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GARDENING NEWS 055
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TV shows inspiring us to watch wildlife closer to home, jobs to do in the garden this month, plus grow your own this National Gardening Week
gardens, more Brits than ever are buying gadgets such as wildlife cameras to keep tabs on the wildlife in their gardens. Since the programmes aired,
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LaptopsDirect.co.uk has seen an increase in demand for their outdoor wildlife cameras range, with sales increasing by a staggering 160%, compared to the same time last year. Additional research of 1,068 UK adults carried out by the gadgets and technology retailer also revealed: • This was most likely to be the case for those aged over 65 – a staggering 62% of
nspired by series such as Dynasties, Blue Planet and Springwatch to be looking out for nature in their own
whom said this is the case for themselves. • 1 in 3 (36%) Brits say they’ve been inspired by nature documentaries to look out for nature and wildlife in their own gardens. • While the over-65s were found to be overwhelmingly the most inspired by nature documentaries to look out for nature and wildlife in their own gardens, 31% of 30-40 year olds and 2 in 10 (19%) of 20-30 year olds also said such documentaries have inspired them. • Furthermore, 37% reported that they would consider local wildlife when deciding where to go for a weekend walk, as they’d like to see animals close to home in their natural habitats.
4 things to do IN THE GARDEN this month
1. A spot of hoeing in May, when the soil is dry, stops weeds in their tracks and will save you a whole lot of work later on.
Grow your own this National Gardening Week
Encouraging everyone to grow-your- own is the aim of this year’s National Gardening Week when it returns from 29th April-5th May. The theme for 2019 is Edible Britain, with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) calling on gardeners up and down the country to share their love of home-grown produce. Now in its eighth
year, the annual event has grown in popularity every year with National Gardening Week 2018 seeing hundreds of events taking place around the
country and thousands of people sharing their ‘passion for plants’ on social media. In 2019, the RHS hopes even more
people will get involved and has created a brand new website so people can fi nd out how to take part – visit
rhs.org.uk/ nationalgardeningweek For this year’s Edible Britain theme, the RHS will aim to demonstrate that everyone has space to grow something delicious to eat, whether it’s a single pot of herbs on the windowsill or an allotment overflowing with courgettes and potatoes.
The aim of National Gardening Week is to
raise awareness of the difference that gardens and gardening can make to the lives of everyone.
2. Celebrate the season by planting out your annuals towards the end of the month when danger of frost has passed. Your hanging baskets and bedding plants will give you vibrant colour right through until October.
3. If you are growing strawberries, lay straw between the plants and the soil. It will lessen the chance of mould spoiling your crop and will keep those luscious red fruits clean too. And it’s time to make supports for runner beans. Allow about 2.5m of height and plant just one bean per support. These can go in the ground at the end of the month.
4. Did you know that you can achieve greater yields from your vegetable beds if you plant in triangles rather than rows or squares? Stagger your plants – but don’t plant them too closely. The crop is far better when you leave a bit more space between them.
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