Got big garden plans this bank holiday?
Monty Don suggests something simpler: just potter. No pressure, no big jobs, just time spent enjoying your garden and noticing what’s around you.
How will you spend your extra day? Let us know in the comments what you’re up to in the garden today.

17 Comments
I agree❤❤
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Agreed, then a glass of red…
Allotmenting well trying too
Yes 🪴🪴🪴
Totally agree 👍
Pottering is how we could do life – no lists, no stress, a very pleasant environment and loads of stuff gets done. Monty's next book is,… 'The Zen of Pottering'? Enjoy the day.😊
True 🎉
Made a pond. 😊
Living the dream Monty, living the dream… I Potter about in my garden so much my children now call me Miss Potter 🥰
Pottering equals joy, finding something new or special going on in nature❤❤
Absolutely true! Pottering in the garden gives me real pleasure and recharge my batteries better than anything.
Yes, I love pottering in the garden and it is amazing what you find – something that has seeded and growing well or a plant that I placed but didn't plant, coming on brilliantly without any help from me 😅😊. I love it. 🎉
Enjoying a seat outside while it's dry and having a coffee
Puttering is how our family says it, Shalom.
Absolutely!
I admire you very much.