Five of the best... ways to stop your garden flooding

It is often wet here in autumn. I live near the Somerset Levels, which lie a good 20ft (6m) below sea level, in an area of the country which is among the first to catch the rain-laden westerly gales of autumn. So I’m used to a bit of damp.

But there is a limit.

Make space for water in your garden: ponds and water features (here at RHS Harlow Carr) keep ra…