Nasturtiums are easy to grow and totally edible—flowers, leaves, and seeds! 🌼🌿 Plant in full sun, poor soil, and water sparingly. Pick blooms when fully open for the best flavor—peppery like rocket. Toss into salads, stuff with cream cheese, or use as a vibrant garnish. #edibleflowers #gardenchat
Nasturtiums are easy to grow and totally edible—flowers, leaves, and seeds! 🌼🌿 Plant in full sun, poor soil, and water sparingly. Pick blooms when fully open for the best flavor—peppery like rocket. Toss into salads, stuff with cream cheese, or use as a vibrant garnish. #edibleflowers #gardenchat
Courgette flowers are edible and delicious! 🌼 Grow them in rich soil with plenty of sun. Pick male flowers (no fruit behind) early in the morning when open. Stuff with ricotta, batter & fry, or toss raw into salads for a delicate treat. A short-lived beauty—harvest before they wilt! #gardenchat
Courgette flowers are edible and delicious! 🌼 Grow them in rich soil with plenty of sun. Pick male flowers (no fruit behind) early in the morning when open. Stuff with ricotta, batter & fry, or toss raw into salads for a delicate treat. A short-lived beauty—harvest before they wilt! #gardenchat
Spring is the perfect time to forage wild garlic! Its tender leaves are bursting with flavour—ideal for making garlic butter (freeze it for later) or a punchy pesto. A seasonal treat that brings the wild into your kitchen! #foraging #wildgarlic #springrecipes #gardenchat
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Spring is the perfect time to forage wild garlic! Its tender leaves are bursting with flavour—ideal for making garlic butter (freeze it for later) or a punchy pesto. A seasonal treat that brings the wild into your kitchen! #foraging #wildgarlic #springrecipes #gardenchat
Sunshade companions: Sow turnips beside tall crops like peas, runner beans, sweetcorn, or tomatoes. Their shade keeps turnips cool and tender—no woody roots! Another tip: keep soil moist with mulch to help retain water and suppress weeds. Healthy roots = tastier harvests! #gardenchat #growyourown
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Sunshade companions: Sow turnips beside tall crops like peas, runner beans, sweetcorn, or tomatoes. Their shade keeps turnips cool and tender—no woody roots! Another tip: keep soil moist with mulch to help retain water and suppress weeds. Healthy roots = tastier harvests! #gardenchat #growyourown

I've been going through the press releases, scribbled notes and photos from the recent Garden Press Event. This rather lovely new clematis was just one of the things I saw.

Head over to my blog to read about the day: https://bit.ly/4bgGNn0

#gardens #gardening #clematis #flowers #plants #GardenChat #clematis #BlogPost #journalist

A Growing Trend at The Garden Press Event - The Chatty Gardener

A round-up of some of the trends at The Garden Press Event 2025

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15 Edible Ground Cover Plants That Will Add Color to Your Garden—and Flavor to Your Cooking

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These edible ground cover plants can be grown in your garden or harvested in the wild and used to enhance your cooking. We talked to experts who discuss the plants' flavors and how best to use them.

Message: From wild ginger to wintergreen, these ground cover #plants are attractive and edible. #gardenchat

February 17, 2025 at 07:17AM