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Create a cool winter garden
After 50 days of rain with day time temperatures hovering between 9-11c, the UK now has more traditonal winter weather. Frosts and clear night skies have created some spectacular sun-rises along the sea-front and daily temperatures have dropped to 4-6c . I love this sharp sunny winter weather. It makes the season bearable but has been absent […]
Continue reading...Palm mania crosses the Alps
7. December 2009
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The milder winter temperatures enjoyed in Northern Europe as a result of climate change are encouraging a palm mania which has particularly hit the UK. The country now has the biggest number of palm enthusiasts after Spain, Italy and France.Toby Shobbrook from the Palm Centre in Richmond, Surrey, which sells about 15 species of palms […]
Continue reading...Plants and Climate Change – which future?
30. November 2009
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To understand the vital role of Botanical Gardens in preserving our heritage,visit the excellent web-site of the world’s greatest force for plant protection – THE Botanical Gardens Conservation International. This wonderful organisation, based in the UK,highlights the serious issues facing our plants as climate change develops . They have produced an excellent paper that explores […]
Continue reading...Architectural Plants weather the storms
28. November 2009
Its been incredibly wet and windy everywhere in the UK for the past week but also exceptionally mild for the time of year . Day-time temperatures in the South East have been around 14c and only dropped to 10c at night . This is well above the seasonal average and in keeping with climate change […]
Continue reading...Banish the winter blues – think green!
25. November 2009
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If shorter days during November and December make you feel blue, then bring some green into your life by watching my latest videos shot just a few weeks back in Will Giles’ wonderful Exotic and Mediterranean garden in Norwich. Plenty of chat about gardening in a changing climate and Will’s latest addition to the family […]
Continue reading...Climate Change impacts soil conditions
24. November 2009
Monsoon style rain here again in SE Englandwhich means the ground is absolutely sodden.Digging in the garden rather unpleasant as I have leaking wellies. Wet feet sent me back into the warm to blog about gardening in an attempt to keep my itchy green fingers busy. Soil that is too wet or even too dry […]
Continue reading...Autumn returns with a Halloween storm
31. October 2009
The amazing sunny weather here on the South Coast over the past week has come to an abrupt end with the arrival of a severe weather front from the Atlantic. Its been raining most of the morning which is good for the garden as it was very dry. My bold orange canna defied the wet […]
Continue reading...Mild autumn days prolong growing season
26. October 2009
Its been a fabulous day – beautiful sunshine and temperatures of 19c – apparently this is the result of southerly winds blowing hot air from the Mediterranean up to the UK . This is set to last till the end of the week – Thursday may even reach 21c in London and the South East. […]
Continue reading...Bannana Banter again
24. October 2009
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If you have been following the story of the banana plant growing outside the Co-Op in Eastbourne then I am afraid its not good news. Despite the mild late Autumn weather and wonderful sunny days on the South Coast, the bananas never made it to any shade of yellow as you can see from the […]
Continue reading...Climate change cycles
22. October 2009
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On Radio 4 today, Melvyn Bragg explored the geological history of our country going back over 400 million years when the UK was located south of the equator near to where Australia is today and Scotland was a separate entity situated near to the equator.http://www.thelamornasociety.org.uk/Pages/Geology.htm Some 300 million years ago, the UK was covered with a tropical […]
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11. December 2009
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