My Climate Change Garden

European Monsoon

10. June 2012

Why is UK weather so bad in June 2012? After Britain basked in unseasonal warmth at the end of May, June got off to a terrible start with a series of Atlantic fronts sweeping in the wind and rain which hit the country throughout the week. The bad weather has been caused by the positioning […]

Euro crisis and drought challenge Europe 2012

6. June 2012

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The Euro Crisis is not the only thing to be concerned about if you are living in Europe during 2012. Drought is causing serious problems for many countries. Large parts of Spain and Portugal are desperate for rain, after the driest Iberian winter in more than 70 years. Spain received less than 30 percent of its […]

Summer Forecast 2012

5. June 2012

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UK weather has been the usual mix of sunshine and showers so far this summer. Looks as though June will continue with this theme although July and August might be better. Gardeners will be hoping for some warmth to make their flowers bloom and their veggies ripen. http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=summer-forecast-2012;sess=

Diamond Jubilee Woods

3. June 2012

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Locations for 60 new woods created to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee have been revealed by the Woodland Trust. Landowners across the UK have planted millions of trees to form the Diamond Woods – each at least 60 acres in size, the equivalent to 30 football pitches. Love for trees The Diamond Woods – made […]

The Big Lunch

2. June 2012

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Whether it rains or not on Sunday thousands of people will be sitting down to share The Big Lunch. The Big Lunch is a very simple idea from the Eden Project. The aim is to get as many people as possible across the whole of the UK to have lunch with their neighbours in a […]

Jubilee Weather rules the celebrations

2. June 2012

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Everything is set for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, including, sadly, some very English weather. The forecasters are predicting a 100 per cent chance of rain for Sunday’s signature event — a grand 1,000 vessel flotilla on the Thames, with Queen Elizabeth leading the way in a gilded Royal barge on a 10 kilometre procession down […]

Climate Change Gardening plants

2. June 2012

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Climate Change Gardening aims to inspire anyone who grows their plants in a garden, patio, window box, grow-bag or even a pot to think about how plants are challenged by climate change. The Plant Lists on the Home Page provide suggestions of over 100 plants that survive well in our changing climate and offer a […]