority is improving our understanding of the linkages and interactions between soil, water, plants, weather and people. These crucial linkages affect above and below ground processes, for both outdoor and indoor plants. They impact the effectiveness with which water and nutrient cycling takes place, the extent to which ecosystem services may be delivered, and the resultant capacity of gardens and gardening to provide environmental and human health benefits.

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Environmental horticulture for domestic and community gardens—An integrated and applied research approach

Gush,

Blanuša,

Chalmin‐Pui

et al. 2023

Plants People Planet

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Keeping the garden green: perspectives on improving water management within the domestic, public and amenity gardening sectors

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Environmental horticulture for domestic and community gardens—An integrated and applied research approach

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