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RHS watering advice
RHS have produced this short video as the final episode of their National Gardening Week series. Rebecca Bevan signs off with the art of watering your plants – rather simple advice but hopefully useful once it stops raining and the hose pipe ban finally kicks in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emM8MMK_SSA&feature=share
Continue reading...Hose pipe ban – 1976 memories
3. May 2012
Read this summary of the devastating drought of 1976 . A reminder of the serious effects that drought can have in the UK – despite the ongoing rain! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9206373/1976-drought-how-Britain-coped.html
Continue reading...Stand pipes in 2013?
2. May 2012
The UK, one of the most advanced western nations, is considering plans to introduce stand pipes for certain areas in 2013 if the country experiences another dry winter. The water industry in England and Wales currently loses 3.36 billion litres of water a day in leaks. They are investing some of their huge profits in improvements [...]
Continue reading...Buy water butts
2. May 2012
Capture some of the heavy rain falling in the UK at the moment by installing a water butt. You can buy water butts everywhere now – on line, in garden centres, supermarkets and even garages . There are many different types, shapes and sizes – try to buy water butts using re-cycled materials if possible. [...]
Continue reading...Rainwater harvesting
2. May 2012
The average Briton now uses 150 litres of water every day. That’s almost double what we used in the 1960s. But only a third of households in UK currently have water meters. That makes us almost unique in Europe and some experts say it’ll have to change. Nicci Russell of environmental pressure group Waterwise thinks [...]
Continue reading...Weather, climate and jet streams
29. April 2012
What is going on with UK weather at the moment.The position of the jet stream is apparently responsibile for our very wet weather. http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/sunny-march-wet-april-how-the-jet-stream-is-partly-to-blame/ Are these movements of the jet stream and the resulting extreme weather one of the results of climate change? http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/ttv10.sci.ess.jet/ The difference between weather and climate is a measure of time. [...]
Continue reading...Rain Gardens
29. April 2012
Here is an idea to think about whilst you sit and watch yet more rain fall on your garden this weekend.Why not build a Rain garden? A rain garden takes the rain from your roof and puts it to good use. Even a small terraced house gets 4000 gallons on each side of the roof. [...]
Continue reading...Save water in yr garden
31. March 2012
Beat Drought in your garden Discover new ways to save water in your garden. Watch this informative video from the National Trust http://www.vimeo.com/10868252
Continue reading...Rain needed for gardens
31. March 2012
With the current drought seriously affecting UK gardens any drop of rain is like liquid gold. Rainwater harvesting in the UK has increased by approximately 300% in the last two years Rainharvesting can replace up to 50% of a household mains water consumption, and up to 85% on commercial installations Collecting [...]
Continue reading...Hosepipe ban – top plants for 2012
30. March 2012
2012 is definitely the year to think about sourcing plants that require less water in your garden. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningadvice/7885713/Top-10-plants-to-beat-a-hosepipe-ban.html
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