The Garden Minute: Seeds, Weeds and Garden Histories

☀️ Good morning Gardeners. Need a little Monday Motivation? Here's a round up of gardenspiration to set you up for the week ahead.

Jess

Mar 03, 2025

A round-up of tips, tricks and news snippets on all things garden-related.

🥕 Spring is here! It’s time to sow vegetable seeds in your garden

🐦‍⬛ What to not feed garden birds - harmful foods to avoid

🌼 The daffodil full of 'simple, dotty charm' the most generous of all Narcissus species

✂️ List of five plants gardeners urged to 'get pruning' in March as spring approaches

🚫 Picking daffodils and other wildflowers could cost you £5,000 this spring

💐 Dawn Chorus: How to travel around the world in 19 flowers

Plant Offer: Any 3 plants for £10.99 at Plant Drops

☕ The Long Read

Down tools, grab a brew and get lost in a long read on your break

Not a long read, but an interesting read nonetheless!

The Gardens Timeline from English Heritage takes you on an interactive tour of gardens through the years, demonstrating how landscaping and planting techniques have changed and evolved.

‘Civilisations around the world have been creating gardens for thousands of years, usually for the enjoyment of the rich and powerful. In England, however, there is no evidence or record of ornamental gardens before the Roman conquest. Since then, garden designs have continued to evolve, influenced by the changing priorities and resources of their owners as well as the prevailing fashions.’

Explore the timeline

📱 Ones to watch

Spotlight on some of the gardening creators we’re loving this week

Arabella Lennox Boyd - @aralennoxboyd

As the owner of Gresgarth Hall, Arabella is responsible for creating one of the most lovely gardens in the UK, which she gives new views of on her instagram account as she charts its seasonal changes.

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