The Garden Minute: Mushrooms, Magic Sightings & and No-Mow May
☀️ 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.
🌼 Dandelions are the stars of No Mow May – here's why you should keep them in your garden
🌳 L-shaped garden ideas to help you create a visually pleasing space
🏡 How to make a home office work in your garden – the positioning, planting and pathway tips to know
🪴 What’s the 70/30 Gardening Rule? Experts Swear by This Secret for Stunning Gardens
👩🌾 Four gardening jobs you must do in May for a successful summer garden
☕ The Long Read
Down tools, grab a brew and get lost in a long read on your break
The ancient psychedelics myth: ‘People tell tourists the stories they think are interesting for them’
The narrative of ancient tribes around the world regularly using ayahuasca and magic mushrooms in healing practices is a popular one. Is it true?
📱 Ones to watch
Spotlight on some of the gardening creators we’re loving this week
Ben is big on design and interiors and one-half of Bloomsbury’s Pentreath & Hall interiors shop. He and his husband took on the lease of a Georgian parsonage in Dorset and his Instagram is full of its picturesque, wild garden set within a valley, featuring dancing lavender, blousy dahlias and the most glorious sunsets.
📍 Local news
From the weird to the wonderful. What’s happening in gardens around the UK?
📍 New family-run garden centre set to open at County Durham farm
📍 'Magic' rare otter sighting in Ceredigion garden pond
📍 Got green fingers? Here’s 8 spring gardens worth a visit
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Happy gardening! Jess x