by Sara Gregson | Aug 2, 2012 | Gardening & Environment
A project that set out to restore 200ha (490 acres) of traditional hay meadows in the Yorkshire Dales National Park over five years has successfully increased species richness, species diversity and meadow composition in 141 fields since 2006 by introducing locally...
by Sara Gregson | Jul 2, 2012 | Gardening & Environment
There has always been a Kelly’s ice cream van parked at the end of our favourite beach in Cornwall – for as long as I can remember. In recent years we haven’t had to wait until the last two weeks in August to enjoy a Mr Kelly’s – we can buy it in our local supermarket...
by Sara Gregson | May 3, 2012 | Gardening & Environment
In 50 years time large parts of cities like London will have been ‘greened’ both at street level and on the roof-tops according to urban ecologist Dusty Gedge. He says that there are multiple benefits of having plants living on top of buildings. In summer they help...
by Sara Gregson | Feb 13, 2012 | Gardening & Environment
Green plants like grass could generate electricity according to researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It might be some way off before we run our televisions and microwaves off lawn clippings, but within a few years villagers in remote, off-grid...
by Sara Gregson | Feb 9, 2012 | Gardening & Environment
Last summer Colin Crosbie, curator of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, defended lawns in a radio debate, saying he believes having dedicated areas for grass is important for recreational and environmental reasons. For instance, green spaces are...
by Sara Gregson | Dec 22, 2011 | Gardening & Environment
Trying to dream up a festive blog for this week, I rather hopefully googled ‘Christmas Grass.’ To my delight and amazement there are three CDs called Christmas Grass (Vols 1-3). This celebration of Christmas Bluegrass style – is a collection of hauntingly beautiful...