After the #RoyalHorticulturalSociety show in the #MalvernShowground, I got a lecture from The Proper Gardener about some mythical place called Chelsea, where they make tractors, and how a giant wooden woman lying across the lawn was not really everyday horticulture for the masses.

I did manage to mention at the time how Grandma's House managed to be quite realistic, though. (-:

Armed with more subject matter thanks to @ianbetteridge , I shall try to get The Proper Gardener going on the subject of #peat, next.

https://rhsmalvern.co.uk/whats-on/gardens/indoor-plant-gardens/back-to-grandmas-house/

What is peat?
How does it burn?
Why are we normalising “haze season”?
How do we feel?
Can we express it?

Stimulating questions in ‘Echoes of Climate’:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t2SkK1oI9NDzsEtMWZiYFhayivCjpE5m/

#RhythmInBronze #EcoArt #NewMusic #gamelan #peat #ForestFire #haze #ecology #conservation #Malaysia #UniversityOfYork #LSE

Got some peat for our garden. Buying peat for a garden is very destructive for the environment and peat wetlands are disappearing at a horrific rate. But this was left after someone dredged their fish ponds and dumped it near our village store . At first I thought there was a lot of white plastic in it, but on closer inspection it turned out to be shells of swan mussels, Anodonta cygnea, a sign that the ponds were free of toxic substances.

#Polesia #wetlands #clam #clams #garden #peat

Eryri National Park Peatland Restoration Projects, Wales
"By working closely with farmers and graziers we can ensure that they can continue to graze the land. Sustainable grazing benefits the peatland as it helps to keep it healthy by preventing any one species from dominating."
https://eryri.gov.wales/protect/conservation-work/peatland-restoration-projects/

#SolarPunkSunday #Peat #Farming #Grazing #Sustainability #Conservation #ERYRI #PeatLand #Agriculture #Wales #Snowdonia

University of Waterloo: Canadian Peatland Data Portal debuts as a landmark tool for climate research and policy. “Peatlands cover upwards of 12 per cent of Canada’s landscape and store more carbon than all other ecosystems in the country combined… Yet until now, information on these critical ecosystems has been difficult to find. To address this gap, the Can-Peat Network at the University […]