My Global Garden

Climate Change heat arrives in Australia

28. November 2009

The weather may be turning colder in the UK, but my wonderful Callistemon is still flowering . Having weathered the torrential rain and strong winds, it is now radiating a Xmas feel over the garden with its evergreen leaves and splashes of bright red http://www.athelasplants.co.uk/bottlebrushes.html The Bottle Brush plant originates from Australia where spring is just [...]

Heatwave in the garden

30. June 2009

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Here are CLIMATE CHANGE tips to survive high temperatures: Choose drought tolerant plants such as agave, cannas, lavender, sedums, budlia, cystus, agapanthas and many more - visit http://www.myglobalgarden.com/blog/plant-collection Letting your plants have a good soak every couple of days will be of more benefit than little and often watering as this does not encourage the plants to [...]

World Environment Day highlights Climate Change

5. June 2009

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World Environment Day highlights Climate Change

The theme for WED 2009 is ‘Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change’. It reflects the urgency for nations to agree on a new deal at the crucial climate convention meeting in Copenhagen some 180 days later in the year, and the links with overcoming poverty and improved management of forests. Visit http://twitter.com/unepandyou to make [...]

Water - Wise Australians

11. May 2009

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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 [...]

Climate Change in Australia highlights need for plant preservation

21. April 2009

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Climate Change in Australia highlights need for plant preservation

Whilst the UK has experienced one of the coldest winters for many years, Australia has been enduring severe droughts, challenging the survival of many of its gardens and plant species. The exceptional heatwave particularly affected South East Australia during late Jan and early February 2009. Extreme conditions occured in North and East Tasmania, most of Victoria [...]

Economists sprout green fingers

12. April 2009

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The Economist magazine recently ventured into horticultural matters with a very interesting article about the future of our gardens.Great to read about something other than the big financial mess we seem to be in at the moment. Gardening is a great antedote to stress - anyone feeling the financial strain might like to get their hands [...]

The price of water?

12. November 2008

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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 [...]

Guardian highlights Global Gardening

7. August 2008

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The Guardian ran a story today about Professor Bob Watson, Defra’s Chief Advisor, warning that we should be prepared to adapt to a global temperature rise of 4c. The most interesting piece of this article for me is that the Guardian decided to lead with a picture and caption that sums up exactly what Global [...]

Australia feels the heat

9. June 2008

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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 [...]

Carbon Soil Issues

14. May 2008

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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 [...]