{"id":426,"date":"2026-03-31T12:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rootandbloomgardens.co.uk\/?page_id=426"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:03:52","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rootandbloomgardens.co.uk\/index.php\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"426\" class=\"elementor elementor-426\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff90265 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff90265\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a96d94 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"2a96d94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-564 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-posts\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/rootandbloomgardens.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/blog-3\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rootandbloomgardens.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ClaireBrooks-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-437\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootandbloomgardens.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ClaireBrooks-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/rootandbloomgardens.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ClaireBrooks-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootandbloomgardens.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ClaireBrooks.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Blog Posts<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rootandbloomgardens.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/blog-3\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tClaire &#8211; 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