What a weird world we now live in!
Whilst the UK drowns in buckets of rain, it seems that Southern Australia has recently declared its worst drought on record. For the past decade, Australia has been experiencing very dry summers and many gardeners are feeling the strain as this extremely sad story reveals:
Australia’s first known case [...]

This is perhaps the most popular flower in the world and well placed to adapt to climate change.
According to fossil evidence, the rose is over 35 million years old .The cultivation of roses began in Asia around 5000 years ago, and they have been a part of the human experience ever since, appearing in ancient [...]

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Australia has just experienced the driest May on record and the government is seriously concerned about water supplies. They issued a drought statement on 31st May which clearly explains how dire the water situation is http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/drought/drought.shtml
Presumably, plants like this native Bottle Brush are thriving in the drought? My blog is visited by [...]

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Green may be THE colour for this 2008 Chelsea Flower Show but what about the green credentials of this horticultural theatre?
The show gardens and stands are truly impeccable, with immmaculate blooms and stunning plants everywhere. It really is a feast for the eye to behold but I dread to think of the amount of water [...]

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Yesterday I listened to the current Radio 4 series called A Sun Parched Country which tells how Australia is dealing with climate change and severe drought. This week’s programme told the fascinating story about Australian farmers locking up carbon in the atmosphere by fostering deep-rooted plant species on land used for agriculture.
It explained [...]

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The effects of climate change on UK gardens are nothing when you see what has been happening in Australia over the past decade.The changing climatic conditions and drought that have affected areas of this vast country have caused many people [...]