My Global Garden

Seasonal food guide

2. September 2010

Enjoy the freshest, most seasonal fruit and vegetables. Click an ingredient or month to find out what’s in season, plus quick serving ideas, storage tips and recipes. http://www.startuk.org/eat/seasonal-selector.aspx#url=/eat/seasonal-selector/plants/basil.aspx .

How to have a beautiful garden all summer

2. September 2010

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How to have a beautiful garden all summer

Will Giles from the Exotic Garden suggests ways to use the hot weather in 2010 to transport your garden overseas by combining tropicals with house plants, bromeliads and lush tree ferns. Traditional gardens with herbaceous borders come to a crescendo in June and early July and then gently wither and fade into their autumn colours. Many [...]

London Capital Growth events

29. August 2010

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Capital Growth is working towards 2012 new community food growing spaces for London by 2012. This amazing project is literally “growing” all the time .They organise regular networking events aimed at bringing together all those involved in community food growing projects across the capital. It is free to Capital Growth members and £5 for individuals or groups not [...]

Bank holiday weather Turned out Nice

28. August 2010

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Good weather has returned just in time for the Bank Holiday weekend.Here is the view along the sea front this morning - plenty of sunshine and a tropical feel to the view with the beautiful palms by the pier. Will rainy summers become a thing of the past for the UK? This fascinating forecast for the [...]

Bank Holiday Garden Visit

27. August 2010

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Looking for plant inspiration over the Bank Holiday weekend? Try visiting a truly inspirational garden located in the centre of Norwich in the East of England which is open to the public on Sunday and Monday. Will Giles’ Exotic Garden blossomed during the July heatwave and is now enjoying the monsoon style rains that have arrived during August. In his own words the garden is “just reaching its [...]

Catch the rain

22. August 2010

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The South East is exepcting a stormy and wet night with a severe weather warning issued by the Met Office and up to 8cm (3in) of rain expected to fall as well as fears of flash flooding. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/aug/22/severe-weather-southern-england With heavy rainfall it is a good time to think about the value of harvesting some of this precious [...]

Grow your own and bake bread to make a difference

11. August 2010

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Grow your own and bake bread to make a difference

Wheat prices are rising as a result of severe drought in Russia this summer which could have an ongoing effect on the world’s food chain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10859883 Beat the unpredictable global weather this summer by growing your own food and baking your own bread.http://www.allotment.org.uk/allotment_foods/bread-making/index.php

RHS highlights garden renaissance

5. August 2010

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Increasing numbers of people are joining their local garden and allotment clubs, says the Royal Horticultural Society in the lead up to its annual Dig Together Day on 4th and 5th September.http://www.rhs.org.uk/digtogetherday The gardening ‘renaissance’ was revealed by a recent survey of 100 of the Society’s affiliated gardening clubs - 73% of clubs [...]

How green is Brighton?

4. August 2010

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Brighton is building a green reputation. It has elected Caroline Lucas as the UK’s first ever green MP. http://www.carolinelucas.com/cl/blog.html It even offers green activities to tempt holiday-makers. http://www.visitbrighton.com/site/your-brighton/green What a shame that Brighton sea-front does not live up to its green credentials. Compared to its neighbour Eastbourne, just along the South Coast, the promenade in Brighton has very few attractive plants [...]

How to water gardens wisely

30. July 2010

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HERE ARE SOME SIMPLE SUMMER WATERING TIPS * Water plants thoroughly once a week, to encourage them to send out deep roots. Plants with shallow roots will wilt and die after only a few days of drought, whereas plants with a strong, deep root system will be happy for weeks. *Buy a water butt (or two) [...]