We’ve had some sunny days recently, it’s even felt quite warm, maybe this is summer coming now? Hoping so! At this time of year my thoughts always turn more to my garden, as we all spend more time out there. I enjoy gardening, but I’m no expert – that’d be my mum she’s a real …
I’d say up until about a decade ago, I disliked gardening. Really disliked it. It just felt like a chore, and one that I really did not want to do! I liked my garden to look neat, maybe with some colour, but that’s just about where my interest ended. Then something changed, I can’t quite …
This is a collaborative post Who said your garden can’t be enjoyed all year round? Just because the colder seasons are creeping in that certainly doesn’t mean we have to take the fun indoors. In fact, there are plenty of steps that you can take to ensure that you enjoy your garden during the winter …
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This is a collaborative post Your shed is a crucial part of your garden. No matter the function or size of your shed, you should ensure that you keep it clean and well maintained for it to last for years to come. Read on for some of the common issues that garden sheds can encounter, …
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If you follow me over on Instagram, you’ll know that I am excited as I have recently got started with my own greenhouse. It’s a small greenhouse for beginners and I am having fun pottering about out there and propagating various plants. I wouldn’t have guessed that I would need and use something so much …
It seems that I am a plant lady now. Here’s how I got here… A few years ago, I caught the gardening bug. I’m still not sure how or what finally triggered it, but after many years of complete disinterest, the pastime grabbed me. I not only appreciated all that was growing in my garden, …
We’re not all green-fingered, we don’t all love gardening, but most us would like our gardens to look nice. We would like to enjoy spending our time out there, and maybe, just maybe, over time we will develop an interest and learn more to keep that interest alive. This is me now. I used to …
I received press tickets to this event A few days ago we went along to BBC Gardeners’ World Live and, as always, we had brilliant day. It’s become something of an annual date for my mum and I. My mum is my gardening guru, everything that I know I have learned from her. And it …
This is a collaborative post These days, with so many children glued to iPhones, tablets, computers and TV screens, it can be a daunting task to try and get children away from technology and outside into the fresh air, so when you can peel them away, it is nice to be able to let them …
I am a fair weather gardener. During the spring I am chomping at the bit to get out there to tidy things up and see what’s starting to push up. In the summer I am out there most days, tending to this and that or just meandering about and enjoying all the new buds. Then …
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I only got into gardening a few years ago. My mum has been a lifelong gardener and tried to attract me to it as a child and then as an adult, but it just wasn’t for me. I could appreciate a garden looking nice and when we moved from our flat to a house in …
Last week my mum and I went along to BBC’s Gardener’s World Live. We go every year and it’s a real annual highlight for us. A day for us to indulge our love of gardening, surrounded by beautiful sights and scents. I can’t recommend it enough, which is why today I’m sharing 5 reasons to visit …
I adore roses, they are my favourite of all plants and as such, I have a fair few in my garden. And by a fair few, I mean at least twenty at last count, and I may have overlooked one or two. I must get back out and check! As such, I’ve been been toying …
I went along to the inspiring Gardeners’ World Live exhibition a few days ago, and as well as adoring it and coming away with a fair few new plants, I also came away with ideas. I found that the show clarified for me what I wanted from my garden, which now has me excited and …
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