Climate change challenging gardeners to plant smarter

NEW MARKET, Virginia (AP) — Don’t look now, but the early signs of climate change have already landed with a thud in our backyards.

Gardeners across the country have to adapt, the sooner the better, said Todd Forrest, vice president for horticulture and living collections with the New York Botanical Garden.


“That means planting smarter and planting for the future,” he said. “The first thing gardeners can do is understand they’ll have to live with elevated temperatures, including higher nighttime temperatures. In winter, they’ll have less snowfall. Those two changes will have a significant impact on what we can grow.”

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