There’s a lot of crafty fun to be had with plants and gardens. From decorating a plant pot with paint to creating a little fairy garden, from growing potatoes in pots, to designing and creating a low waste garden or smallholding (if you’ve got the space and the time)
Indoor Plants
One of the most comprehensive house plant websites that we’ve come across can be found at House Plant Expert . You can spend ages browsing through, finding just the right plant for your home, and checking out how to look after the plants you already have.
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has a fascinatingly informative website about all aspects of gardening. From how to start out when you’re a complete beginner, to ideas for fun family activities, to all sorts of courses for adults.
Grow your own
It’s a lot of fun to grow your own fruit and vegetables. From sprouting cress on a damp kitchen towel, and growing a chilli plant on a sunny windowsill, to cropping blueberries and plums from your garden, there’s a whole yummy adventure just waiting for you.
One of our favourite websites for loads of useful information on growing your own in the UK is Garden Organic
Permaculture
If you want to take your gardening further – to using a design system to plan and create your own productive, waste minimising homestead – then permaculture could be the system for you. Permaculture can give a whole new set of tools for how you interact with nature. There are some fantastic resources at the website of Heather Jo Flores and at Permaculture Scotland