My Climate Change Garden

UK set for sunshine weekend

10. April 2010

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The UK is hotting up – warmer weather and election fever have gripped the country. Plants are loving the heat.Here is a shot of the new leaf on my bannana plant taken in the glorious sunshine that greeted me when I woke up on the south coast for the weekend after working in London. I […]

London heats in April sun

8. April 2010

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The weather was glorious today and London looked at its best with blossom on the trees and bright blue sky. With everyone so busy, rushing from place to place , I sometimes feel that the beauty of the trees and flowers dotted around are missed by people passing by. I spent my lunch break just […]

RHS and BBC promote Grow your Own

6. April 2010

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Grow Your Own appears to be the recipe for engaging gardeners at the moment. Both the RHS and the BBC have excellent on-line resources with tips, guides and ideas for growing anything and everything edible this year. I personally like the BBC Dig In site which is easy to use and clearly explains how to grow different types of crop. http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/digin/vegetables/ […]

How to set up a vegetable allotment

5. April 2010

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Great excitement – today I was given a patch of soil at The Village allotments by my local buddy, Councillor Steve Wallis who just happens to be the portfolio holder for the Environment at Eastbourne Borough Council. It is nearly a year since I first discovered the Village with its totally unique set up of […]

Easter flowers in and out

4. April 2010

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Easter Sunday has been a mixed bag of weather.I managed to get out and about to take stock of how plants are doing here on the South Coast. The wind was cold but on occasions the sun was very warm and bright in between some huge weather fronts. The spring flowers looked delightful, the daffodils […]

Canadian winter mildest on record

2. April 2010

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Whilst the UK and much of the USA shivered in freezing temperatures this winter, the usually snowy white scenes in Canada were absent and the current opinion is that winter in Canada was cancelled. Environment Canada scientists report that winter 2009/10 was 4 C above normal, making it the warmest since nationwide records were first […]

Grow Your Own Produce in 2010

2. April 2010

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Growing your own fruit and veg is increasing in popularity . According to Christopher Woodward, curator of Lambeth’s Garden Museum “In the uncertainty of a recession we want soil, roots and a sense of belonging”. I feel this is perhaps a very romantic view of why so many people are starting to grow their own veg. […]

Climate change despair from Lovelock

1. April 2010

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James Lovelock, now 90, is a British scientist who has inspired the green movement for many years. He developed the Gaia theory that Earth is a huge, self regulating organism and his musings on how we are ruining our planet are highly respected all over the world. He recently expressed his belief that man is not clever enough […]

Lawn Diary – April

1. April 2010

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This month is a good time to use an organic fertiliser but only apply when the lawn is dry but the ground is moist . Be prepared to water again in 2/3 days if it has not rained to make the fertiliser more effective. The soil should be starting to warm up during April so fill in any […]