The Garden Minute ⏰: Monday 27 November 2023
☀️Good morning Gardeners. Here is today's gardening round up :)
The best plants for a front garden. However big or small your front garden may be, you can make it more environmentally friendly by minimising non-permeable surfaces and introducing more planting. Clare Foster recommends the best plants for greening up the front of your house. House & Garden.
Compost pens: why I ban the "Cone"! I always instruct Clients, Trainees, Students - and anyone with even a passing interest in compost - to stack their compost pens in such a way that there is a depression in the centre of each pen, and not to pile things in a sort of cone shape. Rachel the Gardener Blog.
Alan Titchmarsh: The most spectacular flowers of spring are easy, guaranteed to flower — and now is the time to plant them. Country Life.
Top tips for trees – what you really need to know before you prune your trees. You may not intend to prune your trees yourself. But even if you employ a tree surgeon, there are key facts you need to know about tree maintenance. The Middle Sized Garden Blog.
You don’t need pricey products to transform your garden – here’s 8 ways to get plants for free. The Sun.
Easy to make Christmas garden wreath ideas for your own front door. Potato? Check. Kebab stick? Yep. Hannah Stevenson's guide to making your own wreath from garden bits? Yes! Then you're all set to start making your own decorations. In Your Area.
Longer autumns in our gardens – climate change effects. MandyCanUDigIt Blog.
The art of underplanting. Bring the ground under your trees to life. Mayo News.
Create nature-inspired Christmas gifts and decorations. This Christmas look to the garden and the natural world beyond for inspiration – and ingredients – to make thoughtful gifts and decorations. The English Garden.
In local news:
Tree giveaway in West Midlands to mark half a million being planted. BBC.
Gardening expert Monty Don awarded Honorary Degree from University of Stirling. Broadcaster, writer and celebrity gardener Monty Don OBE has received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Stirling in recognition of his outstanding contribution to horticulture, broadcasting, and charity. University of Stirling.
It’s a bright clear frosty morning on the plot. There’s some composting to do, a little tidying, but mainly this is a moment to pause to give thanks. The Guardian.
Why I Don't Put the Garden to Bed in Winter. Liz Zorab. YouTube.
18 of the UK’s prettiest light trails you can visit this Christmas 2023. iNews.
Six on Saturday: Like a Thief in the Night. After a few days of clear sunny days and blue skies, even with a hint of warmth in the sun on Thursday, it was almost inevitable that we would soon be seeing our first frost of the season – and so it was, arriving like a thief in the night. Rambling in the Garden Blog.
Every gardener needs these 16 tools in their kit. These essential bits of kit aren’t the cheapest, but if you choose quality over price they should last you for years. Daily Telegraph. Subscription required.
Baytree Garden Centre’s advice on dazzling dahlias. Spalding Today. Podcast.
7 festive plants that are poisonous to pets – experts urge pet owners to be vigilant this Christmas. Ideal Home.
Redruth 'Naked Gardener' strips off for new charity calendar. Brett Donnelly features in a new calendar - with a bit of a twist - all in aid of the Gardeners Royal Benevolent Society. Pirate FM.
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