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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Today I want to share some easy house plant display ideas with you. As you know, I have acquired quite a few house plants this year, so of course I need to find ways to best display them all. There are lots of ways you can do this. I want to share with you several …
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 …
Whether you have just one houseplant or you have several (or nearer to 80 like me!), or have plans to grow your jungle, then this is going to be a useful read for you today. As I have a fair few houseplants now, I do use a few things to help me to stay organised …
I started with 6 easy houseplants, so this seems like the right number to kick off your houseplant journey with. Given that I now have nearer 70 (you can read about my becoming a plant lady journey here), it’s fair to say that I have learned quite a bit about houseplants and so I want …
Yes, it’s all about houseplants today. I shared last month about becoming a plant lady, and if you follow me on Instagram you’ll know that my love of houseplants continues to bloom. I suspect that many of us have started a love affair with houseplants this year and there are many beginners and newcomers to …
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, …
This is a collaborative post We could all do with a bit more calm in our lives at the moment, couldn’t we? We need the time to be able to completely unwind, relax and get some rest, and to do that, it helps to be in a calm environment. For those of us who are …
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 …
This is a collaborative post When you own your own home, you want to make it as comfortable and as a practical as you possibly can. You need to make it into a space that works for you and your family and you want to enjoy living there. Fortunately, many of these projects can also …
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Is it time for gardening again? I only get out there spring through to autumn, as I find there is little to maintain and do during the colder months. I tend to start pottering around out there as the spring rolls in. I like to be relatively confident that the frosts are over and then …
This is a collaborative post Do you plan to sell your home? Or perhaps you might want to in the future. If you’re looking to relocate at any point, you’ll no doubt want to get as much as you can for your current property. That’s why it’s crucial to start boosting its value now – …
This is a collaborative post Is it just me, or does every day at work feel like a long day? Long hours, dark nights and then of course, parental responsibilities when you get back home leave many of us drained, tired and irritable. Indulging in a spa weekend sounds like a great idea right now, …
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This is a collaborative post Ever since Edward Johnson put fairy lights on a Christmas tree in the 1870s a Christmas tradition was born. Each year we put twinkling lights around the tree to add a little magic to our homes, but there are more ways you can use fairy lights around Christmas that add …
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This is a collaborative post Garrison Keillor once said that a book is a gift you can open again and again, and I’m a firm believer in that statement. As wonderful as settling down with a good book is, in today’s fast paced world that’s full of distraction, noise and technology, it’s not always as …
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This is a collaborative post My children love playing in our back garden. It actually never ceases to amaze me how much fun they can have out there, coming up with different ways to play. When the sun is shining (and often even when it’s not) my two want to either go to a local …
