Five Essentials for New Gardeners
- A first essential is enthusiasm and an interest in plants, flowers and growing things. You are reading this so you qualify on this first essential.
- Know that plants require air, water and a safe home – (soil, plant pot or bit of land).
- Seed or plant matter to start life then nourishment to continue living. Even without a gardener’s help bare soil will be colonised, mainly by unwanted weeds in my case.
- Size ins’t important you can start to garden on a windowsill or in a plant pot.
- I recommend some instant gratification, try acquiring a mature flowering plant or good vegetable seedlings to get you in the mood.