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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

National Trust - English Gardens Could Grow Cacti Because of Warming

More crude propaganda from people who should know better!
A National Trust campaign involving paintings highlights how gardens will/could/may/might  look if global warming brings Mediterranean weather to Britain .It must be hard to find suitable subjects for painting not covered by snow!
 

They say that  4 degrees C rise in temperature  could see lawns replaced with gravel, orange and lemon trees in gardens.

Pastureland will turn to dusty scrub, lakes could silt up because of soil erosion, and ponds could be filled in because of droughts.
And cottage garden plans could be replaced with cacti, aloe vera and bananas.






 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Painting of Typical English Garden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Garden after the "ravages ' of Global Warming - only short some Latin-skinned Englishmen!
I'm surprised they did not commission a series of underwater paintings for when Antarctica melts!
Posted by at 8:03 PM

3 comments:

  1. According to your bio, global meteorology seems to fall outside your area of expertise. Perhaps we wouldn't be in such muck if folks would stick to what they know.
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  2. It is nice to see Anonymous agreeing with you Baron. By his own yardstick the Nation Trust's comments fall right outside their area of expertise!


    Tommo
    Central Qld
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  3. very pretty gardens. by the way I wish global warming was happening I hate winter! people thrive better in a warmer clime then a colder one. longer growing seasons, better plant growth from co2 and use of less heating oil gas and electricity and wood burning which would naturally produce less pollution overall.

    rosa
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