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Chelsea Flower Show – climate change takes centre stage
The 2012 RHS Chelsea Flower is from May 22 to 26 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London. http://www.rhs.org.uk/Shows-Events/RHS-Chelsea-Flower-Show/2012 Looks as though climate change and the effects on our plants and gardens is at last going to be given more exposure in 2012. Forget the extravagant floral displays and wacky design features like [...]
Continue reading...RHS watering advice
4. May 2012
RHS have produced this short video as the final episode of their National Gardening Week series. Rebecca Bevan signs off with the art of watering your plants – rather simple advice but hopefully useful once it stops raining and the hose pipe ban finally kicks in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emM8MMK_SSA&feature=share
Continue reading...UK growing season lengthens by 1 month
2. May 2012
The UK growing season for plants is longer than at any time since records began in 1772. Since 1900 it has lengthened by 30 days – a whole month – which makes a real difference to the range of flowers and vegetables that can be grown succesfully in the UK. According to UKCIP, predictions are [...]
Continue reading...Gardening in the Global Greenhouse
1. May 2012
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 sets [...]
Continue reading...What are Climate Change Gardening plants?
29. April 2012
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 [...]
Continue reading...Rain Gardens
29. April 2012
Here is an idea to think about whilst you sit and watch yet more rain fall on your garden this weekend.Why not build a Rain garden? A rain garden takes the rain from your roof and puts it to good use. Even a small terraced house gets 4000 gallons on each side of the roof. [...]
Continue reading...Drought extends over UK
17. April 2012
Drought zones are official in a further 17 English counties, as a warning came that water shortages could last until Christmas 2012. The Environment Agency declared drought zones in the following additional English counties : Nottinghamshire Leicestershire Derbyshire Staffordshire West Midlands Warwickshire Shropshire Worcestershire Herefordshire Gloucestershire Cornwall Devon Dorset Somerset Bristol South Gloucestershire Parts of [...]
Continue reading...National Gardening Week 16 – 22nd April
16. April 2012
This is a new initiative launched by the RHS to get the nation growing and celebrate everything about gardens and gardening. http://www.nationalgardeningweek.org.uk Gardening has to be the best remedy for coping with just about anything life throws at you .Such a great way to drift away from the economic turmoil, austerity measures and [...]
Continue reading...Vineyards viable in drought UK
15. April 2012
The effects of climate change will bring many more vineyards to the UK countryside over the next 50 years, according to Julia Trustram Eve of the English Wine Producers Association. ” In the last seven years, the number of vineyards in the UK has increased from 333 to 416. We think this trend will continue [...]
Continue reading...Drought resistant gravel gardens
4. April 2012
Gravel gardening in the UK is proving very popular in 2012, being ideal for periods of drought and requiring little maintenance. For more ideas on gravel gardening visit the doyenne of this style of gardening – Beth Chatto .http://www.bethchatto.co.uk/gravel.ht
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