My Global Garden

Gardening in the Global Greenhouse

1. March 2010

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 [...]

Grow Your Own Everything and Anything in 2010

1. March 2010

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Grow Your Own Everything and Anything in 2010

Growing-your-own- everything is increasing in popularity in London . According to Christopher Woodward, curator of Lambeth’s Garden Museum “In the uncertainty of a recession we want soil, roots and a sense of belonging”. I feel this is perhaps a very romantic view of why so many people are starting to grow their own veg. For [...]

RHS grow fruit and veg by phone

26. February 2010

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The RHS have just launched a free innovative RHS Grow Your Own iphone app at http://www.rhs.org.uk/iphone This is part of an excellent on-line campaign to encourage Grow Your Own in 2010.The aim is to build a UK map showing where people are growing their own produce and to find out what crops are most popular. 15,ooo individuals [...]

Londoners have their say on climate change

25. February 2010

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Londoners are growing their own food, exploring ways to harvest rainwater, thinking about what plants they grow in their garden. I notice this from the number of London hits to my blog . People living in the capital are interested in adapting to climate change in their homes and gardens. Mayor of London Boris Johnson is keen to tap into this [...]

What interests YOU about Climate Change Gardening?

6. February 2010

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What interests YOU about Climate Change Gardening?

WHY DID YOU VISIT THIS BLOG? Visit the Climate Change Gardening survey to explain how you garden and what services you might use on the internet. There are just 10 simple questions and it shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes. CLICK FOR SURVEY http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y92PQQL The information will be used to develop internet projects linked to Climate Change Gardening.

Armchair winter gardening

31. January 2010

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The sun tempted me into the garden today but the ground was absolutely solid - not much chance of any healthy digging ! Second choice was to dip into some of the wonderful gardening books that I have acquired over the years. Armchair gardening is the best way to remind myself that warmer weather will return [...]

City and sea

30. January 2010

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Have awoken to a glorious sunny day here on the South Coast. I am living two very different lives at the moment .One is a London existence where I spend most of my day in an office. At least it over looks some wonderful greenery that I get to enjoy every lunch time. If you [...]

Climate change allotments bloom

18. January 2010

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Following on from my last blog , it does appear that the government are finallywaking up to the power of individuals growing their own food in their own gardens, roof-tops or any available space: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/04/grow-your-own-unused-land-2030 The BBC has also got behind the value of growing your own produce to combat carbon emmissions .Check out its on-line system [...]

RHS greets an icy 2010

9. January 2010

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The UK is in the grip of a Siberian freeze with temperatures down to -20 in parts of Scotland. The RHS is particularly suffering the cold - reports suggest it that has lost its grip on the UK’s gardening pulse and is facing an extremely challenging 2010. Would love to know your thoughts on this controversial article [...]

RHS explores hardiness issues

7. January 2010

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The RHS has now closed its UK survey to find out more about how hardiness is affecting the plants that we grow. The survey asked for specific detail about how plants in your garden coped with the very cold winter of 2008/9. Results are expected soon. Last winter was the coldest UK winter for 13 years [...]