In Odiham, one of Britain's driest villages, residents haven't seen a drop of rain in the last month
At the moment they aren't affected, but if rules around these are made more stringent, they fear they may face a situation where they have to make cutbacks.Based in Ewshot, Peacocks Nursery is struggling to keep up with the hot weather.Keeping their plants alive is essential to business, but it's a mammoth operation keeping them watered.
The plants are based around three greenhouses, and manager Rachel tells me after getting through each one, they need watering again within an hour.Water chiefs are preparing for drought It means they've got more hands on deck, from morning through to evening, to ensure that business can keep ticking.They say temperatures in the area are forecast to be higher than those that were seen in July.
On top of that, with the extreme heat being more prolonged than last month, they think this heatwave could be even more costly.
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