The Garden Minute ⏰: Monday 1 July 2024
☀️ 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.
⛔ No adults allowed! The Chelsea garden designed by children.
🌱 Don’t plant a thing until you’ve done this one essential task.
🐌 Slugs got your beans? Don’t despair – it’s not too late to sow again
🧠 New study shows gardening helps keep the brain healthy
🚰 Can you over water your plants? Here’s Ideal Home’s advice
❌ Apparently, you should never grow these in your garden - do you?
🦔 33 ways to welcome more wildlife into your garden
🌺 How to grow: achillea. Perfect landing pads for the pollinators
🦇 Want a goth garden? Here’s some spooky inspiration …
☕ The Long Read
Down tools, grab a brew and get lost in a long read on your break
For those who look on the lush green perfection of the lawns at Wimbledon, this piece dives into the impact it has on player performance and why it’s sometimes a love/hate relationship.
📱 Ones to watch
Spotlight on some of the gardening creators we’re loving this week
If you’re looking for tips on how to be more self-sufficient, Huw Richards’ YouTube is packed full of advice.
From tips to help you find the right plants for every place, to money and time saving hacks to help you make the most of your garden, Huw’s channel has you covered.
📍 Local news
From the weird to the wonderful. What’s happening in gardens around the UK?
📍 Open gardens in bloom at Letchworth festival
📍 Get your garden fix in Gwent this summer
📍 Stillingfleet Lodge, The Yorkshire gardens which have had a lifetime of care
💬 Your tips & tricks
The little tips, tricks, and timesavers you use in your garden.
Perhaps you’ve found a new use for something old. Perhaps you accidently stumbled on something that’s saved you HOURS on a gardening task. Whatever it is that you now can’t live without in your garden, we’d love to hear about it. Drop us a comment. 👇
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Happy gardening! Jess x