Growing Family

UK home and garden blog sharing ideas, inspiration and tips for busy family life, written by Catherine Hughes

  • Home
  • About
    • About Me
    • Contact / PR
    • Disclosure
    • Privacy Policy
  • Garden
    • What to Plant Now
    • Garden Jobs this Month
    • Grow Your Own
    • Gardening with Children
    • Garden Tips
    • Garden Design
    • Houseplants
    • In Season Now
    • Birth Month Flowers
  • Interiors
    • Interior Design Tips
    • Living Room
    • Kitchen & Dining
    • Bedroom
    • Bathroom
    • Family Home
    • Product Showcase
    • Food
  • Nature
    • Exploring Nature
    • Days Out
    • Travel
  • Craft
  • Reviews
  • Giveaways

Woodland wanderings

January 29, 2015 by Catherine 18 Comments

woodland walk

I think this week has been the hardest so far this Winter for me to find any garden inspiration.  The weather has been pretty foul and our garden is looking a bit like I feel; rather drab and in need of a bit of colour and sun to liven things up.  Ah January, how we love you.... So with little to inspire us on the doorstep, and with Lily keen to continue her never-ending mission to find the perfect stick, we headed to our local wood to blow away ...

Read More »

Filed Under: Exploring Nature Tagged With: Children, Family, Flowers, HDYGG, Moss, Snowdrops, Trees, Wildlife, Winter, Woodland

Family fun with the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

January 26, 2015 by Catherine 2 Comments

hanging up bird feeder

Over the weekend we took part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.  We wrapped up warm, grabbed the camera and spent an hour counting the wild birds that visited our garden.  It was absolutely brilliant! The Birdwatch takes place every year with the aim of building a national picture of the wild bird population, which is a barometer for the health of the countryside in general.  As well as contributing to the national survey it was the perfect ...

Read More »

Filed Under: Exploring Nature Tagged With: Activity, Birds, Birdwatch, Children, Family, Garden, Homemade, RSPB, Wildlife, Winter

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2015

January 14, 2015 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Finding things to do in the garden with the kids at this time of the year can be tough.  My two are quite happy to romp around in the freezing cold, but with so little actually happening in the garden it’s hard to grab their attention and get them engrossed in an activity.  The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is perfect for doing just that though. All you have to do is spend an hour over the weekend of 24th and 25th January counting the birds ...

Read More »

Filed Under: Exploring Nature Tagged With: Activity, Birds, Children, Garden, Wildlife

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6

Hi, I’m Catherine. Welcome to Growing Family, a top UK home & garden blog sharing ideas, inspiration and tips for making the most of busy family life, indoors and out.
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

ORDER MY BOOK

Search

VuelioTop10Badge2020

CandideTop10Badge2019

BRAMBLECREST GARDEN FURNITURE

Search

Connect

Catherine Hughes is a home & garden blogger sharing ideas, inspiration & tips for making the most of busy family life, indoors and out.
Learn More

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Recent Posts

modern kitchen island with bar stools
radiator thermostat

AMAZON ASSOCIATE

 As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright Growing Family 2022. Design by Stacey Corrin.