How to relive happy moments by planting memory pots 

Garden influencer Ellen Mary shows how to plant containers to spark memories of people, holidays and wedding days

Garden influencer and broadcaster Ellen Mary.

So many memories can be stirred by plants — the lavender which grew in your grandmother’s garden, that special rose your husband gave you, the thyme your mother would pick for Sunday roast chicken.

Gardeners can also create happy memories of holidays and get-togethers by using plants and accessories to recreate a time and place, says top horticultural influencer and broadcaster Ellen Mary (www.ellenmarygardening.co.uk), who co-presents The Plant Based Podcast (www.theplantbasedpodcast.net) with her friend and fellow gardening expert Michael Perry (aka Mr Plant Geek).