Know your Narcissi

Know your Narcissi

Daffodils might be some of the most recognisable flowers on the planet! But I’ve discovered there is an elaborate system to encompass the 1000’s of forms they take.
What is the difference between a daffodil and a jonquil? Where does narcissus come into it?

Click through for a beginners rundown on daffodil divisions and tips for care and cutting.

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GardenTube

GardenTube

Once you wade through YouTube's make-up tutorials and music videos, and locate the search button, you can type in the name of a garden, a style or concept, a gardener or designer, or just the question you might have. The results will range from brilliantly shot and informative to poor, but slow down and weed through them – you’ll find what you need, I promise!

Click through for some of my favourite channels across many different avenues of gardening….

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Finding refuge in the garden

Finding refuge in the garden

Recently I wrote to some of my growing mentors and asked them how their gardening passion has benefited their life. By and large, every reply, no matter how brief or lengthy, returned the same response. Collectively, they spoke of the therapy found in caring for their plants, and the satisfaction in the resulting produce and atmosphere – all resting on the profound positivity in connecting with nature.

Click through to explore the studies and books that reflect the positivity that gardening and growing and inject into our lives - particularly in such challenging global times!

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Handy tips from those that know

Handy tips from those that know

The only thing that is completely certain in gardening, is that, with time, you will learn something.
It is unavoidable – and quite reassuring for those of us starting out, wondering if it’s possible to get a grip on any of it!

I emailed some great, experienced gardeners I know for some handy tips they could offer beginners.

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