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The UK is set for some heavy downpours over the next few days which is good news for gardeners – my water butt is almost empty and the ground is very hard. The Environment Agency have been very concerned about the water supply situation and issued this update just a few weeks ago. http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Leisure/31_Drought_management_briefing_12_Jan_12.pdf Its easy [...]
Continue reading...Water butt season
18. October 2011
The government is pushing ahead with plans to make every home have a water metre. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/water-meters-could-be-made-compulsory-in-all-british-homes-2198448.html The quickest way to keep your water bills down is to fit a water butt and store the huge amounts of rain that usually falls on UK gardens during the winter . The best way to maximise rainwater collection into [...]
Continue reading...Where can I buy water butts?
10. September 2011
Severe gales and floodng expected to hit parts of the UK in the next 48 hours as hurricane Katia makes its way across the Atlantic. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/sep/10/britain-braces-itself-for-storms-and-floods Time to make sure you can capture some of the expected heavy rainfall by installing a water butt. You can buy water butts everywhere now – on line, in garden [...]
Continue reading...Weather and climate – the difference?
8. September 2011
The difference between weather and climate is a measure of time. Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere “behaves” over relatively long periods of time. When we talk about climate change, we talk about changes in long-term averages of daily weather.Here are [...]
Continue reading...Drought suggests UK hosepipe ban
25. April 2011
It has not rained on the South Coast for weeks – well not rain that makes a difference. My garden is now exceptionally dry which make digging and planting a real challenge -anyone else having the same experience? England and Wales had their driest March in more than 60 years, with some parts of Cambridgeshire [...]
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