Gardeners say that warmer weather is boosting the growth of figs, watermelon and other exotic plants.
"We have all pushed the boundaries of what we can grow", he says, pointing to the huge tropical-looking foliage of the rice paper plant, saying "a few years ago it wouldn't have survived".Hardy bananas, various dahlias, and some species of ginger are increasingly surviving winters, he says, and "thriving in the long spells of sunny weather that we have had this year.
"As climate change continues it becomes easier and easier" to grow non-native varieties, he explains to BBC News. He believes that some are from discarded seeds that have since sprouted, and highlights that they are hardier than many people think. Black Rootz, a black-led growing project in north London, grows sweet potatoes, exotic squashes and tomatillos on their site in Haringey.
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