Parched trees need public to give them a water, council says

♦a council has asked its residents to water trees in parks and on pavements amid fears they could perish in the heatwave.

After locals posted photographs of dried-out plants on social media, Wandsworth council appealed for volunteers to join in with the watering effort. London has experienced one of the driest Junes on record, causing plants to suffer. Pat Langley, the council’s trees manager, said: “This is one of these rare instances when mother nature could do with a helping hand so if you have a tree in your street that looks dry and parched, please give it some water. You’ll be doing your neighbourhood proud if you do.” The south London council has increased watering of some trees. Candida Jones, a councillor, said volunteers with buckets could not be relied upon and the council needed to undertake “proper watering”.