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With ever hotter UK summers it’s time to rethink the future of grass

This summer saw vast tracts of parks and lawns scorched by drought in the UK, but more watering is not a sustainable solution. Patrick Barkham asks what the future holds for grass

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022

Best Christmas lights in London 2022 and switch-on dates: From Oxford Street to Kew Gardens

The capital is preparing for the holiday spirit with seasonal street lights

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2022

Show gardens ‘prioritising which plants to look after’ during dry spell

Kew is ‘avoiding excessively using sprinklers during the day’ to reduce evaporation rates.

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022

Pots of gold: the world’s most expensive house plants

With people paying upwards of £40,000, the rise of the ‘It plant’ has sparked a speculative frenzy not seen since tulipmania – and with it a green-fingered crimewave

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2022

Councillor suspended by Labour party for 'retweeting' Corbyn tweets

Janis Blackburne claimed she was suspended for retweeting two tweets relating to former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

Liverpool Echo · Apr 6, 2022

Kew director: It’d be lunacy to lose faith in science after the pandemic

Richard Deverell said it would be ‘lunacy’ to reject scientific arguments and added that he wanted Kew to play its part in educating the public

Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2022