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Dealing with Summer home & garden pests

July 13, 2015 by Catherine Leave a Comment

summer flowers

The Summer months can be a bit of a pain when it comes to home and garden pests.  Warmer weather, outdoor dining and more readily available food sources can all contribute to an invasion of unwelcome visitors.  I’ve been looking at this infographic from Axatax, which is full of facts on pests that are commonly found in the home and garden, and it’s made me realise there are some very good reasons to deter certain unwelcome visitors!  Here are ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: Compost, Food, Garden, gardening, Insects, Minibeasts, Pests, Summer, Top Tips, Wildlife

Mother’s Day gift ideas for green-fingered Mums

February 26, 2015 by Catherine 4 Comments

rose in bloom

With Mother’s Day fast approaching the shops are filling up with gift ideas.  As a mum and a gardener I’ve been thinking about what gardening-themed gifts I might like to receive.  Here’s my top 5. A special plant Every gardener has one thing in common: they never believe they have too many plants, so a lovely new specimen is always a great idea for a gift.  You could go for something with particular relevance to the recipient, such as a rose ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: Family, Flowers, Gifts, Mother's Day, Plants, Tools, Top Tips

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