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Sunday 22 May 2016

Greening Grey Britain

The Chelsea Flower Show opens today:
Chelsea Flower Show 2016: Bunny Guinness on what to expect from this year's show | The Telegraph

The problem is that no one's doing any gardening:
Why do front gardens get ignored in London?  | The Telegraph
'Generation rent' neglecting their gardens, warns RHS

And this has been a concern the RHS has been expressing for some time:
Futures Forum: The decline of the British front garden: "There's an environmental cost. Paving increases the risk of flash flooding - instead of grass and soil soaking up moisture, it runs straight off paving and overwhelms drainage systems."

It's with this in mind that the RHS has launched a campaign to 'green grey Britain':
Greening Grey Britain - make a promise / RHS Gardening

With an important event happening on Tuesday:

RHS Front Garden Summit
Join the debate on front gardens streamed live from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show - post your comments and questions on social media.
The Greening Grey Britain Front Garden Summit live streaming is from 5-7pm (approximate timings) on Tuesday 24 May on this page:

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