The Garden Minute: Soil, Spiders and Singapore Gardens
☀️ 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.
🌻 Meet my accidental garden hero, the defiant but unassuming verbascum
🐶 Puppy-proofing your garden: How to share your garden oasis with pets
🪻 3 mistakes to avoid when it comes to lavender
🌺 How to take fuchsia cuttings – simple tips for successful propagation
🕷️ Common garden mistake you’re making that could be attracting spiders
The plant offer from ‘Plant Drops’ today is 3 x Dianthus Coconut Sundae for £8.99
☕ The Long Read
Down tools, grab a brew and get lost in a long read on your break
‘I’ve seen an entirely different side to this city, and it’s wild’ – what Singapore can teach us about how to live in nature
This jungle-rich, micro metropolis is paving the way in cultivating urban greenery.
📱 Ones to watch
Spotlight on some of the gardening creators we’re loving this week
Perhaps less the plants and more what the plants grow from, The Land Gardeners are passionate about improving soil quality.
That’s not to say there isn’t PLENTY of content about beautiful blooms and bountiful yields. But this account dives into how better soil can achieve those outcomes, with lots of opportunities to learn and…ahem…grow.
📍 Local news
From the weird to the wonderful. What’s happening in gardens around the UK?
📍 The Manchester hidden Gardener's Cottage serving afternoon tea at historic park
📍 Diary of a Great Dixter Volunteer – Escaped sheep, hydrangeas and a plant fair
📍 An adorable house of plants hidden inside a South London railway arch
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Happy gardening! Jess x