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Even ebay has woken up to the importance of rainwater harvesting: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=rainwater+harvesting
Continue reading...Rainwater is gold for gardeners
4. August 2011
The rain has arrvied in buckets loads today with most parts of the UK receiving heavy downpours consistent with the humid sunny weather of the past few days. Summer gardening in the UK is increasingly becoming a battleground.Long periods of drought makes the ground very hard which means that when the rain does finally arrive, this precious “gold” liquid often runs off […]
Continue reading...UK tropical heatwave
3. August 2011
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The UK is experiencing a mini heatwave at last this summer! Temperatures have been hotter over the past few days than Turkey or India with the mercury reaching 28c – 83f – at Heathrow yesterday and temperatures in inner London up to 30c. It is also very humid which is great news for tropical plants like my […]
Continue reading...Hampton Court reflections
16. July 2011
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I visited Hampton Court Flower Show last Sunday and was blown away by the sheer numbers of people attending – not to mention their endless enthusiasm and passion for plants plus the amount of money they seemed to have for acquiring plants and a range of paraphanalia, the majority of which seemed completely pointless to […]
Continue reading...Drought official in UK
10. June 2011
Parts of England are officially in drought following the dry spring, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13722013 Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman is set to hold a second drought summit to review the impacts of the continuing dry weather and the government is sending a message to water wisely. Ms […]
Continue reading...Beat drought use Grey Water
5. June 2011
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Running a bath, taking a shower or just running taps – they all produce ‘grey water’ that’s fine for using in the garden, for flushing the loo and even in the washing machine. Collecting grey water for use in your garden is a simple energy saving thing to do – especially today as its World […]
Continue reading...World Environment Day 2011
31. May 2011
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World Environment Day, abbreviated to WED, takes place on 5 June and is a global celebration of positive environmental action. The UN-promoted event began in 1972 and has grown to become one of the main ways in which the organization draws attention to environmental issues around the world. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-agenda-world-environment-day-2292869.html Water is one of the key […]
Continue reading...Drought continues in June
29. May 2011
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The unpredictablity of our UK weather is nothing new but, after the coldest winter for 100 years and now the driest start to summer for 100 years, gardens everywhere are certainly being challenged . Suggestions are that East Anglia and the South East will experience ongoing dry weather in June if Positive Weather Solutions get […]
Continue reading...Rain arrives in London
26. May 2011
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When it rains heavily in London, the Victorian drains often overflow and rivers of rain simply rush away. The average Londoner uses nearly 160 litres of water a day – saving just 10 per cent of this total, through easy measures, would fill an incredible 48 Olympic-sized swimming pools every day. With rising population, climate […]
Continue reading...RHS highlights water crisis for gardening
22. May 2011
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On the eve of the Chelsea Flower Show it is brilliant to see the RHS using the focus on gardening in the UK this week to point out that gardeners have to think about how they use water to maintain their precious gardens. They have commissioned a study that highlights the benefits of gardens but […]
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6. September 2011
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