The Garden Minute ⏰: Tuesday 30 April 2024
☀️Good morning Gardeners. Here is today's gardening round up :)
RHS shows to tour in biggest change to the show system in decades
The RHS has announced that in future, several of the RHS Shows will tour to new locations in Gloucestershire, Yorkshire and Norfolk. Gardens Illustrated.
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Houseplant of the week: emerald ripple rosso
Adding a touch of red to all that green will energise your houseplant collection
How geraniums became the latest fashionable flower – and the best varieties to grow
Thought by some to be a little common, the British garden stalwart is having an image makeover. Daily Telegraph. Subscription may be required.
How to soundproof a garden - 7 ways to block out the noise
Stuck with noisy neighbours? Busy road ruining your garden tranquillity? Here’s some effective ways to shut out the sounds
Jo Thompson's dreamy planting for Wedgwood at Chelsea 2019
We look back at Chelsea 2019, when award-winning designer Jo Thompson created a show garden for Wedgwood, with perennial planting in a confection of pretty pastel shades.
How to grow Spring Cabbages
There are few veg that remain enormously productive in the face of extreme cold and exposure. But spring cabbages sown now will stand their ground to provide you with delicious home-grown. Grow Fruit and Veg.
Plants that flower in May
There's an abundance of flowers to pick in your garden in May - here are six of the best. Gardeners World.
GARDENING CHARITY URGES GARDENERS TO DITCH PEAT
“More needs to be done by the Government to ensure its proposed ban on the sale of bagged peat compost for amateur gardeners is fully implemented this year,” says Garden Organic’s chief executive Fiona Taylor. “Despite confirming a ban would take place from 2024, there has been no new information on when this will happen, or how it will be rolled out. We are concerned it will be unlikely to happen in 2024. Kitchen Garden.
18 of the best places across Britain to go and see bluebells this spring
Grow A Tiny Edible Garden
There’s plenty of delicious crops you can grow in pots, writes Chris Collins, Garden Organic’s head of horticulture.
3 rules to follow for growing fruit and vegetables in small spaces
Limited outdoor space doesn’t mean you can’t reap the rewards of delicious homegrown fruit and vegetables. After all, nothing quite beats making a cocktail in the kitchen using fresh mint, or the satisfaction of adding some homegrown tomatoes to a side salad. Country Living.
Artemis Moon Trees
In 1971, NASA astronaut Stuart Roosa, a former US Department of Agriculture Forest Services smoke jumper, carried tree seeds into lunar orbit during the Apollo 14 mission. The The US Department of Agriculture Forest Services grew those seeds into seedlings, and the distributed the resulting ‘Moon Trees’ to national monuments and dignitaries around the world, with a large number distributed as part of the United States Bicentennial events.
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