The Garden Minute ⏰: Monday 15 April 2024
☀️Good morning Gardeners. Here is today's gardening round up :)
A tulip garden to die for: here's how to plant up tulips for dramatic effect
A creative meeting of minds has produced a dramatic spring garden of contrasts, with water at its heart. Gardens Illustrated.
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Ready, steady, grow: the flower season gets into its stride
Spring is the thing now. Our roof terrace is awash with colour. Pots of assorted sprawling daffodils. Others packed with tulips. The muscari are tiring, to be replaced with delicate, pointed, perpetual scarlet tulips. The lily of the valley have stirred. Otherworldly stems packed with tight, light-green flowers, readying to unfurl in all their scented glory.
Do outdoor kitchens add value to your home? Experts reveal if they're a good return on investment
Is an outdoor kitchen a worthwhile investment? This is how much value it can add to your property
Get the cottage garden look with spires of colourful hollyhocks
Hollyhocks are one of the most recognisable, quintessential cottage garden plants. Find out how to grow them and other related plants in the mallow family.
Five plant combinations for April
In April, the garden bursts into life, as spring blossom appears and borders and pots are awash with the bright colours of spring bulbs. The first tulips appear this month, the fresh foliage and flowers of euphorbias providing the perfect foil for their bright colours. Gardeners World.
When sheds become art: The ‘mini temples’ that stand proud on 200-year-old allotments
Arthur Parkinson marvels at the spectacular sheds of Stoney Road Allotments.
How to grow Currants
For those new to home-growing there’s no better place to start than soft fruit. Red- and whitecurrants in particular are a beginner’s dream – easy to care for, self fertile and with straight-forward pruning requirements that anyone can master.
Repotting A Failing Agapanthus
New compost should stimulate a wealth of flowers in summer
One of my favourite plants are agapanthus, those noble South African natives that thrive so well in our climate. With their glossy, strappy leaves and clusters of blue or white flowers held on strong stems, followed by interesting seedpods that look fabulous frosted in winter, they are a delight to grow.
They like a sunny, sheltered spot with rich, well-drained soil and because their stems are so robust, they make excellent plants for cutting. We have some in our borders and a few in patio containers. They usually all give a tremendous summer display but last year the potted ones only produced one flower between them.
6 expert ways to organise your garden shed
It doesn't get any more satisfying than a neat, tidy, and well-organised space – and your garden shed is no exception. In fact, an organised shed is so popular that garden retailer, Tiger, found that Pinterest searches for "shed storage ideas" increased by 69% over the last month. Country Living.
How to plant a beautiful summer border in a small garden
You don’t need a large space to create a stunning display with perennials; try this step-by-step guide. Daily Telegraph. Subscription may be required.
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