The Garden Minute ⏰: Monday 15 January 2024
☀️Good morning Gardeners. Here is today's gardening round up :)
10 beautiful garden ideas for different parts of the garden. Are you looking for garden ideas for a difficult part of your garden? Perhaps you’ve changed the way you use the space or something needs replacing, such as a dead tree or a rotting shed? Or you’d just like more wow factor as you step out the back door or look out of the window? The Middle Sized Garden.
Gardening with Pat Duke: Which flowers work well in your winter bed and more. You could be forgiven for thinking that the recent deluges are only good for growing rice or marsh plants. January in particular sorts the men from the boys and women from the girls in gardening terms. It’s relatively simple to have a colourful bed in mid summer with plants dropped in at great expense from a homogenous garden centre. To have a garden in January that draws you down there to look at its winter displays requires another level of knowledge and horticultural skill. Torbay Weekly.
'Weeds' vs invaders: Supporting gardeners. Gardeners are a key front line against invasive species – one of the five direct drivers of global change in nature – but current understanding is insufficient to empower gardeners in the management of invasive plants, a new study has found. University of Reading.
Where art meets biology: How Anne Wright has bred some of the world’s most covetable snowdrops. At Dryad Nursery near York, botanical artist Anne Wright has been breeding some highly collectable snowdrops, writes Mary Keen. Country Life.
The best catkin plants and trees for your garden. Planting catkins encourages wind pollination in your garden, which has some advantages for trees. I News.
The RSPB’s top 10 ways to boost your mood this January. If you’re feeling a little out of sorts or lacking in motivation this month, why not try some of these tried and tested mood-boosters to help you get back on track. RSPB.
In local news:
NTS and Friends of Crarae work to restore garden after 2023 flooding.
Horticultural society hosting free event about rock gardens in new home.
Prune your apples and pears now and you’ll be repaid in bushels come September. Keeping fruit trees looking attractive and cropping well isn’t as tricky as you think, and definitely worth the effort. The Guardian.
Why creating a pond in your garden is great for wildlife. Great British Life.
When to prune photinia – an expert guide to keeping your hedge looking its best. Photinias only require a light prune, but it's important to tackle the job at the right time of year. Ideal Home.
Gilbert White's Garden made RHS 'Partner Garden' in coup for Selborne. THE UK’S leading gardening charity is getting into a flower bed with Gilbert White’s House & Gardens. Farnham Herald.
Best room in your home to keep a peace lily houseplant - and how to take care of it. There are many things to consider when it comes to ensuring your plant's survival. Here's how to look after your peace lily, and the best room they should be kept in so their leaves won't brown this winter. Daily Mirror.
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