Why A Drier Climate Boosts The Case For Garden Rooms

According to the Met Office, the first half of spring was the driest in the UK since 1956, which may come as little surprise after weeks of warm, sunny weather. What may be a little unexpected, however, is the revelation that it was even drier (relatively speaking) in the north, which had its driest early spring since 1929.

Even so, meteorologists believe that as the climate gets warmer, it is the southern half of England that will get driest. This is why there are nine new reservoirs planned for England and one more to be greatly expanded, but none of them any further north than Lincolnshire.

Drier summers may mean we need extra reservoirs to avoid water shortages, but it also means potential lifestyle changes. Like countries such as Australia or Spain, we could spend more time outdoors in the summer, but may also find that there are times a bit of cool shade is welcome. That is where garden rooms could prove invaluable.

These rooms can offer shelter from the heat, but also very pleasant places for kids to play, or to enjoy afternoon tea beside the lawn. They may also be very useful places to put food, drink and outdoor play equipment when heading out into the garden to make the most of the fine weather.

While your garden room may be great for hotter summers, it may also be very wise for it to be designed with air conditioning to stop it getting too hot, as well as insulation that will enable you to be flexible and use it for much more of the year as winters get milder.

Of course, as many across the south have been discovering, hot spells can often end with some pretty severe thunderstorms, so you also need a garden room that is well designed to stay dry in case that warm but humid afternoon is suddenly transformed by a sudden downpour.

It may even provide the perfect place to flee to and watch the spectacle of all the lightning flashing.