The Garden Minute: Rats, Otter Raids & Reasons to Plant Trees
☀️ 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.
🌳 Want a tree for the garden? Ask yourself these questions first
🦦 Why are otters raiding urban garden ponds?
😋 Delicious fruit you need to take care of now for amazing harvest next year
🌶️ The unusual reason you must sprinkle chilli powder in your garden
🍁 Monty Don shares 'hard' & 'important' gardening job to do before it's too late
☕ The Long Read
Down tools, grab a brew and get lost in a long read on your break
If you struggle with rats in the garden, you’re not alone. This podcast version of a long read explores the science of pest control and and the history of our war with the rodent.
📱 Ones to watch
Spotlight on some of the gardening creators we’re loving this week
Aaron Bertelsen - @aaronbertelsenofficial
Great Dixter gardener and expert vegetable grower, Aaron believes that everyone can grow something and encourages this sentiment on his Instagram.
📍 Local news
From the weird to the wonderful. What’s happening in gardens around the UK?
📍 Cropwell Community Garden receives grant to help end loneliness
📍 'Award winning' garden centre in Powys named among the best in the UK
📍 Suffolk Prickles Hedgehog Rescue set up new disabled garden
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Happy gardening! Jess x