This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Sunday 30 April 2023
In an English Country Garden?
UK gardeners are 'bombarding' the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) with letters, asking why the plants thay have successfully cultivated for many years are dying. One wonders what planet the gardeners live on. Surely they are aware that climate change is a fact of life? (https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/apr/30/april-cold-weather-gardens-hardier-plants-extremes-heat-cold). The UK had an unseasonally mild Autumn (Fall), followed by a much colder than usual, Spring. England has had its driest February for 30 years, followed by the wettest March for 40 years. These unseasonal changes appear to be due to altered prevailing airflows. Many plants are 'creatures of habit', relying on predictable seasonal changes. The RHS advises the gardeners to hedge their bets by growing plants that can cope with extreme heat and cold. Plants that can deal with wet and drier conditions would also be helpful. The RHS suggests the gardeners switch to growing a diversity of plant species. English gardens will also have to adapt to climate change.
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