Nearly half of UK garden space is paved over, RHS study finds

Homeowners urged to use more robust planting and permeable materials to help mitigate flood risk

Nearly half of the UK's garden space is paved over, a new study has found.

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has conducted the largest ever audit of the UK's gardens, and found that they are an untapped - and until now, mostly unmeasured - potential resource for nature.