A quarter of gardeners are breaking hosepipe ban Gardeners' World magazine editor Adam Pasco said: "It's no wonder that people are questioning how there can be a drought amidst this extremely wet weather. But the fact is over a long period of time we have had incredibly dry weather and a month of rain, however torrential, is not enough to top up depleted water reserves. There are, however, a number of ways to train your garden to be resilient in the face of little or no water and still get great results with plants you know and love. The key to success is giving your soil plenty of organic muck and mulching vulnerable plants heavily. :: ICM polled 1,004 people online on April 21-22.