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Chelsea Flower Show 2012 – how green? by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening The carbon footprint of the 2012 Chelsea Flower Show is being challenged by its members according to this article on the Guardian Environmental Pages. “RHS member and ... Read on »

Chelsea Flower Show nature for the 1%? by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening The Chelsea Flower Show usually lightens even the hardest of hearts. Not so with John Vidal writing in the Guardian today: A new breed of pest is swarming over L ... Read on »

Chelsea Flower Show adapts to weird weather by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening The 2012 Chelsea Extravaganza is under way despite the very challenging weather in recent weeks which meant many exhibitors changed their planting due to the lack o ... Read on »

Chelsea Flower Show sun shines by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening The sun and warmer weather have arrived just in time for the 99th Chelsea Flower Show which opens tomorrow. Forecast is for temperatures as high as 23c. http://www.rhs.org ... Read on »

Climate Change Gardening plants by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening Climate Change Gardening aims to inspire anyone who grows their plants in a garden, pati ... Read on »

Fishing the Sun by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening Adapting to climate change in our gardens is my passion as you can probably noticed on this blog. This is part of a much bigger climate change story that I am also kee ... Read on »

Sunny Gardens to visit by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening The UK weather appears to be improving with some lovely sunshine over the past few days allowing May flowers to look at their best in many gardens – wisteria, poppies, bea ... Read on »

Parts of England no longer in drought by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening Large parts of England are no longer in drought, after the wettest April since records began in 1910 and continuing rain this month. The Environment Agency has removed ... Read on »

Coldest May in 100 years – summer on hold by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening After one of the wettest Aprils on record we are now experiencing one of the coldest months of May. What is happening to our weather? Climate change sceptics migh ... Read on »

Plant sales down 30% by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening This cold rainy weather is not good news for garden centres and plant sales. The Garden Centre Association says sales of plants are currently down 30%, with would-be g ... Read on »

Obama to run green election campaign by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening In 2008 President Obama came to power with many ambitious plans to make America a much greener nation. Michelle Obama supported this idea with practical examples of how A ... Read on »

Chelsea Flower Show – climate change takes centre stage by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening The 2012 RHS Chelsea Flower is from May 22 to 26 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London. Looks as though climate change and the effects on our pla ... Read on »

A quarter of gardeners breaking hose pipe ban by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening The poll of more than 1,000 people living in drought-affected areas for Gardeners’ World magazine found 25 per cent had been totally or partially ignoring the ban i ... Read on »

RHS watering advice by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening RHS have produced this short video as the final episode of their National Gardening Week series. Rebecca Bevan signs off with the art of watering your plants – ... Read on »

Hose pipe ban – 1976 memories by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening Read this summary of the devastating drought of 1976 . A reminder of the serious effects that drought can have in the UK – despite the ongoing rain! ... Read on »

Stand pipes in 2013? by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening The UK, one of the most advanced western nations, is considering plans to introduce stand pipes for certain areas in 2013 if the country experiences another dry win ... Read on »

How much rain is needed to end drought? by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening Floods and swollen rivers are not a sign that our water supply is being restocked and the hose pipe ban will suddenly be cancelled.This chart showing rainfall in t ... Read on »

Rainwater harvesting by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening ITV reported on the hosepipe ban tonight and showed how it is possible to harvest rainwater for your home and save up to £200 on water bills per year. The average Brit ... Read on »

Drought gardening by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening Drought gardening in pictures provided by the Daily Telegraph is a great way to get inspired about summer planting – despite the very rainy days at the moment in th ... Read on »

RHS Drought-resistant gardening by Debbie Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening The RHS know everything about drought gardening: The Guardian also has some words of wisdom about saving water in your garden with a hosepipe ban. Read on »

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