My Climate Change Garden | Author Archives

Author Archives | The Global Gardener

The Global Gardener - who has written 872 posts on My Climate Change Garden.

I am not an experienced gardener - more of an enthusiastic amateur who learns by trial and error and who is keen to "manage" the effects of shifting weather patterns on my garden. Writing this blog is my passion and it has evolved over 12 years to inspire engagement with climate change outside our back doors, in our personal gardens and green spaces. My mission is to fertilise and expand this platform to grow a community of global gardeners communicating about the effects of climate change on our plants and exploring how each individual can make small changes in our lives to become more sustainable. The future of our gardens and #OurPlanet is in our hands - please plant your own seeds for our collective sustainable future.

Contact the author

How your garden can help beat climate change

Friday, May 26, 2023

7 Comments

How your garden can help beat climate change

You may have noticed that our seasons are becoming confused and increasingly unpredictable. If you have a garden you will regularly observe the effects of unseasonal and extreme weather on plants and wildlife. The good news is that your garden can help to combat these changes – particularly if they are in the city as […]

Gardening in a changing climate

Thursday, May 25, 2023

1 Comment

Climate Gardens is creating interest in adapting to climate change through gardeners personally experiencing the effects of increasingly weird weather in their gardens, right outside their back door. With record breaking heatwaves happening every summer in the UK, gardeners are being challenged […]

How to garden in a changing climate

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

3 Comments

Gardeners must adapt their gardens and green spaces as the weather continues to change as predicted by the Met Office. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-guide/climate-change . Here are some simple tips you can follow to help your garden thrive in a changing climate: Choose wind and drought tolerant plants such as geranium, lavender, thymes, sages, sedums, budlia, cystus, rosemary,agapanthas, grasses. […]

RHS Chelsea 2023 gardening in a changing climate

Monday, May 22, 2023

3 Comments

The 2023 Chelsea Flower Show has confirmed the growing commitment of the RHS to communicate sustainability gardening messages and put the environment first when we garden. The trend towards naturalistic planting was particularly evident in 2023 with many Show Gardens suggesting that weeds are just plants in the wrong place and they can enhance a […]

Gardeners key to observing climate change

Saturday, May 20, 2023

1 Comment

Did you know that almost 50% of UK adults are engaged in gardening? Or that domestic gardens account for nearly 25% of urban space? Or that garden soils store almost 25% more carbon per unit area than arable soils? All of this means that gardeners are well placed to notice and understand the effects of climate […]

Why are gardens important for climate change?

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Comments Off on Why are gardens important for climate change?

Here are just a few reasons why gardens are important to help you reflect on the wonder of your green space. Our gardens have the potential to: Remove carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere Maintain biodiversity and create the potential conditions for at risk native plants to thrive Provide wildlife habitats in cities under threat […]

Climate Change Gardening for the Future

Monday, May 15, 2023

1 Comment

Here are some of the garden views that provide inspiration to write this blog – depending on the seasons and the weather of course, which is now even more unpredictable. My garden is just one of the places I observe our increasingly unpredictable weather and find inspiration to write about climate […]

Climate change gardening

Sunday, May 14, 2023

Comments Off on Climate change gardening

The original inspiration for my websites about climate change gardening came from an impressive document produced in 2002 by the Royal Horticultural Society,the National Trust, English Heritage, the UK Climate Impacts programme and other environmental /horticultural organisations. Entitled ” Gardening in the Global Greenhouse, the impact of climate change on our gardens”, it clearly […]

RHS climate change gardening

Friday, May 12, 2023

Comments Off on RHS climate change gardening

The RHS increasingly recognises and communicates that our gardens and gardeners are on the front line of climate change and is committed to funding research and delivering support to help the UK’s 30 million gardeners adapt to an uncertain future. Gardens highlight the challenge of a changing climate As the climate crisis continues to escalate, […]

RHS Planet Friendly Gardening

Monday, May 1, 2023

2 Comments

Let’s get planet-friendly gardening | Royal Horticultural Society – YouTube When it comes down to what people choose to plant, buy, and consume, it’s about small actions leading to big results. RHS scientific research shows that if every one of the UK’s 30 million gardeners planted a medium sized tree and nurtured it to maturity, […]

Author Archives | The Global Gardener

Climate Gardens Supporters