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Gardening News & Unusual Plant Stories – August 2025

A daily roundup of the most fascinating, quirky, and unusual gardening stories in August. Grab your fresh links of garden world news below — from rare plant discoveries and strange growing tips to unexpected crop news and garden science oddities.

Decorative planter with human face design and leafy plant styled like hair, featured on quirky gardening news August 2025 page

Garden News Links – August 5th, 2025

Rediscovery of a long-lost orchid on the Isle of Man

Introducing the “woolly devil”: a brand‑new plant genus

Plant pollination by anything but honeybees

DIY soil aeration hack: bury matchsticks

Chaos gardening catches on

Garden News Links – August 6th, 2025

Ghost Orchid rediscovered in Britain for first time since 2009

Kew’s new ‘Carbon Garden’ showcases plants tackling climate change

Brits reveal the weirdest gardening hacks they actually use

Forensic botanists crack crimes with plants in UK landscapes (requires subscription)

Cyathea tree ferns convert dead fronds into living roots

Garden News Links – August 7th, 2025

Common dodder, the parasitic string‐plant, thrives without roots or chlorophyll

Plant Heritage’s 2025 Threatened Plant of the Year: a rare Hertfordshire-grown delphinium

Garden trend alert: upcycle old tights into pot storage—tiny hack, big space savings

At Chelsea 2025: a jaw-dropping Karoo succulent garden of fan aloes and lithops

Growable future foods: hopniss, vine spinach & medieval burdock resurgence in UK gardens

Garden News Links – August 8th, 2025

Plants that don’t look like plants

Fairy lantern plant that doesn’t photosynthesize is critically endangered

Ants found carrying oak galls — not seeds — for over a century

Indie UK nurseries rising amid the gardening crisis

Garden News Links – August 9th, 2025

UK’s secret reintroduction of the extinct “mountain jewel” plant

How Great Dixter’s team thrives in drought with sustainable gardening tricks (requires subscription)

Tattooed corpse flower blooms in US — first-ever on permanent display

A cardoon plant becomes an insect battlefield turned haven

Giant crimson lilies steal the show at RHS Hampton Court 2025

Garden News Links – August 10th, 2025

Butterfly-friendly planting transforms Oxford bank into pollinator haven

Rare sapphire tower plant blooms outdoors in Scotland for the first time

Lidl seeds from 29p kickstart late-summer veg beds in the UK

Low-effort “meadowscaping” trend invites wildlife into UK gardens

Gardener takes the reins at Helmingham Hall, blending wildness with tradition

Garden News Links – August 11th, 2025

Historic grapefruit trees in London win legal protection

Experts urge you to let gardens stay ‘untidy’ this summer for wildlife

Sarah Price’s experimental garden in Wales becomes a biodiversity lab (requires subscription)

Wildlife Trusts bring a British rainforest to RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025

Menswear meets gardening style in a growing workwear trend

Garden News Links – August 12th, 2025

East Sussex garden revival brings back a forgotten heritage designer (requires subscription)

Gardeners warned to avoid “running” bamboo — the UK’s other super-weed

Low-effort “meadowscaping” continues to attract UK wildlife

Drought-resistant garden designs highlighted at Chelsea Flower Show

Brits can trim overhanging tree branches - even keep the clippings (sometimes)

Garden News Links – August 13th, 2025

A Buckinghamshire garden becomes a fiery spectacle of Japanese maples

New Bridgend garden centre delivers instant green impact

Grow your garden glow-up with “bulb lasagne” techniques

Allotments highlighted as vital havens for biodiversity and wellbeing

Garden News Links – August 14th, 2025

Regent’s Park Turns Crushed Concrete into a Royal Garden (requires subscription)

DIY Self-Watering Hack Keeps Plants Hydrated for 10 Days

Making Memories: How Nostalgia is Driving 2025 Gardening Trends

Bonsai Gardening Flourishes as a Monsoon Hobby in India

Garden News Links – August 15th, 2025

4 Pinterest-worthy garden designs that simply don’t suit the UK’s unpredictable climate

Libraries transformed into charming “Story Gardens” for children

Don’t mow your lawn during this heatwave - or risk irreversible damage

A Herefordshire gardener’s £27K garden pod plan is “not lawful”

Slimy solution for brown patches: use cooled grey water to revive your lawn

Garden News Links – August 16th, 2025

DIY £2.75 Tesco pond helps recreate a rainforest vibe at home

National Trust experiments with “heat-proof” flower borders

Shade garden heroes: 5 underrated plants that thrive without sun

Affordable Autumn bulb planting for a glowing fall garden

2025 gardening trends: From bug poo hacks to zen garden corners

Garden News Links – August 17th, 2025

Bindweed becomes super plant feed instead of a pest

Propagation guru Hannah Fox shares cutting‑edge techniques

Gardening as therapy: 5 reasons it boosts health

Gardeners embracing "foodscaping" for beauty and produce

Let grass grow for butterflies: UK study proves it doubles populations

Garden News Links – August 18th, 2025

Turn your gardening mess into meadow magic

Plant these 8 perennials in August for vibrant autumn colour

Garden therapy spotlight: why soil is the world beneath our feet

Outdoor kitchens become the hottest garden trend of 2025

RHS calls on gardeners to share climate challenges and successes

Garden News Links – August 19th, 2025

Best seed mixes for bees & hoverflies revealed

Gardens stop pollinators going hungry when farmland nectar runs low

Big Garden Birdwatch 2025: 9.1 million birds counted by 590k people

What Britain’s climate-ready garden could look like

Garden News Links – August 20th, 2025

Experts advise planting quick‑grow veg now for autumn harvest

Berries ripening early - climate change's warning sign

Urban food waste turned into top-quality compost

Garden sharing blooms: edible plots for all

No-dig gardening supports food, soil health, and microbes

Garden News Links – August 21st, 2025

Eden Project wildflower centre issues stark climate warning

Eco-friendly alternatives to traditional bedding plants

Rising gardener populations drive urban tree diversity

Homemade compost may outgrow commercial blends

Garden News Links – August 22nd, 2025

Botanic gardens must unite to save species from extinction

England on the brink of a water crisis, despite its rainy reputation

Gardens that get better with time: the idea of low‑maintenance landscapes

Community pollinator pathways revive urban alleyways

Bees face new threats - from microplastics to light pollution

Garden News Links – August 23rd, 2025

Snowdrops named 2025 Autumn Bulb of the Year

Expert tips: Pruning raspberries for a tasty autumn crop

Late summer seeds to sow now for autumn–winter blooms

15 designer tricks to cosy up your outdoor autumn spaces

12 essential gardening tasks to complete before Autumn

Garden News Links – August 24th, 2025

Jeremy Corbyn warns council asset sales threaten allotments

RHS urges planners to protect allotments and community gardens

How much do UK gardeners pay for an allotment?

The UK's 'greenest homes' feature private organic allotments

Garden News Links – August 25th, 2025

Robins, sparrows & blackbirds flock if you leave out two fruits

Last chance to sow for late-year harvest - quick veg to plant now

Letters reveal the trials and triumphs of UK allotment life

8‑8‑8 lavender pruning technique explained (and its limits)

Garden News Links – August 26th, 2025

Scottish potatoes designed to help Kenyan farmers fight pests

University of Essex builds a futuristic climate crop lab

Australia’s ag-tech boom powers $71.7B export drive

Europe’s small farmers pivot as climate crisis intensifies

Drones and AI boosting food production morale - and yields

Garden News Links – August 27th, 2025

Orchard owners report record apple and pear harvests across the UK

London’s city farms become vibrant hubs of sustainable urban agriculture

Community gardens are sprouting across the UK as acts of resilience and reconnection

OmVed Gardens relaunches as UK's first food, ecology & creativity centre

Garden News Links – August 28th, 2025

Smart urban agriculture: “PlantPal” brings remote-controlled robots to your balcony

Autonomous robotic pruning could slash orchard labor costs

Garden arbors are staging a stylish resurgence in outdoor design

Insect farm in France turns food waste into animal feed

Garden News Links – August 29th, 2025

Wood-derived hydrogel ‘Retentis’ helps plants survive droughts

Fermentation and algae lead the renewable food revolution

Bill Gates backs “carbon butter” made entirely from carbon & hydrogen

Garden News Links – August 30th, 2025

Nestlé’s new chocolate method uses whole cocoa pods - reducing waste

Global food tech market set to grow nearly 10% annually to 2030

Agrivoltaics: growing crops under solar panels proves efficient and sustainable

AeroFarms expands vertical microgreen production into Costco and beyond

Garden News Links – August 31st, 2025

India’s KissanAI delivers AI farming advice in Hindi and Hinglis h

FAO’s World Food Forum returns to Rome 10–17 Oct: solutions for a sustainable food future

Biotechnological advances build climate-resilient crops & alternative proteins

OECD-FAO report: emerging economies to drive growth in animal-source food demand

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