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Less lawn makes greener gardens
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 an extremely topical issue. In the USA, 58 million Americans spend £30 billion a year maintaining [...]
Continue reading...Fathers Day, Football and Lawns
16. June 2012
The male population of the UK seems to have an obsession with neat and tidy lawns - almost as annoying as the football mania which is affecting most men in England at the moment. Maintaining a healthy lawn doesn’t have to involve using chemicals and artificial fertilisers .There are plenty of ways to maintain your [...]
Continue reading...Drought:fake grass replaces lawn
21. April 2012
Fake grass is proving more popular as gardeners despair of keeping their lawns green during the current hose-pipe ban. Experts suggest that in the future lawns will become a sign of ‘moral decadence’ as frequent droughts in the South East will make it unacceptable to use a huge amount of water for upkeep. As well [...]
Continue reading...Lawns and drought
28. March 2012
An RHS curator says that gardeners do not need to water their lawns during a drought. Watering your lawn can negatively impact the environment if it is poorly managed, according to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). Colin Crosbie, curator of RHS Garden Wisley, argued on Radio Four’s Today Programme a year ago during the last [...]
Continue reading...Sheep lawn mowers munch New York Gardens
5. November 2011
Heritage Lawn Mowin is a New York company that rents out sheep — yes, sheep — as a landscaping aid. For a small fee, Mr. Miller, whose official job title is “shepherd,” brings his ovine squad to the yards of area homeowners, where the sheep spend anywhere from three hours to several days grazing on [...]
Continue reading...UK drought challenges lawns
24. April 2011
Brown lawns are one of the pet hates for many English gardeners. Most lawns are tough and will survive long periods of drought, returning to their lush green colour as soon as we have some rain. The UK obsession with having a healthy lawn is something that will have to be reviewed as climate change [...]
Continue reading...How fast does your grass grow?
6. March 2011
The grass in my garden seems to be growing again now the days are slowly getting longer. Grass can grow 2-6 inches a month but this varies depending on the temperature, humidity, amount of day-light and type of grass. Climate Change is having an effect on English lawns .It important to think about how to [...]
Continue reading...Wimbeldon grass court debate
28. June 2010
Wimbeldon is now the only major tournament in the world played on grass courts.The financial and environmental cost of keeping the courts looking immaculate is extremely high – around 3,000 gallons of water are used during Wimbledon fortnight to keep them in peak condition. http://aeltc2010.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/infosheets/grasscourts_general.html Wonder what will happen to Wimbeldon’s over-watered lawns in the [...]
Continue reading...Loose the Lawn?
2. June 2010
“Lose the Lawn” is an American campaign that is gaining momentum as water restrictions force gardeners, expecially in California, to re-think how they maintain their green spaces. http://www.losethelawn.com/ http://www.seabreezenurseries.com/FireYourLawnGuys.htm
Continue reading...Month by Month Lawn Calendar
1. May 2010
This is the Global Gardening Lawn Calendar. Every month, I will post a short blog about how to manage your lawn at that time of year. The idea is to help you think about how much time and money your lawn takes to look after. 36% of gardeners report that their lawns grow all year [...]
Continue reading...Gardening in a Changing Climate Survey
The Royal Horticultural Society and the University of Reading have launched a survey on gardening and climate change and are asking members of the public to share their view on climate change and its impact on their choices and plans in the garden.
Please take the gardening in a changing climate survey
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Climate Change Gardening Supporters
11. August 2012
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