Park the mower: climate change to kill off lawns

Jonathan Leake, Environment Editor, Times Online - 4th May 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/

ThE Met Office is to warn gardeners to plan for a warmer climate by cultivating drought-tolerant plants such as palms, olives and Mediterranean herbs and to resign themselves to the death of the traditional lawn.
It believes this [...]

One of the biggest changes to our gardens is the effect of climate change on lawns. The traditional lawn that is synonymous with lazy summer days in England is under attack.
The main problem for lawns is that, due to our changing weather patterns, there is no longer the same predictable cycle that has helped lawns [...]

Tags: Lawns

Have received this interesting question from Canada….
I was wondering how much faster grass grows on average in June/July compared to May/August. I am doing a
project on grass growth in North America, and I would prefer information that would
be based on a Canadian summer.
From my experience grass can grow 2-6 inches a month but [...]

Tags: grass growth, Lawns