Category: This and that


According to food activist Vandana Shiva, “Regenerative agriculture provides answers to the soil crisis, the food crisis, the health crisis, the climate crisis and the crisis of democracy.” I would add that in addition to fixing our farming methods, we need to reverse population growth, allocate half the Earth for nature, stop generating greenhouse gases, clean up our environment, recycle, eradicate invasive species, and get at least one hour of exercise every day. But no hurry, as pointed out in this article, we have five to ten years to get ‘er done.

via Can “Regenerative Farming” Save Us From Global Catastrophe — GarryRogers Nature Conservation

It’s time that governments, bankers, industry leaders woke up to the reality that the world economy is threatened by growth, threatened by the accelerating destruction of this planet’s air, water, land, and biodiversity. The destroyer is the growing human population and its growing consumption of ever more unnecessary products and unnecessary energy use.

via The nuclear industry and the concept of ENOUGH — GarryRogers Nature Conservation

Lathyrus belinensis In this instalment of our series, which looks at reasons why we need to be aware of the importance of conserving the rare plants that grow in our gardens in the UK and Ireland, we explore Lathyrus belinensis, a plant with a significant history of discovery, loss and an important place in plant breeding. […]

via Rare plant of the month: June 2017 — Plant Heritage

This summer, visitors to the National Trust will be able to explore and celebrate the places in its care through a series of creative programming, exhibitions, visual arts, crafts and architecture as part of its Trust New Art programme. Trust New Art is a programme of contemporary arts run by the National Trust in partnership […]

via Look forward to a summer of contemporary art at National Trust places — National Trust Press Office

Now that all the hubbub has died down and I have had time to think about this year’s Chelsea, I thought I would report on the lasting impressions, rather than my instant reactions. And as this was the first Chelsea in sixteen years that I have attended without an editor’s hat on there was no…

via Reflections on Chelsea 2017 — The Enduring Gardener

Three highland cattle are helping bluebells bloom again in one Snowdonia wood. The National Trust introduced cows Myfi, Wmffre and Hugo to Coed Ganllwyd on the charity’s Dolmelynllyn Estate in 2015. Livestock had been excluded from the woods for the past 40 years. Rhodri Wigley, National Trust ranger, said: “Before the cattle arrived it was […]

via PICTURES: Bluebells blooming thanks to Snowdonia cattle — National Trust Press Office

More seats…

So back again with another selection of garden seats discovered on our visits and wanderings around gardens of all sizes. Every garden however small needs one seat, but every garden deserves as many seats as the design allows. Gardens are to be enjoyed, by the gardeners themselves first and foremost but also by guests and […]

via Are you sitting comfortably? Part 12 of a very occasional series. — greenbenchramblings

DIY composter…

Let’s talk trash for a minute. 🙂 Most of us who garden either make compost or buy it in bags or yards. Compost helps to improve soil structure, increases nutrient content, requires less water, and can assist in warding off plant disease. I do enjoy putting leaves and kitchen scraps together and winding up with a nice […]

via DIY Composter — NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Estremoz is a village in Alentejo built on a hill by king Dom Afonso III in 1258. It was once an important citadel that guarded the Portuguese kingdom from potential aggressors. In 1360, king Dom Dinis built a royal palace in Estremoz for his wife Isabel of Aragon. It was in this palace that king Dom […]

via A white palace in Estremoz — Salt of Portugal

A Roman holiday…

The peaceful courtyard of Buonanotte Garibaldi The advantage of returning to Rome for a second time is that we had ticked off all the main sights during our first, foot-weary visit a few years ago. This time we could escape the milling throng and get a feel for Rome beyond the tourist madness. Staying on…

via A Roman Holiday – for Gardeners — The Enduring Gardener

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