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The future of fruit
Its been a bumper Autumn harvest for apples and blackberries in the garden. All over the country there have been reports of huge crops of lovely ripe fruit . This is the result of lots of lovely sunshine and rain at the right times over the summer. The cold winter also had its part to […]
Continue reading...Act on C02
10. October 2009
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Things are hotting up with the Copenehagen Climate Change Conference in December http://en.cop15.dk/ There is a growing body of pressure and opinion to make sure the message gets through about the urgent need to make a reduction in our individual carbon footprints. However, encouraging individuals to use less energy in their everyday lives is certainly […]
Continue reading...LA values its rainfall
8. October 2009
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Check out how advanced America is when it comes to rainwater harvesting http://www.larainwaterharvesting.org/ The City of Los Angeles rolled out the City’s first FREE rainwater harvesting systems in July 2009. Maybe Boris will put this on his Green list for London?
Continue reading...Confusing weather?
7. October 2009
What is going on ? It may be cloudy and wet, but it was 18c last night on the South Coast and its muggy again today . Just as I was getting ready for the cosiness of autumn, it seems that our unpredictable climate has other ideas. And its not just humans who are confused […]
Continue reading...Palms thrive in UK drought
3. October 2009
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Palms are now a very common sight in many English gardens and seem to be doing very well in the Autumn heat wave in the South. These are impactful plants that create a Mediterranean or Tropical feel. There is a wide choice of hardy and not-so hardy varities available from specialist nurseries in the UK […]
Continue reading...Trees suffer in early Autumn drought
2. October 2009
The lack of rainfall in South East England and East Anglia is producing an Autumn drought which is threatening many of our native tree specimens. The Met Offiice said that in the South East as a whole there was just 35mm of rain in August, compared to an average of 50mm. In September was only […]
Continue reading...Exotic Garden flourishes in Indian summer
1. October 2009
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The South and East of England are experiencing an Indian Summer at the moment . Over the past few weeks daily temperatures have regularly reached 22-26c.The sky is a wonderful blue and the sun is providing lots of lovely late summer heat allowing many plants an unexpected flowering period. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1216255/Barbecues-ready-Indian-summer-looks-set-continue.html This is bad news for […]
Continue reading...Climate Change garden for Isle of Wight
24. September 2009
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Interesting climate change news from the RHS web-site today: 24 September 2009 A new garden has been created by volunteers at the Ventnor Botanic Garden on the Isle of Wight and planted with half-hardy exotics to test the limits of what it’s possible to grow as as the effects of climate change become more marked. […]
Continue reading...Dazzling Dahlias
21. September 2009
Dahlias are doing well this Autumn. .The key to success is a really good rich soil with plenty of organic material, a regular pruning, possibly staking as the plants grow ever taller and the occasional feed.http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plantprofile_dahlia.shtml What I love about these plants is that they flower at a time when the garden needs a real […]
Continue reading...Late Summer Beauty at Great Dixter
20. September 2009
According to the Met Office, summer in the UK officially ends at the end of August. However, every year we seem to get these wonderful sunny September and October days that make the line between the end of summer and the beginning of Autumn rather blurred. Temperatures in the South East have been in the […]
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11. October 2009
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