Gardening in a changing climate
Weather
If there's one thing that fascinates the British - it has to be the weather. And weather for gardeners is a vital subject when deciding what to do and what to plant. A changing climate will make weather watching even more important in the future.
What's the weather today and in the future?
RHS Weathercall
Telephone-based daily weather service
RHS Weather Station at Wisley
The RHS has a weather station at RHS Garden Wisley and we will be providing monthly information from it. The data is used by the Met Office
View the information from the Wisley Weather Station
Other weather watchers
Join in the fun...
The following have excellent weather websites &/or look at how the weather is affecting their gardening.
My garden - a garden through the seasons
Weather stations at home
If you've ever fancied keeping a record of how the weather is changing in your locality, there's never been a better time to do it. And now there is a wide range of equipment available to the home meteorologist.
If you are a keen weather watcher we would love to hear from you. Full details will be available shortly.
Some equipment can be viewed and purchased via the links below:
Weather Display: software you can buy to get the most from your weather station
DIY
Or you may prefer to have a go at a home-made weather station. The following websites can help:
www.salemclock.com/weather/weather01.htm
www.bbc.co.uk/wear/weather/barometer.shtml
www.rmets.org/pdf/SIMWeameasurements.pdf
Weather watching for children
The Scholastic website has an excellent area for weather watching for children, including home-made equipment.
Visit the Scholastic Weatherwatch website
RHS weather events
The RHS will be running a series of events throughout 2008 on weather and climate. Climate- and weather-related subjects will also be represented at RHS shows
We will have more details nearer the time, but you can find out more using RHS Event Finder; for events at gardens, use the advanced search facility and use weather as one of the keywords.