The Garden Minute: Wheelbarrows, Walled Gardens & Avoiding Waste

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

Jess

May 19, 2025

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

📅 3 outdated garden trends experts say we should be avoiding in 2025

🪴 5 shrubs that thrive on neglect – expert recommendations for low-maintenance, fuss-free plants

🥀 Gardener shares the 'most serious sign' to look out for on rose leaves this summer

👩‍🌾 The 10 best wheelbarrows to buy this summer, tested by a gardener

Plant Offer: Premium Perennials at the Secret Gardening Club - Any 12 plants for £3.99 each.

☕ The Long Read

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

The Curious Case of the Pygmy Nuthatch

During the pandemic, Forrest Wickman got into birds. So into birds, in fact, that he started noticing when birdcalls in movies didn’t match up with the birds that were actually on screen. And nothing was quite so egregiously mismatched as a particular bird who appears in 2000’s Charlie’s Angels and is definitively not a pygmy nuthatch.

Thankfully, Forrest Wickman is as obsessive about the truth as he is about birds, and his curiosity led him down a doozy of a rabbit hole.

Read on

📱 Ones to watch

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

Martha (@marfskitchengarden)

Through her account @marfskitchengarden, Martha Swales shares a vibrant journey through the world of home gardening in a humble backyard. Focused on growing a wide variety of herbs, vegetables, and flowers, she offers inspiration and tips for those looking to cultivate their own garden. Her recipe videos also show how the produce can be incorporated into different dishes with minimal waste. Recently, she has announced her book ‘Give it a Grow’ which breaks down a range of easy-to-implement gardening projects.