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Preparing your garden or outdoor space for extreme weather

December 16, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post Keeping a well-maintained garden in the UK can be a challenge. From driving rain, high winds and freezing temperatures to heatwaves and droughts, our climate offers up all sorts of extremes for gardeners to contend with. So how do you mitigate the impacts of extreme weather to protect and preserve your outdoor space? Preparing your garden for extreme weather This post focuses on the most common extreme weather ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Garden, gardening, heatwave, Outdoors, Plant protection, Plants, Rain, Top Tips, watering, weather, Wind

Cold Frame vs Greenhouse: Deciding Which is Right for Your Winter Growing Needs

December 3, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Are you debating a cold frame vs greenhouse for your garden? If you're wondering which is the best option for your winter plant growing, this post has lots of information to help you decide. Cold frame vs Greenhouse: which is right for me? While a cold frame and a greenhouse are both used to grow plants, there are some major differences between the two. The first and most obvious is cost; there is a significantly higher cost to building ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: cold frame, Garden, Garden tips, gardening, gardening equipment, Greenhouse, Grow Your Own

Simple Ways to Spruce up Your Garden

November 29, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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External post by Frederic Shaw If your property has a garden, you'll know just how useful it can be. A garden can be a play area for children, a social space in the summer, and the perfect place to indulge a love of gardening. However, it can be easy to prioritise other parts of our homes over the garden - and that's not necessarily a good idea. Here's why your garden is such a crucial element of your property, and some easy ways to make it ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Garden, Garden maintenance, gardening, Home, Selling your house, Shed

Best plants for winter hanging baskets

November 23, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

If you’re keen to make your garden look good in winter, one of the simplest ways to do it is to plant up some winter hanging baskets and pots.  This guide to the best plants for winter hanging baskets has a great range of plants to help you create a lovely winter display. What plants are best for hanging baskets in winter? In this post you'll find lots of plants for winter hanging baskets that will provide you with flowers or beautiful ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Bedding plants, container gardening, Flowering plants, Flowers, Foliage plants, Garden, Garden tips, gardening, Hanging Baskets, Low maintenance garden, Low-maintenance plants, Plants, small space gardening, Winter

Best winter plants for pots: 25 stunning low maintenance plants

November 9, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Would you like to perk up your garden this winter?  This guide to the best winter plants for pots has lots of gorgeous plant suggestions to inspire you. What are the best plants for winter pots? This post covers twenty five plants for winter pots that will give you a fabulous floral display or provide foliage and interest throughout the coldest months. There are also lots of tips on planting and caring for your winter containers so ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Annuals, Bedding plants, beginner gardening, Climbing plants, container gardening, Containers, Flowering plants, Foliage plants, Garden tips, gardening, gardening tools, Low maintenance garden, Low-maintenance plants, Perennials, Plants, small space gardening, Winter

10 easy small space gardening ideas

October 25, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Gardening is a hobby that can deliver fresh food, beautiful flowers, a connection to nature, and a sense of calm. Not everyone has the luxury of gardening in an expansive outdoor space, however. The convenience and affordability of apartments, condominiums and shared spaces can often come with the compromise of little or no outdoor space to call your own. Having said that, it's possible to embrace small space gardening, ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: container gardening, Containers, Garden, gardening, Grow Your Own, Hanging Baskets, herb garden, indoor gardening, Indoor plants, Plants, small space gardening

How to make your winter garden look good

September 4, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post When it comes to our gardens, we tend to focus on making them look good in the warmer months of the year. After all, this is when we use our gardens the most, whether that's to entertain, relax, or play with the kids. The problem with this approach to gardens and plants is that by the time winter arrives, your outdoor space could well be looking pretty bare and miserable. Lots of plants die back during the colder ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Garden, Garden Lighting, Garden maintenance, gardening, Home, Outdoors, Plants, Shrubs, Top Tips, Winter

Money-saving allotment DIY projects

September 2, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post If you've got an allotment, you're probably already familiar with how tempting it can be to spend lots of money on your plot. I remember how easy it was to get carried away when we first got our allotment; having that extra space and the chance to make it look exactly how we wanted it to was just so exciting! Even if you don't get carried away, buying everything you need for your allotment can be quite expensive. Easy ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Allotment, Bird feeder, Compost, DIY, eco friendly gardening, Garden, gardening, money saving, Raised bed, Top Tips

Summer gardening: ten easy ways to keep your garden looking good all summer long

July 23, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post Summer has well and truly arrived, bringing with it warmer weather and the opportunity to enjoy our gardens more often.  Add in the fact that we’re all in the habit of using our gardens to socialise these days, and it’s definitely a good idea to keep your garden looking good at this time of year. Easy ways to keep your garden looking good all summer long If your garden could do with a boost, there are lots of easy ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Bedding plants, Garden, Garden furniture, Garden maintenance, Garden tips, gardening, lawn care, Patio, Plant food, Summer, watering, Weeds

How to garden for wildlife: 50 easy ways to make your garden wildlife friendly

July 15, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Would you like to make your garden more wildlife friendly?  It’s an increasingly popular garden trend, as more and more of us learn about just how important it is to use our outdoor spaces to help wildlife. What is wildlife gardening? Wildlife gardening, or wild gardening, is an approach to gardening that aims to support your local wildlife.  The plants you grow, the products you use, the layout of your garden, and the way you ...

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