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The best flowers for bees, and easy ways to make your garden bee friendly

July 25, 2020 by Catherine 11 Comments

Is your garden popular with bees? If not, here are some easy ways to transform it into a bee friendly garden that these vital insects will love to visit. Why bees are important If you’re interested in gardening and nature, you’re probably aware that bees are in trouble, with numbers and species in quite dramatic decline.  What you might not be aware of is just how important bees are to us, and the planet in general. Native bees ...

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Gardening in June: jobs to tackle this month

June 3, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Welcome to your one-stop resource for quick and easy gardening jobs for June. If you always feel like you don’t have enough time for gardening, or just need some guidance on what to focus on each month, this is the series for you! You can check out my garden jobs for every other month in this post. Gardening in June With everything growing so fast this month, I think the ‘little and often’ approach is best for gardening in June. Keeping ...

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Growing sunflowers in pots: easy step-by-step guide

May 12, 2020 by Catherine 5 Comments

If you're looking for easy seeds to grow with children, it's hard to beat growing sunflowers in pots. If you're not gardening with children sunflowers are still fantastic plants to grow, and they make wonderful cut flowers too. This step-by-step guide shows you how to grow sunflowers in pots, covering which seeds to choose, planting and care instructions, and fun sunflower activities for kids. Growing sunflowers in pots As well as ...

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Quick and easy gardening jobs for each month

March 19, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Welcome to your one-stop resource for quick and easy gardening jobs each month. If you always feel like you don't have enough time for gardening, or just need some guidance on what to focus on each month, this is the series for you! Each month I share quick and easy gardening jobs to help you stay on top of things when time is tight. The idea here is to stop being daunted by a huge garden to-do list, and instead focus on the key jobs that ...

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Top 10 beautiful low-maintenance flowering plants

June 24, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post If you have a garden or backyard, you probably love the idea of it being a lush heaven, full of beautiful flowers and verdant shrubbery. But let’s face it: not everyone has green fingers! That’s where low-maintenance flowering plants come in. Low-maintenance plants bloom beautifully, look amazing both in a pot and in a border, but don’t require you to have a degree in horticulture. Pick the right plants, and you can ...

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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.
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