With the onset of the pandemic, people all around the world tried out new hobbies and interests. Gardening was one that topped the list. Being a plant parent became a trend around the world, and houses were adorned with indoor plants and backyards filled with vegetables. Gardening has always been something many enjoy; some even make a living out of it!
The process of nurturing a plant is by no means an easy task. What is the right amount of light and water? Where will it grow best? Will this plant survive in this soil and weather? When you don’t have a guide helping you find the way, these influencers come forward with all the important information to help you grow your garden. From the best advice to much-needed inspiration, these 7 gardening enthusiasts have got you covered.
The Frenchie Gardener
With the intent of bringing nature back into urban cities and the life of city dwellers, Patrick inspires his followers with his passion for Urban Gardening. He is all about the easy ways to grow gardens on your balcony and the need for organic food. From videos on topics like “Using dead leaves to grow your food” and “3 ways to reuse sunflowers seeds”, The Frenchie Gardener is your friendly neighbourhood gardening expert.
Lily Scout Kwong
If landscape gardening is something you are passionate about, Lily is the person for you. She is a landscape artist, urban edenist and the founder of Studio Lily Kwong. Her Instagram is filled with pictures of the most beautiful gardens and floral displays. Lily knows her flowers well and this is evident in all her work.
Grow with Jessie
Jessie is one of the most exciting gardening influencers on the internet. She conducts simple and fun experiments with plants to entertain her viewers. Jessie has over 123K followers on Instagram, and she regularly updates them on all her plant experiments and their progress.
Rob Smith
As his Instagram bio explains, Smith is a proud kitchen gardener and passionate cook. He grows the most amazing vegetables in his garden and is the perfect inspiration for you to start doing so too. Tomatoes, cauliflowers or chillies, you name it, and Rob Smith’s garden will have it! Go check him out on Instagram to see more of his content.
Gardening with Tara
Tara Ratcliffe is another talented gardening enthusiast on the internet you should be following. Based in North Carolina, Tara is all about journaling her gardening journey and what better place to do it than on Instagram? She shares with her followers the pictures of her harvest and sometimes what she’s made with it too.
Eda
Eda’s content is what you need to follow if you need tips on how to grow a home garden in Dubai. She is an Industrial Engineer, Certified Yoga Teacher and Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. Eda explains that “gardening is a meditation for me and as a health coach I am glad to grow and be able to consume organic food from my garden”. Check her profile out to learn more about home gardens.
Darryl Cheng
Darryl Cheng is a gardener, engineer and photographer. He is also the author of the book ‘The New Plant Parent’. If you want to know what a green feed looks like, House Plant Journal’s Instagram is the place to go. The platform aims to give reliable and well-informed advice on responsible plant parenthood and has succeeded in doing so with over 636K followers on its Instagram profile.
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