The Garden Minute: Monstera, Micro Gardens and Manicured Lawns
☀️ Good morning Gardeners. Need a little Monday Motivation? Here's a round up of gardenspiration to set you up for the week ahead.
✂️🌱 Curated Cuttings
A round-up of tips, tricks and news snippets on all things garden-related.
🪴 Cheap garden plants that live 'easily' for 50 years with no maintenance at all
🍂 The 9 best garden tools to make light work of autumn jobs
🌱 The garden-artwork that positively reframes ‘weeds’
🌹 ‘How I saved my garden roses from black spot with a quick three-minute task’
🥕 Planting in October. The best flowers, fruit & veg for a productive winter garden
🌊 Supercharging garden soil health and plants with seaweed
🧪 How to make your own monstera potting mix – an expert-recommended recipe
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☕ The Long Read
Down tools, grab a brew and get lost in a long read on your break
“Am I proud of my lawn? Absolutely not. I am completely ashamed of it. I have a terminal case of lawn guilt.”
On Terrain, Michael P Branch calculates the time, money, and emotional angst (if you’re me) we invest on tending to our lawns.
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📱 Ones to watch
Spotlight on some of the gardening creators we’re loving this week
Balcony gardening, houseplants and the benefits of gardening for mental health. These are the topics covered by Cloud Gardener UK, a Manchester-based vlogger who says:
“Container gardening on my balcony garden has its challenges. I started the channel to show & inspire others how to maximize on your own balcony gardens. I will also be introducing you to my Indoor Cloud Garden and meeting some of my favourite houseplants”
📍 Local news
From the weird to the wonderful. What’s happening in gardens around the UK?
📍 Flower power! Tiny garden scoops ‘bloom’ award
📍 Wednesbury gardener explains how he broke world record with huge cabbage
📍 Historic gardens brought back to life by u3a members
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Happy gardening! Jess x