{"id":109428,"date":"2019-07-28T17:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/killing-plants-is-a-gardeners-rite-of-passage\/"},"modified":"2019-07-28T17:03:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T10:03:57","slug":"killing-plants-is-a-gardeners-rite-of-passage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/killing-plants-is-a-gardeners-rite-of-passage\/","title":{"rendered":"Killing plants is a gardener\u2019s rite of passage"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAll the great horticulturists have lost dozens of plants, so don\u2019t be afraid to treat your duds as a learning experienceIt\u2019s a fear I am forever hearing from my friends, on social media, even down the pub: \u201cI would love to grow plants, but I killed my last one.\u201d For timid first-timers, it seems, the idea of plants dying is one that fills them with dread, so much so that it put off even the most nature-loving ones from embarking on their horticultural adventure.So I\u2019ll let you in on a secret: I have killed plants, too. In fact, even though I get paid to tell people how to grow them, I have killed hundreds, maybe even thousands. And when I get together with my best mates, who all happen to be professional horticulturists at places like Kew Gardens and the Royal Horticultural Society, you know what we talk about? The plants we\u2019ve recently killed. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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