The Evening Standard had a piece in the Homes & Property section on Friday about low maintenance gardening with suggestions for plants that can be grown with little care or attention.
Down towards the bottom of the article is a small section about Julie McMurtrie, also known as @365daysgarden on Inatagram :
Tips from a âhandsoffâ gardening pro
In Forest Hill , south London, Julie McMurtrie is a dab hand at finding âhands-offâ plants. The keen community gardener, who shares her images on Instagram @365daysgarden not only looks after her own garden but also the nextdoor plot and a community space at the end of the road. âI tried to make the planting really low-maintenance so I didnât have to keep going down there and watering,â she says.
Outside the community cafe, Julie pulled up the paving and planted rock roses and lambâs ears and has never had to water them. Next door she combined a âhuge and gorgeousâ cardoon with a tree mallow, while hers is a colourful self-supporting mass of geraniums, ladyâs mantle and sisyrinchium that people stop to take pictures of. All need little attention and no additional watering.
Her top tip for a hands-off plant? âPerennial wallflower Bowlesâs Mauve â it flowers in my garden year-round. And donât forget geums, they flower all summer without deadheading.â
Check out her Instagram for lots of pretty flower pics, and the odd cake and fox: https://www.instagram.com/365daysgarden/
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