The Garden Minute ⏰: Monday 4 March 2024
☀️Good morning Gardeners. Here is today's gardening round up :)
Plants that flower in March
Discover the plants that will bring colourful flowers to your garden in March – many also make great cut flowers. Gardeners World.
How to stop tulips from drooping. House Beautiful.
Take a walk in Italian writer Umberto Pasti's Moroccan hillside garden
Twenty years in the making, Italian writer Umberto Pasti's Moroccan hillside garden combines spectacular views with a carefully cultivated mass of indigenous plants he has saved from extinction. House & Garden.
How to grow Spring Cabbages. There are few veg that remain enormously productive in the face of extreme cold and exposure. But spring cabbages sown now will stand their ground to provide you with delicious home-grown. Grow Fruit & Veg.
JOBS FOR MARCH
Ben Vanheems shares some essential tasks to carry out in your garden and allotment for March.
SOW NOW
Aubergine, broad beans, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, summer cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chillies, cucumber, kohl rabi, leeks, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, radish, salad leaves, spinach, spring onion, tomato, turnips
PLANT NOW
Garlic, Jerusalem artichoke, rhubarb, shallots, soft and tree fruits
Continues at Kitchen Garden.
Grow nostalgic sweet violets for fragrance and the prettiest spring flowers
The sweet violet, Viola odorata, may be a diminutive flower, but the small, slightly asymmetrical, pansy-like flowers are highly fragrant. The English Garden.
Top ten books about plants you need to have on your shelves. Looking for the best books about plants from essays, to plant identification and inspiration? Head gardener at Hepworth Wakefield Katy Merrington rounds up ten of the top books to invest in. Gardens Illustrated.
How to stay sane in mad March
While southern gardeners might try their luck with outdoor sowing, those further north may be advised to leave it later. The Guardian.
Indoor plant lamps and lighting to support your houseplants. A plant grow lamp is one of the few things you may need in your houseplant toolkit to help your new friends settle into their new homes and stay healthy. Modern Gardens.
9 invasive plants of the future to look out for in your garden
How to grow & care for Hostas. Hostas are fantastic tropical looking plants for shady gardens that add incredible texture in the summer. Knowing how to grow hostas is essential to avoid the usual mistakes when it comes to trying to grow these plants. This guide is going to show you how to grow hostas and avoid the many problems they can face, mainly slugs! Soon enough you'll be saying goodbye to slugs and enjoying healthy hostas in no time. Garden Ninja.
The world’s most beautiful opera house foyer? A tour of the glorious gardens of Glyndebourne.
Make | Natural Watercolours. The Simple Things.
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