National Gardens Park
UK’s National Gardens Park [1] was launched in spring 2010.
The campaign is based on a recent survey which revealed that an average of 15% of UK gardeners would consider getting rid of their lawns to create hard landscaped driveways, additional parking spaces and home extensions. The aim of the campaign is to discourage homeowners from considering these options and educate them on the environmental benefits of having a lawn.[2] There is also recognition that low cutting large lawns as is traditional in the UK is not good for wildlife and bio-diversity.
' e campaign is currently supported by the RSBP and The Green Organization
It encourages like-minded individuals to sign up our changing weather patterns now urgently demand that we revise the way we mow," says John Deere's David Hart.
Th as members. The initiative aims to provide them with the knowledge and skills to enable them to personally improve their own and national environments by changing their attitudes towards to the garden lawn and their mowing habits.
References
- "John Deere UK & IE".
- "mow it like a meadow". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
The Royal Garden was commissioned by Queen Amalia in 1838 and completed by 1840. It was designed by the German agronomist Friedrich Schmidt who imported over 500 species of plants and a variety of animals including peacocks ducks and turtles.