Joe Perkins Design unveils The Wimbledon Garden: Nature in Play for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2027, reimagining the English garden for a changing climate and celebrating 150 years of The Championships.

Temperatures are already climbing and gardens are showing the strain. Joe Perkins explains why the answer isn't more water but "right plant, right place" — from a National Trust garden with zero irrigation this summer, to an 85% cut in irrigated turf at a Commonwealth war cemetery in Tunisia, to everyday gardens across Sussex.