That's just the time dilation effect of getting older. (And councils cutting back on maintenance.)

Billt, Are you saying that things are growing at the same speed as they used to?

Posted By: tonyA barely mentioned consequence of increased levels of CO2 in our atmosphere is that things grow faster.

Actually, that's widely commented on but not usually true. The “CO₂ is plant food” argument has been used a lot by the more “skeptical” elements. It's true that CO₂ can be the limiting factor in plant growth and adding more can increase the growth (common in greenhouses where nutrients, temperature, humidity and water are well controlled) but for most wild plants other factors are more limiting so extra CO₂ has little effect.

If things are growing faster then it could be it's down to it being warmer and wetter rather than more CO₂ directly.

Posted By: JoinerI'd just attributed the lush (in the old sense of the word) growth in our garden to the combination of plenty of rain, lots of sun, and very mild, damp mornings with cool nights, not climate change.

Very much so. Fantastic growing weather lately.

In the absence of firm data to support the CO2 hypothesis, Occam's razor would back you up Joiner.

@nbwilding - which CO2 hypothesis did you have in mind?

The hypothesis that CO2 increases might be responsible for things growing where they didn't use to...rather than the alternative of lots of rain the past few summers.