{"id":15039,"date":"2013-01-14T00:01:46","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T07:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15039"},"modified":"2013-01-13T09:47:53","modified_gmt":"2013-01-13T16:47:53","slug":"slower-gardening-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/gardeners\/slower-gardening-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Slower Gardening 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Old<\/a><\/p>\n

Five years ago I recommended taking gardening at a steady pace, I could have called it slower gardening. Shortly I will give some tips on slower gardening but as a reminder some oak, conifers and other trees come into their own when they are 1000 years old.
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Who Are Slower Gardeners<\/h3>\n

A slower gardener has infinite patience and may be of any age and from any sex.
\nGardeners who are growing for future generations and those who take environmental issues seriously.
\nThe mature gardener who ‘potters’ rather than double digs like they used too.
\nGarden visitors who support open gardens, national collections and boutique nurseries who grow their own.<\/p>\n

Tips for Slower Gardeners<\/h3>\n

Embrace natural gardens.
\nUse your brain not your brawn. Cut grass less often, reduce the number of annuals you grow, aim for a low maintenance garden.
\nGive trees and shrubs the space to live and develop.
\nSit back with a drink and drink in the beauty of your garden more often.
\nDo not sweat the small stuff – nature will be the long term winner despite you not because of what you do.<\/p>\n

Plants for Slower Gardeners<\/h3>\n

Long lived houseplants such as Aspidistra can appeal to the slower gardener.
\nDo not expect instant colour or optimum shape and form from new plants. Good things take time.
\nNaturalised bulbs like crocus and narcissus are good for slower growers
\nTake up topiary or bonsai to see how slow some plants are to develop.
\nRemember pruning can encourage more new growth so save your self a job.<\/p>\n

\"Bolton<\/a>
\nThe monks habit of growing in grass.
\nPhoto Credits
\nOld Cottonwood Tree by David~O 2.0 Generic
\nhow old are yew? by __andrewCC BY-NC 2.0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Take your time in the garden, nature takes her time and generally wins in the end. Tortoises are better in the garden than hares!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[211],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gardeners"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15039\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}