Climate change gardening

Sun, May 14, 2023

Climate Change Gardening

 

044 The original inspiration for my websites about climate change gardening came from an impressive document produced in 2002 by the Royal Horticultural Society,the National Trust, English Heritage, the UK Climate Impacts programme and other environmental /horticultural organisations.

Entitled ” Gardening in the Global Greenhouse, the impact of climate change on our gardens”, it clearly sets out that our gardens are in trouble and face an uncertain future.It is an impressive document, covering the key issues that will concern anyone who gardens and is well worth the time to read through its impressive and very detailed 17 pages.

The introduction is by one of the UK’s most passionate gardeners , HRH Prince Charles, who poignantly expresses his concerns about the threat of climate change. I remember reading his powerful words for the first time and feeling very moved . Here are just a few lines that I am sure will make you want to read more:

“Almost all scientists now agree that the British climate is likely to change significantly in years to come. The precise nature of these changes is still uncertain, but it is both an alarming and sobering thought that some of the nation’s best loved gardens might become unsustainable due to changing climatic conditions”.

Moving forward 15 years to April 2017 this report has been updated by the RHS. This new edition is looking to the future – click on image below to find out more.

Gardeners need to prepare for an uncertain future with rising UK temperatures which have lengthened the growing season by 29 days in just 10 years.

http://www.myclimatechangegarden.com/blog/growing-season-lengthens-by-1-month

Climate change is seriously affecting traditional UK gardens and this excellent article provides  more insights into how to adapt and save your plants from extreme weather.

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/climate-change-english-garden?fbclid=IwAR1BP60CHMU4xlCWjHAP6v9cEhx7EHK-CUoy89zJpMrCzZV41uc1hmHrT-k

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- who has written 872 posts on My Climate Change Garden.

I am not an experienced gardener - more of an enthusiastic amateur who learns by trial and error and who is keen to "manage" the effects of shifting weather patterns on my garden. Writing this blog is my passion and it has evolved over 12 years to inspire engagement with climate change outside our back doors, in our personal gardens and green spaces. My mission is to fertilise and expand this platform to grow a community of global gardeners communicating about the effects of climate change on our plants and exploring how each individual can make small changes in our lives to become more sustainable. The future of our gardens and #OurPlanet is in our hands - please plant your own seeds for our collective sustainable future.

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