The Garden Minute: Bees, Botanical Gardens & Big, Juicy Tomatoes
☀️ Good morning Gardeners. Need a little Monday Motivation? Here's a round up of gardenspiration to set you up for the week ahead.
✂️🌱 Curated Cuttings
A round-up of tips, tricks and news snippets on all things garden-related.
🌱 Not all weeds are bad news but these interlopers have no place in my veg patch
🚰 Gardeners told to never water plants at a specific time in summer
🍅 Gardener reveals surprisingly simple hack for growing big, juicy tomatoes: 'Great tips'
👩🌾 5 ways gardening can improve your health
🛏️ Lie Down, Log Off — 9 Garden Day Beds That Make a Case for Doing Less
🥕 5 vegetables to grow in shady gardens that aren't leafy greens
Plant Offer: New stock online at the Secret Gardening Club. Buy any 15+ plants for £2.99 each
☕ The Long Read
Down tools, grab a brew and get lost in a long read on your break
The ancient psychedelics myth: ‘People tell tourists the stories they think are interesting for them’ – podcast
The narrative of ancient tribes around the world regularly using ayahuasca and magic mushrooms in healing practices is a popular one. Is it true?
📱 Ones to watch
Spotlight on some of the gardening creators we’re loving this week
Amy Newsome is a Kew-trained plantswoman, cook, writer, beekeeper.
Follow for interesting updates on her hive, recipes and growing tips as well as workshops.
📍 Local news
From the weird to the wonderful. What’s happening in gardens around the UK?
📍Historic Garden of England protected with new sparkling National Nature Reserve
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Happy gardening! Jess x