30/5/09: Less people thinking of car-parking their gardens (but still way too many ...)

The May issue of the Royal Horticultural Society magazine 'The Garden' reports that a survey by engine manufacturer Briggs and Stratton has found that 'only 15% thought about turning their lawn into a car park - less than half the number in a similar 2004 survey'.

Yes guys, but:

- that's still a lot, especially when they're presumably not amongst the large number who have already done so. In other words, the inexorable trend will continue without serious action.

- the effect may be temporary, and simply linked to the 'recession'.