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Readly: Kitchen gardens are gardening priority this year: Gardening expert, Huw Richards, shares his advice
Other gardening priorities include planting bushes or trees (36 percent), creating a green oasis in the home (31 percent) and the design and look of outdoor gardens (21 percent). A third (34 percent) will focus efforts on getting their garden in shape for hosting social engagement this season.
The purpose of kitchen-gardening this season for one in three people (31 percent) is to eat what they yield with the intention of leading a more sustainable life. Strawberries, tomatoes and potatoes are the top three fruits and vegetables people will be growing this year.
Others will be gardening to make their home prettier or more inspiring (64 percent), for fresh air and physical activity (63 percent), to relax (59 percent), to learn a new skill (19 percent) and to unleash creativity (15 percent).
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When it comes to time invested in gardening this year, almost one in ten people (8 percent) believe they will spend 6-8 hours a week in their garden. A third (22 percent) will spend 1-2 hours or 3-5 hours (30 percent) each week.
In terms of gardening spaces, 9 in 10 people (88 percent) will garden outdoor green spaces, whilst one in three (27 percent) will be planting indoors and 6 percent will work on balcony boxes or allotments.
Almost 1 in 3 (32 percent) of Brits reported getting their gardening inspiration from their parents, 43 percent relied on trial and error and almost 1 in 5 (19 percent) are self-taught green fingers from reading gardening magazines and blogs.
The Readly app has a magazine or gardening article for every type of gardener, from the beginner to the advanced from the allotment owner to the balcony or window boxes. With thousands of titles as part of the unlimited digital reading subscription, it has hours of gardening inspiration and information.
The top 10 fruits and vegetables UK respondents said they will grow at home this year are:
Readly is giving 2 months of unlimited reading to over 7,000 digital magazines and newspapers including top gardening titles this season with a special offer until 31st May 2023 , visit www.readly.com/gardening.
sample 2000 UK respondents, fieldwork dates: 22-26 March 2023
kate.tegelaars@readly.com or 07879 818 711
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