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Designers have chosen planting to suit hotter drier English summers for the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.

Faith Carthy, RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival shows project manager, said: “As ever there’s a huge variety of planting styles on show at Hampton this year but underpinning it all is a move towards a ...