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Most unusual year for UK weather
This year has seen one of the warmest autumns on record, particularly in the south and east of England.The mild weather has led to many crops such as raspberries and strawberries ripening out of season. Let me know if you have had similar experiences to this farmer who is still picking his raspberries .To date there [...]
Continue reading...Google Earth 3D trees and climate change
24. November 2011
The sun is back in London and I am heading off to Kew Gardens to soak up the horticultural delights and hopefully take some photos – especially of the beautiful trees that are at Kew. Speaking of trees, did you know that Google Earth now has an amazing 3D tree facility that lets you look at how trees compliment [...]
Continue reading...USA blurs Climate Change
23. November 2011
America’s Discovery Channel has decided not to purchase the last episode of the BBC Frozen Planet series because it deals with the effects of climate change and many Americans simply do not believe in this concept. Obviously America is such an enormous country that the climate varies from one coast to the other by huge amounts. Could this make national awareness of what is happening to our climate [...]
Continue reading...Weather getting weirder
22. November 2011
According to a recent study by Princeton University researchers published in the Journal of Climate, extreme sunny or extremely cloudy days are more common now than they were in the early 1980s, and the swing from heavy storms to dry days is also more intense than it was in the late 1990s. Altogether, a third of the [...]
Continue reading...Climate views in november
20. November 2011
The UK is enjoying some wonderful sunshine despite it being the middle of November – long may it continue as this makes the UK winter seem so much more bearable. I have been taking photos of the many beautiful flowers still gracing our gardens and public spaces to illustrate the effects of our rapidly changing seasons. In Bristol the [...]
Continue reading...Kew Gardens, plants and climate change
18. November 2011
More than one in five of the world’s plants are threatened with extinction and in fact plants are more threatened than birds. This is because birds and humans rely on plants for food, clean air and water . What is threatening plants? The loss of the planet’s forests and other precious wild places is due [...]
Continue reading...Veg growing season extends
10. November 2011
Allotments, kitchen gardens and veg patches in the UK now start their growing season earlier and finish much later . Even crops that are traditionally grown under cover can find themselves outside in the fresh air.Far more tomatoes crop reliably outdoors and melons too are coming out of the glasshouse. Seed catalogues already provide kitchen gardeners with a [...]
Continue reading...iPad veg garden planner
9. November 2011
A new iPad App is launching soon to make planning your vegetable garden even more enjoyable – and easy! Garden Plan Pro is the fastest way to plan a productive vegetable, herb or fruit garden and achieve your best ever harvest. Designed by the makers of the award-winning garden planner, currently used by over 100,000 global gardeners with data [...]
Continue reading...Mild weather and winter cuttings
8. November 2011
It continues to be really mild in the South of England and many gardeners have not yet bedded down tender tropical and exotic plants for the winter . Temperatures of 15c are forecast for this weekend which is amazing for November. Apparently it is warmer than it was in May this year. Another sign of our confused weather patterns? http://theweatheroutlook.com/ Now is a [...]
Continue reading...Australia passes carbon tax
8. November 2011
In great contrast to my story yesterday about why the UK is falling behind its commitments to cut its carbon footprint, todays blog confirms why Australia is attempting to lead the world into a carbon free future. The Australian parliament has just passed laws that impose a price on carbon emissions in one of the biggest [...]
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