RHS / RMetS Meeting - Gardening in a Changing Climate (Birmingham)
LOCATION
180-182 Fazeley Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B5 5SE
United Kingdom
From planting out after the last frost to watering in a drought, gardeners are ruled by the weather. In fact, the Royal Horticultural Society’s gardening advice team answer as many weather-related questions as they do pests and diseases. As a result, understanding the weather trends of the future – or how our climate is predicted to change – is key to making the most of your garden.
With populations rising and housing development set to continue into the future, the role of gardens in delivering the health and environmental ecosystem services (the benefits provided by plants) formerly fulfilled by the natural environment, such as flood mitigation and providing refuge for wildlife, will become increasingly important.
This event will be a unique opportunity to hear from scientists and gardeners about how to adapt and mitigate climate change. Discover how the climate is changing from experts at the Royal Meteorological Society, before leading scientists in field will explain why our gardening practices are so important. The session will include practical advice for gardeners, given by professional horticulturalists specialising in gardening for a changing climate.
The evening is ideal for those new to gardening and climate change, but will offer more detailed information to further inspire and inform professionals.
BACKGROUND | The global climate is changing rapidly, and we are already experiencing the consequences of this, including more frequent and intense rainfall events in combination with rising temperatures. These changes will continue to be compounded if current human activities relating to the burning of fossil fuels and land-use change continue.
In 2017, the Royal Horticultural Society launched the Gardening in a Changing Climate report which highlights how gardens are critical in helping society to adapt to climate change, but also to help mitigate any further change.
Programme
18.00 |
Peter Gibbs, meteorologist and chair of BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners Question Time will explain the climate change predications. |
18.15 |
Leigh Hunt, RHS Principal Horticultural Advisor, explores how gardens can help society to adapt and mitigate climate change. |
18.30 |
Dr Tijana Blanuša, RHS Principal Scientist, will explain how plants provide us all with benefits, such as cool the air around us. |
18.40 |
Sally Cunningham has a long association with Ryton Garden Organic and will talk about growing exotic vegetables in the Midlands. |
18.50 |
Question and answer session |
19.30 |
Networking and refreshment |
20.00 |
Event closes |
Presentations
This meeting is part of the Royal Meteorological Society Meetings programme, open to all, from expert to enthusiast, for topical discussions on the latest advances in weather and climate.
From planting out after the last frost to watering in a drought, gardeners are ruled by the weather. In fact, the Royal Horticultural Society’s gardening advice team answer as many weather-related questions as they do pests and diseases. As a result, understanding the weather trends of the future – or how our climate is predicted to change – is key to making the most of your garden.
With populations rising and housing development set to continue into the future, the role of gardens in delivering the health and environmental ecosystem services (the benefits provided by plants) formerly fulfilled by the natural environment, such as flood mitigation and providing refuge for wildlife, will become increasingly important.
This event will be a unique opportunity to hear from scientists and gardeners about how to adapt and mitigate climate change. Discover how the climate is changing from experts at the Royal Meteorological Society, before leading scientists in field will explain why our gardening practices are so important. The session will include practical advice for gardeners, given by professional horticulturalists specialising in gardening for a changing climate.
The evening is ideal for those new to gardening and climate change, but will offer more detailed information to further inspire and inform professionals.
BACKGROUND | The global climate is changing rapidly, and we are already experiencing the consequences of this, including more frequent and intense rainfall events in combination with rising temperatures. These changes will continue to be compounded if current human activities relating to the burning of fossil fuels and land-use change continue.
In 2017, the Royal Horticultural Society launched the Gardening in a Changing Climate report which highlights how gardens are critical in helping society to adapt to climate change, but also to help mitigate any further change.
Programme
18.00 |
Peter Gibbs, meteorologist and chair of BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners Question Time will explain the climate change predications. |
18.15 |
Leigh Hunt, RHS Principal Horticultural Advisor, explores how gardens can help society to adapt and mitigate climate change. |
18.30 |
Dr Tijana Blanuša, RHS Principal Scientist, will explain how plants provide us all with benefits, such as cool the air around us. |
18.40 |
Sally Cunningham has a long association with Ryton Garden Organic and will talk about growing exotic vegetables in the Midlands. |
18.50 |
Question and answer session |
19.30 |
Networking and refreshment |
20.00 |
Event closes |
Presentations
This meeting is part of the Royal Meteorological Society Meetings programme, open to all, from expert to enthusiast, for topical discussions on the latest advances in weather and climate.