The Garden Minute ⏰: Monday 8 April 2024
☀️Good morning Gardeners. Here is today's gardening round up :)
Five of the most amazing mazes according to a man who makes them
Adrian Fisher is a world-famous maze designer. The man behind the Saltburn maze tells us about some of his favourites.
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How to care for pansies to ensure colourful, blooming garden borders this summer
Ensure the flowers stay bright and healthy all summer long, year after year
Tender vegetables to sow in April
Mid-April is the perfect time to sow tender vegetables - in the greenhouse or on a sunny windowsill - for planting out when the risk of frost is over.
How the crazy weather is impacting our gardens, from cancelled events to mega early blooms
More and more gardens are struggling to open due to the impact of wet weather and flooding. What does this mean for gardens and garden visitors?
London's royal parks seek budding apprentice gardeners. The charity that looks after London's historic royal parks is offering 10 new places for its "renowned apprenticeship scheme".
The Royal Parks charity says it is "looking for aspiring horticulturists" to work with "top" gardeners. BBC.
5 gardening activities for children
Have you got little ones at home, or are you looking after youngsters during the Easter holidays? There’s a huge amount of enjoyment to be had outside on the veg plot if you’re young and energetic - here are five fun gardening activities for children this spring…
Keep Your Pots Flourishing
Pots and baskets may be an easy way of adding quick colour to the garden, but they need consistent care to keep them looking their best for the next few months. Deadheading is essential, not only to keep plants looking their best but also to encourage them to create a profuse succession of blooms. Leave dead flowers in place and the plants will make seed heads instead of new buds.
How to create a DIY sweet pea den for your garden
A little forward planning will see you with a lovely floral hideaway
‘It will blow people away’: Dutch superstar gardener redesigns RHS flagship Wisley garden
He has been called the “Rembrandt of gardens”, the masterful Dutch designer behind the Olympic Park in London, the High Line in New York and countless other green spaces around the world, bringing a sense of wilderness into cultivated and urban settings.
Now Piet Oudolf, 79, one of the most influential gardeners of modern times, has redesigned one of his famous horticultural tapestries, the Glasshouse borders at the Royal Horticultural Society’s flagship Wisley garden in Surrey, in the UK. The two-acre space, which he has redeveloped 20 years after he created them, will open to the public next month. The Guardian.
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