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Organic Potting Kit Review & giveaway with Natural Urban Gardeners

October 9, 2015 by Catherine 198 Comments

organic potting kit gardening

Welcome to a new review and giveaway on the blog - this week I’ve a fantastic prize courtesy of the lovely people at Natural Urban Gardeners.  They are offering one lucky winner a fabulous organic potting kit and wildflower mat, perfect for inspiring you to get out in the garden this Autumn. Natural Urban Gardeners supply natural, organic, sustainable and handmade gardening products.  Their range is focused on gardening naturally and includes ...

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Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: Autumn, Birds, Children, competition, Compost, Equipment, Garden, gardening, Organic, Planting, Reviews, Seeds, Wildlife

Tips and ideas for making the most of your harvest

October 8, 2015 by Catherine 3 Comments

What to plant May squash harvest

If you grow your own food on any level, from a small patch in your garden to a full-on allotment plot, Autumn is very much the season of harvesting. It’s hard to beat freshly-picked produce, but the reality is often that we have more than we can possibly eat.  For us this year the gluts have been courgettes and tomatoes, we’ve been pretty much up to our ears in them! For me, the pleasure in growing our own fruit and vegetables is not only being ...

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Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Autumn, Community, Crops, Food, Fruit, gardening, Harvest, Homegrown, preserving, Top Tips, Vegetables

October birth flower: Marigold & Cosmos

October 5, 2015 by Catherine Leave a Comment

october birth flower white cosmos

Do you know what the October birth flower is? Just like birthstones, there are birth month flowers for every month of the year. Birth month flowers are usually in season during their specific month, so they should be easy to find in florists and mixed bouquets – making them perfect for a really thoughtful gift, or just a treat for yourself! If your birthday is in October, or if you’d like to buy a personalised gift for a loved one with an ...

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Filed Under: Birth Month Flowers Tagged With: Autumn, birth flower, birth flowers, Cosmos, Floral gifts, Flowers, Gifts, Marigold, October

In season now: October

October 2, 2015 by Catherine 2 Comments

fruit vegetables in season october

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Filed Under: In Season Now Tagged With: Autumn, Crops, Food, Fruit, Harvest, In season, October, Vegetables

Ideas for preserving herbs

September 28, 2015 by Catherine 4 Comments

There’s a bit of a theme going on around here at the moment - harvest.  At this time of year a lot of my ‘gardening time’ is spent picking produce and working out how to store it, cook it or preserve it.  It can be time-consuming in the short term, but it’s so great to be able to enjoy your homegrown fruit and veg all year round. In this post I’m going to share some ideas for preserving herbs  - they make such a difference to recipes and you ...

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Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Autumn, cooking, Food, Harvest, Herbs, Homegrown, preserving, Top Tips

Harvest time craft: making veggie creatures

September 22, 2015 by Catherine Leave a Comment

veggie animals craft

We've been having lots of fun this season turning our allotment harvest into veggie animals, so I thought I'd share this fun craft activity with you. Every year my local horticultural society holds their annual show in September.  There are lots of categories you can enter your produce into - things like 'heaviest pumpkin' and 'best floral arrangement' - and there is a whole section exclusively for children.  The kids were planning to make ...

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Filed Under: Craft Tagged With: Activity, Autumn, Children, craft, Family, Fruit, Harvest, Vegetables

Exploring Clumber Park

September 11, 2015 by Catherine 29 Comments

clumber park bridge

Visiting Clumber Park is one of those days out where the minute you arrive, you just know it’s going to be brilliant.  We’ve been meaning to visit for such a long time and we finally managed it over the bank holiday weekend. Covering over 3,800 acres of parkland, heath and woods in North Nottinghamshire, Clumber Park was once the country estate of the Dukes of Newcastle.  The original house is no longer there but there are lots of other ...

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Filed Under: Days Out Tagged With: Autumn, Children, Days out, Family, Flowers, Food, Fruit, Garden, gardening, Greenhouse, HDYGG, Nature, Outdoors, Vegetables, Wildlife

September birth flower: Aster & Morning Glory

September 3, 2015 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Do you know what the September birth flower is? Just like birthstones, there are birth month flowers for every month of the year. Birth month flowers are usually in season during their specific month, so they should be easy to find in florists and mixed bouquets – making them perfect for a really thoughtful gift, or just a treat for yourself! If your birthday is in September, or if you’d like to buy a personalised gift for a loved one with ...

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Filed Under: Birth Month Flowers Tagged With: Aster, Autumn, birth flower, birth flowers, Flowers, Gifts, Morning Glory, September

In Season Now: September

September 2, 2015 by Catherine Leave a Comment

food in season september

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Filed Under: In Season Now Tagged With: Autumn, Crops, Food, Fruit, Harvest, In season, September, Vegetables

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