This has to be the most popular question being asked in the UK as the country continues to shiver in freezing temperatures. Large spades of optimism are certainly what gardeners need at the moment as this cold spell is set to continue until the middle of April. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/21977085 Here is a video from this weeks […]
Continue reading...28. March 2013
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Many people are suggesting that the current long spell of very cold weather in the UK means that global warming has ended. This ill-informed thinking highlights how much confusion there is about: : The difference between weather and climate. Weather is caused by disturbances within the atmosphere, but climate is controlled by external influences, such […]
Continue reading...25. March 2013
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On yet another snowy and cold day across the UK, the government’s outgoing chief scientific adviser Professor Sir John Beddington linked the severe weather to climate change and warned that past emissions will lead to significant change over the next 20 years. Speaking on BBC Breakfast he explained: “In a sense we have moved from […]
Continue reading...24. March 2013
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The UK is already on course for the coldest March since 1970, in sharp contrast to last year’s record breaking heat. Forecasters have predicted that we may have to look back as far as 1962 to find such a bitter start to spring as the mercury plummets again next week. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/9948450/The-competition-for-coldest-March-in-50-years.html Spring is certainly finding […]
Continue reading...20. March 2013
The first day of spring arrived but with very little sign of warmer temperatures normally associated with this very important day in the gardening calender. It has been a complete contrast to this time last year when the UK was enjoying a heatwave. Matthew Oates, a naturalist working with the National Trust, recalls how the heatwave […]
Continue reading...19. March 2013
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NASA has produced this 90 second video that helps explain why climate change is happening. It sets out the key issues in an easy to understand cartoon style and hopefully will convert some of the many climate cynics that still think climate change is not happening. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85TQHzS88L4 Its worth checking out their Facebook page as […]
Continue reading...15. March 2013
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Guerilla Gardening is a radical way of planting up unused urban spaces for communities to enjoy. Watch this amazing video to appreciate how powerful this can be for inner cities. http://transitionculture.org/2013/03/13/ron-finley-a-guerilla-gardener-in-south-central-la/
Continue reading...13. March 2013
Comments Off on Coldest UK March for 27 years
March certainly belongs to winter this year and has not heralded the start of spring as we normally expect.The spring bulbs are shivering in very cold temperatures with snow covering much of the UK as the coldest March for 27 years spreads its icy grip across the country. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/03/11/coldest-march-day-since-1986_n_2853592.html Looks like this freeze is set […]
Continue reading...11. March 2013
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How do you use the internet for gardening advice/ information? Do you belong to gardening forums? If yes, which ones? Or maybe you just search for the information you need? Where do you learn about what grows well in your climate/ area and what does not? Looking to hear about how you garden on the net […]
Continue reading...10. March 2013
Comments Off on Work your Water Butt this winter
How well do you work your butt? Your water butt that is… A survey 3 years ago by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust found that nearly two thirds of gardeners said they had a water […]
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29. March 2013
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