The Garden Minute: Bird Watching, Bare Roots and a Bit of Poetry
☀️ Good morning Gardeners. And welcome to a new year! 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.
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☕ The Long Read
Down tools, grab a brew and get lost in a long read on your break
Fancy a little literary inspiration to start the new year? There’s no shortage of fodder to be found in the garden - no wonder it’s the muse for so many poets and creatives.
Here’s a few poems to celebrate the beauty of nature and the outdoors.
📱 Ones to watch
Spotlight on some of the gardening creators we’re loving this week
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The rekha.garden.kitchen feed is full of tasty tidbits to help you grow delicious produce that packs a punch of flavour, and saves you a few pennies too.
📍 Local news
From the weird to the wonderful. What’s happening in gardens around the UK?
📍 Hospital's secret garden helping dementia patients
📍 Sunken garden restored by army of volunteers
📍 The fairytale garden with unique plants, spiral tower and Japanese bridge, yards from busy road
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Happy gardening! Jess x