The Garden Minute: Nasturtiums, Online Nurseries & Never Ending Holidays
☀️ Hello 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.
☀️ ‘It’s a never-ending holiday!’ 17 tips to make the most of summer – indoors and out
🌱 Poppy Okotcha Shares Her Ecological Gardening Tips
💦 Gardeners urged to plant 5 flowers that thrive without water even in summer
🌺 5 nasturtium varieties I’m growing right now as a professional gardener
👨🌾 The UK’s best online nurseries to transform your garden without leaving home
☕ The Long Read
Down tools, grab a brew and get lost in a long read - or podcast - on your break
A deadly mission: how Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira tried to warn the world about the Amazon’s destruction.
The Guardian journalist and the Brazilian Indigenous expert were killed while investigating the impact of deforestation. In this extract from the book Phillips was writing at the time of his death, he reflects on his encounters with the rainforest and its people – and why it is so vital to save this precious place.
📱 Ones to watch
Spotlight on some of the gardening creators we’re loving this week
In a rainbow of delicious yields, Amber’s Allotment brings an inspiring vibrancy to the adventures of allotment growing.
Follow along for tips, advice and a riot of colour!
📍 Local news
From the weird to the wonderful. What’s happening in gardens around the UK?
📍Barnsley’s Best Garden competition: Mick works his magic to water his ‘zen’ garden
📍 Cheshire College unveils wellbeing garden after inspiring collaboration with Chester Zoo
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Happy gardening! Jess x