The Garden Minute ⏰: Monday 19 February 2024
☀️Good morning Gardeners. Here is today's gardening round up :)
The coolest cold frames, from traditional looks to contemporary designs. Whether you’re raising seedlings, hardening off plants before exposing them to the elements, overwintering specimens that need a bit of extra protection or growing salad crops, a cold frame is an essential gardening tool. The English Garden.
"I didn't even like him at first" - how these horticultural couples garden together without killing each other.
Gardening has always attracted duos, perhaps because creating and maintaining a garden is a lot of work for one, or maybe because it is simply a nice way to spend time together.
From Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson at Sissinghurst to Margery Fish and her husband Walter at East Lambrook Manor, many remarkable gardens have been created by couples over the years. Gardens Illustrated.
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Grow the best sweet peas. The fragrance of sweet peas is the scent of summer and their delicate flowers among the joys of the season. A few plants will provide masses of cut flowers and bring colour to your garden so it is no wonder that sweet peas are one of our favourite flowers. They are plants for every gardener: easy to grow by anyone, but if you’re up for more of a challenge there are inventive ways to grow them well too. Garden News Magazine.
Blooming lovely: 12 of the UK’s best gardens to visit in early spring. The Guardian.
We're gardening billionaires in Britain: We can grow anything we want in the UK, but as Monty Don discovers on a trip to Spain, that can be a problem...Daily Mail.
In local news:
A community gardening group in Woodford is working to fight loneliness one plant at a time.
Gloucestershire study finding out where garden birds go at night.
Guisborough open gardens celebrate the Darlington snowdrop pioneer.
What is keyhole gardening? And how to add this sustainable growing system to your backyard.
This method of raised bed gardening is an ideal solution if you live in a challenging climate. Homes & Gardens.
Add Colour In The Green. This is the best time to plant snowdrops, says Ruth at Amateur Gardening.
The best solar garden lights of 2024 with advice from Gardener’s Question Time expert Matthew Wilson. Daily Telegraph. Subscription may be required.
9 spring gardening trends for 2024.
What’s hot (and what’s not) in the garden this spring? The UK’s top garden designers share their insights. Country Living.
Discover the top-scoring composts for sowing seeds, raising young plants and growing plants in containers. Which?
How to grow your own rosemary in the garden or on a windowsill. Ideal Home.
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