24 March 2010
Mike Calnan, the National Trust’s head of gardens and parks, said the predictions were based on computer models generated by the Met Office Hadley Centre.
‘We looked at gardens in southern France and southern Portugal and, bearing in mind what we can grow in this country in mild locations, we came up with a list of probably things we could grow in the future,’ he said
He added: ‘The Met Office are saying that despite the recent concerns about the science, they are very sure about the underlying science.
I see they added solar panels to the roof of the home (see article to compare the 3 paintings).
Nice artwork, BTW.
A model is nothing but a crystal ball, with a usb cord, plugged into a computer.
Goes with the ‘Climate change: impacts and adaptation in England’s woodlands’ published by UK forestry commission. They say that they have to plant more drought tolerant trees because the will be so dry.
PDF file –
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/FCRN201.pdf/$FILE/FCRN201.pdf
How many palm trees and citrus trees like growing in a foot of water and no sunshine?
(OK, it’s only weather – I know)
I am waiting to buy Mangoes produced in the UK.
I think some of the UK population would enjoy that climate?
Wouldn’t be the need to jet off to Spain, Canary Islands, Greece, etc. 🙂
I feel unlucky here in Ireland as we had palm trees until the Winter of 2009/10 and 2010/11. All the palm trees we had here around died in these two Winters. No I fear for my cherry tree.
I mean “Now I fear for my cherry tree” – typo