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Tips for protecting plants from frost and cold weather

January 5, 2021 by Catherine 6 Comments

If you're a bit confused about protecting plants from frost and cold weather, you're not alone! Which plants to protect from cold weather, what temperatures cause damage, and what to use to protect your plants are all things you need to know if you want to avoid losing your precious plants. These tips on how to protect plants in winter will help you take care of your tender plants, so that you can enjoy them again next year. When to ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Containers, Frost, Garden, gardening, Mulch, Planning, Plant protection, Plants, Protection, Top Tips, Winter

4. How Does Your Garden Grow?

January 2, 2015 by Catherine 6 Comments

choisya frost

Happy New Year! We spent the last days of 2014 under a blanket of snow which was wonderful on many levels.  Everything looked obligingly festive whilst also giving the feeling of a clean slate for the New Year, we were all suddenly desperate to get outside and burn off some energy which made for fab family time and rosy cheeks aplenty, and the light was just incredible, like a shot in the arm during these dark days. Inevitably I started ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Children, Frost, Garden, Grasses, HDYGG, Plants, Snow, Winter

2. How Does Your Garden Grow?

December 11, 2014 by Catherine 21 Comments

wintry garden

Last weekend we had a big family gathering at my sister-in-law’s house; she has a wonderful garden so our rather bare patch at home is off the hook this week! These photos were taken quite early in the morning; there had been a heavy frost but the Winter sun was working it’s magic before my eyes as I wandered around with the camera.  Here’s a few of the things that grabbed my attention and made me linger long enough to lose the feeling in my ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Children, Compost, Containers, Flowers, Frost, Garden, HDYGG, Homemade, Minibeasts, Vegetables, Winter

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I’m Catherine, mum, wife, writer and fan of wellies. We love exploring, creating and growing things and my blog shares ideas, inspiration and tips for making the most of busy family life, indoors and out.
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