| Attracting Birds to Gardens
The sounds and movements of birds really bring a garden to life. Their search for food, their mating behaviour, their squabbles over territory, or nest building can provide many enjoyable hours for the keen observer. With careful selection of plant varieties, and their placement within your garden, you can have a major impact on the numbers and types of birds that will visit and take up residence in your garden....(Excerpt from page) Click to read more
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| Avoiding Sun Damage
Bright sunlight and long days make summer a real pleasure; but not everything about the sun is good. Some people will tell you that you need sun exposure for vitamin D production; but research shows that most of our vitamin D needs come from food we eat. Some sun exposure is useful; but perhaps minutes each day rather than hours may be the safer option!...(Excerpt from page) Click to read more
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Benefits in Growing Trees
 Trees have always been used by man as a source of building materials, food and fuel, but in todays world there are benefits that may be a little less embedded in our consciousness, but a the same time possibly even more important. Research has shown that a tree covered area can be cooler in summer and warmer in winter, and can significantly reduce other environmental issues including problems associated with wind and rain....(Excerpt from page) Click to read more
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Environmental Benefits of Green Walls
 The relationship between our environment and health can sometimes be difficult to determine for as number of reasons. For example, effects of the environment may only show up in the longer term rather than have an immediate impact. Some environmental effects may be localised e.g. due to faulty air conditioning whereas others may affect the broader community e.g. pollution from car fumes. Also, different factors can be more prevalent during different seasons e.g. pollen release, or at different times of the day. Furthermore some people are more vulnerable to environmental factors e.g. the frail and elderly, and people can also influence the environment as well as be affected by it. What we can say is that people are able to play a role in influencing risks to healt...(Excerpt from page) Click to read more
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Environmental Problems for Plants
 Heat, cold, wind, rain, frost, shade, pollution and other environmental problems can have disastrous effects on plants. Plant varieties vary in their tolerance of these conditions, for example the heat which might kill one plant may simply slow the growth of another....(Excerpt from page) Click to read more
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Grasslands Management for Environmental Improvement
 In the past there was not a great deal of interest in native grasslands. However it is now recognised that grasslands, like all other types of ecosystems, are very important resources both from a landscape and biodiversity perspective. They contribute to the environment in so many ways:...(Excerpt from page) Click to read more
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| Plan for Land Rehabilitation
Land rehabilitation begins with learning to understand the processes that cause degradation, then applying counter measures to halt those processes. Greater awareness and good education is always the starting point for solving these problems. There are a number of common sense strategies that should be adopted during the planning stage that will enhance the likelihood of a successful rehabilitation project....(Excerpt from page) Click to read more
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Protecting Plants against Bad Environments
 Environmental conditions can vary considerably even from one part of a property to another. You must choose the appropriate plants for the conditions you can offer it; or alter the conditions offered to suit the plants you grow. Plants are normally most sensitive to environmental problems when they are young, so it is important to:...(Excerpt from page) Click to read more
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| Soil Structure Problems
Soils are naturally a series of layers. The top layer or top soil will naturally have higher levels of organic matter. It is high in nutrients, and it absorbs and holds water when it rains, because the organic matter acts like a sponge.
When soil is plowed though, the top layer is mixed with lower layers; and that changes this natural structure. Tillage isn't the only reason why soil might degrade, but it is significant.
When soil degrades, no matter what the reason; there can be unwanted consequences.
Among other things their may be a reduction in the ability to absorb water; resulting in increased runoff which can cause erosion. ...(Excerpt from page) Click to read more
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What is Climate Change?
 Factors that cause Climate Change can include:...(Excerpt from page) Click to read more
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What is Solar Radiation
 As the solar radiation passes through the atmosphere, part of it is absorbed by the atmospheric gases, such as the ozone, water vapour and carbon dioxide (CO2). Another part of it is reflected back into the universe by the clouds. Some of the heat is dispersed in many directions by the reflection caused by tiny particles present in the air (e.g. gas molecules in the atmosphere, dust, etc). ...(Excerpt from page) Click to read more
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| Working in Green Spaces
You would be forgiven for thinking that a green space is a garden. In fact, many green spaces are gardens of sorts, but they also go beyond a typical home garden.
A green space may also be:...(Excerpt from page) Click to read more
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