{"id":144609,"date":"2024-05-31T23:23:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T16:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-power-to-help-the-planet-is-at-your-green-fingertips-letters\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T23:38:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T16:38:29","slug":"the-power-to-help-the-planet-is-at-your-green-fingertips-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-power-to-help-the-planet-is-at-your-green-fingertips-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"The power to help the planet is at your (green) fingertips | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nReaders extol the benefits of sustainable gardening in response to a long read about the untapped potential of home gardensKate Bradbury\u2019s article struck a very loud chord (Where the wild things are: the untapped potential of our gardens, parks and balconies, 28 May). I have been gardening for many moons, having caught the bug as a child, and have gone from the days of double digging and spraying anything that moves to the current advice to avoid digging and to plant for the climate. In all that time it barely occurred to me that what I was doing might be bad for the planet, but lately I have wondered if gardening itself might be a problem.It\u2019s not just the paving and plastic grass, but the constant desire to have the latest plants, the most up-to-date garden designs, and the need to buy ever more compost, chemicals, and equipment. All of this uses energy and natural resources, and comes with the need to dispose of the unfashionable, whether it be vegetation or planters or decking. It\u2019s a huge industry, and shows like Chelsea add fuel to the fire with the annual catwalk of new ideas. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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