My Climate Change Garden

Act on C02

10. October 2009

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Things are hotting up with the Copenehagen Climate Change Conference in December http://en.cop15.dk/ There is a growing body of pressure and opinion to make sure the message gets through about the urgent need to make a reduction in our individual carbon footprints. However, encouraging individuals to use less energy in their everyday lives is certainly […]

LA values its rainfall

8. October 2009

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Check out how advanced America is when it comes to rainwater harvesting http://www.larainwaterharvesting.org/ The City of Los Angeles rolled out the City’s first FREE rainwater harvesting systems in July 2009. Maybe Boris will put this on his Green list for London?

Confusing weather?

7. October 2009

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What is going on ? It may be cloudy and wet, but it was 18c last night on the South Coast and its muggy again today . Just as I was getting ready for the cosiness of autumn, it seems that our unpredictable climate has other ideas. And its not just humans who are confused […]

Palms thrive in UK drought

3. October 2009

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Palms are now a very common sight in many English gardens and seem to be doing very well in the Autumn heat wave in the South. These are impactful plants that create a Mediterranean or Tropical feel. There is a wide choice of hardy and not-so hardy varities available from specialist nurseries in the UK […]

Trees suffer in early Autumn drought

2. October 2009

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The lack of rainfall in South East England and East Anglia is producing an Autumn drought which is threatening many of our native tree specimens. The Met Offiice said that in the South East as a whole there was just 35mm of rain in August, compared to an average of 50mm. In September was only […]

Lawn Calendar – October

1. October 2009

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In recent years, October weather has been very warm so you may find that you need to continue to mow the lawn. Do raise the height of the cut to at least 1.5 to 2 inches and rake any leaves and debris from the lawn on a regular basis.

Exotic Garden flourishes in Indian summer

1. October 2009

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The South and East of England are experiencing an Indian Summer at the moment . Over the past few weeks daily temperatures have regularly reached 22-26c.The sky is a wonderful blue and the sun is providing lots of lovely late summer heat allowing many plants an unexpected flowering period. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1216255/Barbecues-ready-Indian-summer-looks-set-continue.html This is bad news for […]