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Obama to run green election campaign
In 2008 President Obama came to power with many ambitious plans to make America a much greener nation. Michelle Obama supported this idea with practical examples of how American homes can be more sustainable by growing their own food. http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/mrs-obama-plants-and-writes-on-kitchen-garden Many of President Obamas green ambitions have sadly been hijacked but it would be wonderful [...]
Continue reading...How to have a beautiful garden all summer
20. March 2012
Will Giles from the Exotic Garden suggests ways to transport your garden overseas by combining tropicals with house plants, bromeliads and lush tree ferns. Traditional gardens with herbaceous borders come to a crescendo in June and early July and then gently wither and fade into their autumn colours. Many years ago I also used the [...]
Continue reading...Planet under Pressure
15. March 2012
Our Planet is Under Pressure and a major international conference in London from 26-29 March will use this name to focus on solutions to the global sustainability challenge. The Met Office will be attending along with many other impressive international organisations and speakers. The aim is to explore how to work together to manage climate-related [...]
Continue reading...What is a rain garden?
10. February 2012
Rain gardens were initially developed in the States around 15-20 years ago and spread rapidly to Australia and New Zealand.http://www.arc.govt.nz/environment/water/stormwater/a-home-raingarden.cfm The concept was first promoted as a way for gardeners to contribute to reducing the growing problem of severe flash flooding in towns and cities. The idea is that the garden soaks up as much, if [...]
Continue reading...USA basks in winter sunshine
4. February 2012
What is happening with the weather? Whilst the UK freezes, temperatures in parts of the USA have been exceptionally high – Central Park saw almost 60F on Thursday 2nd February. This map shows shows unseasonably warm temperatures soaring across the continental U.S. this week. Trees and plants budding early may lose their chance to bloom when the [...]
Continue reading...Weather, Climate control and Water companies
1. February 2012
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Just read some alternative definitions of these words that resonated and amused. Thought I would share them with you: Weather Forecasting The science of telling, with 70% accuracy, what the weather has just been Climate Control An essential decrease in consumerism to avoid climatic catastrophe Water Companies A business that sells back the rain that [...]
Continue reading...New USA Hardiness Zone Map reflects warmer climate
27. January 2012
At last Americas 82 million gardeners can now use accurate climate information to select the plants they will grow. Launched on 25th January 2012, the new Arbor Day.org Hardiness Zone Map separates America into ten different temperature zones and reflects that many areas have become warmer since 1990 when the last USDA hardiness zone map was published. Significant portions [...]
Continue reading...NASA reports 2011 9th warmest on record
22. January 2012
NASA has announced that the global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880, according to NASA scientists. The finding continues a trend in which nine of the 10 warmest years in the modern meteorological record have occurred since the year 2000. http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2011-temps.html Time to consider different trees/plants to plan for a warmer yet unpredictable [...]
Continue reading...Less lawn makes greener gardens
18. January 2012
Having just blogged about planting seeds to” grow bread” in the garden, I thought I should point out that actually reducing the size of your lawn is the path to a greener garden.With increasing pressure on water supplies and the need to reduce carbon emissions, reducing our lawns – or maybe getting rid of them completely - is becoming [...]
Continue reading...Plants and climate change in the USA
30. December 2011
From maple syrup production to fruit in our grocery aisles, climate change is starting to have more significant impacts on plant species around the U.S. Here’s a look at a number of plant species that are already showing signs of climate-induced changes. http://www.climatecentral.org/gallery/graphics/plants-and-climate-change/
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