The Garden Minute ⏰: Tuesday 23 January 2024
☀️Good morning Gardeners. Here is today's gardening round up :)
New Brexit checks ‘pose existential threat’ to UK fruit and flower growers. NFU warns blanket import checks from April could fuel long delays and damage future crops. The Guardian.
Flower seller Bloom & Wild slides into loss as sales wilt. Bloom & Wild swung to a loss after customers stopped splashing out on flowers due to the cost of living crisis. This is Money.
The best plants with coloured stems to grow in your garden this winter. Plant coloured stems where the low winter sun falls reliably for some glistening hues. I News.
The industrial English city with more trees than people. BBC.
Tom Stuart-Smith to design National Garden Scheme’s 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden. The National Garden Scheme will have a show garden at the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show next May. Designed by eight times RHS gold medal winner, Tom Stuart-Smith, and sponsored by Project Giving Back, the garden will exemplify the joy and associated health and wellbeing benefits of garden visiting that have been at the heart of the National Garden Scheme since 1927. Sussex World.
Monty Don's pixie irises have set Instagram on fire – here's how to grow your own. Ideal Home.
What is a low-carbon garden and how do you achieve it? Chelsea designers explain the importance of low-carbon gardens in the fight against climate change. The Irish News.
In local news:
Spring Plant Hunters' Fair at Cholmondeley Castle Gardens on Sunday 28th April.
Damage caused to Thatcham Town Council Jubilee Sensory Garden.
12 beautiful gardens and promenades to visit in Liverpool and Merseyside.
Helmsley Walled Garden given £130,000 lottery cash boost. A North Yorkshire garden has been awarded £130,000 to train volunteers in plant propagation. Helmsley Walled Garden will use the National Community Lottery Fund money to set up a three-year programme called "Learning to Grow". It would also create job opportunities and traineeships, the charity said. BBC.
Is Investing In Copper Gardening Tools Really Worth It? Once, copper and its alloys — bronze and brass — were the metals of choice for professional gardeners due to their malleability, durability, and rust resistance. House Digest.
When to sow forget-me-not seeds - the perfect time for planting in the ground or in containers. Ideal Home.
Six things you should never store in your garden shed over winter. In Your Area.
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