Exclusive: Garden Climate Assessment Tool will allow users to predict a plant’s response to the projected climate in a given location“In the 20th century, we could pretty much grow the same things with confidence, we could learn from previous generations,” said Prof Sam Brockington, a curator at Cambridge University Botanic Garden.“But now we’re moving into climate scenarios that we just don’t have the traditions to understand fully.” Continue reading...
New tool will help gardeners move away from thirsty English classics to drought-resistant plants
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The Guardian - UKBy Miatta Mbriwa
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Exclusive: Garden Climate Assessment Tool will allow users to predict a plant’s response to the projected climate in a given location “In the 20th century, we could pretty much grow the same things with confidence, we could learn from previous generations,” said Prof Sam Brockington, a curator at Cambridge University Botanic Garden. “But now we’re moving into climate scenarios that we just don’t have the traditions to understand fully.” Continue reading...
Key Takeaways
- New tool will help gardeners move away from thirsty English classics to drought-resistant plants.
- “But now we’re moving into climate scenarios that we just don’t have the traditions to understand fully.” Continue reading...
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