My Climate Change Garden

Allotment Inspiration

6. January 2011

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Setting-up and maintaining a plot can seem daunting, particularly for the inexperienced vegetable grower. If you are thinking about this idea then check out a new book called The Allotment Source Book by Caroline Foley which is a complete reference for everything to do with managing an allotment, from soil and plot organisation to propagation […]

National Trust faces climate change future

4. January 2011

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It was eight years ago that the Trust first expressed their concerns about climate change in the garden with the publication of the inspirational Gardening in Global Greenhouse paper (2002). http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-gardening_global_greenhouse_summary.pdf It is even more relevent today and hopefully will become the guide for the UK horticultural industry to follow a greener path in the future. Check out […]

Brighten your day with a nursery visit

3. January 2011

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At this time of year when all is grey and drab in the UK, many specialist plant nurseries offer excellent sales to tempt you back into the garden. One of my favourite place to buy architectural plants in London has just started its annual sale .Its really wiorth a look at some of the excellent […]

Climate Change sceptics please read

2. January 2011

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http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/?report=global http://www.dbcca.com/dbcca/EN/investment-research/investment_research_2355.jsp

2011 International Year of the Forest

1. January 2011

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A new year brings hope and optimism for the planet and how we look after it. Following the recent advances on limiting deforestation at the Climate Change summit in Cancun, it is good to know that this year will see preservation of our forests as a top priority all over the world. The United Nations […]