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Review & giveaway: win a stylish Elho Veggie Wall & Tomato Pot

May 22, 2020 by Catherine 190 Comments

This is a collaborative post in partnership with Elho. If you're having a go a growing your own veggies this year, this is a fantastic giveaway for you! I'm reviewing the stylish Green Basics Veggie Wall and Tomato Pot from Elho, and I've got one of each to give away to a lucky winner. Elho Green Basics range Elho makes high quality plant pots for indoor and outdoor use. All products are sustainably manufactured in the Netherlands; ...

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

May 12, 2020 by Catherine 11 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 sunflowers too. This step-by-step guide shows you how to grow sunflowers in pots, covering which seeds to choose, tips on planting sunflower seeds, and advice on caring for sunflowers. I've also included some fun sunflower themed ...

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Gardening during lockdown: improvising with what you’ve got and getting hold of supplies

April 8, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

In these strange times, more and more of us are turning to gardening as a means of exercise, escape from the pandemic worry, and growing our own fruit & veg. Gardening is brilliant for all of those things - but how do you get cracking during lockdown if you don't already have lots of gardening supplies? This post aims to help you improvise with what you've already got, and also lists UK online gardening retailers that are currently still ...

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The best tools for planting seeds – and how to improvise with what you’ve got

March 19, 2020 by Catherine 2 Comments

Are you growing seeds right now? It's a great low-cost way to grow your own vegetables, herbs and salad crops - not to mention lots of garden flowers and plants. And you don't have to be a gardening pro - or have lots of fancy tools for planting seeds - to do it. What tools do I need to plant seeds? It's fair to say that having some basic tools for planting seeds can make life easier, and also increase your chances of success. Don't be ...

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How to sow seeds with kids: tips to make it easy and fun

March 9, 2020 by Catherine 7 Comments

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Are you growing seeds with the kids this year? It's always a big hit with my two, in fact it's probably their all-time favourite gardening job. I can see why. There's the Jack & the Beanstalk effect of planting a seed and seeing it magically turn into a plant, the outdoorsy-ness of the whole thing, the grown-up feeling such responsibility gives them, and of course the all-important getting grubby element. How to sow seeds with ...

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Tackling my autumn garden maintenance with Gardena tools | AD

November 11, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

This is a commissioned post in collaboration with Gardena I do love the slower pace of autumn in the garden.  There’s less weeding and watering to do, which gives me a chance to potter about, tidy up and make plans for new projects.  We’ve had a lot of rain so far this season, but also some gloriously sunny days - it’s hard to beat autumn sunshine isn’t it? I’ve been working with leading watering and garden tool brand Gardena ...

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Saving water and time in the garden with Gardena micro drip automatic watering system |AD

September 3, 2019 by Catherine 1 Comment

This is a commissioned post in collaboration with Gardena How is your garden looking now that we’ve reached late summer?  We’ve finished edging our new lawn now, and I’ve started putting the plants back into the borders, but I still have quite a few gaps to fill, so I’m busy working out a plant shopping list - very exciting! Our patio containers have been fantastic this year, and are still going strong.  My absolute favourite ...

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Exploring the Gardena combisystem gardening tools range | AD

June 28, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

This is a commissioned post in collaboration with Gardena Well, the terrible weather has certainly been a challenge when it comes to the gardening this month, but I’ve finally managed to get out there and tackle some jobs on the list! If you’ve been reading the blog lately, you’ll know that I’m working with leading garden watering and tool brand Gardena this year, using their products to help take care of the garden and make the most of our ...

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Six easy tips for garden tool maintenance

June 27, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post If you enjoy gardening as a hobby, you're probably keen to get the best out of your tools and equipment. Having spent money on them, it makes sense to do what you can to keep your tools in good condition, so that they will provide years of service and always be safe to use. If you're not sure where to start when it comes to garden tool maintenance, here are six easy tips on how to keep your kit in tip-top shape. Get ...

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Vertical gardening with Gardena NatureUp! | AD

May 31, 2019 by Catherine 2 Comments

This is a commissioned post in collaboration with Gardena Introducing my new vertical herb garden! I do love a new gardening project, and this week I’ve been enjoying myself creating a herb garden for our new patio.  If you’ve been reading the blog lately, you’ll know we’re in the middle of a complete garden re-design, so this little project has been a lovely way to take a break from the heavy work and give us some instant ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Containers, Garden, Garden tips, Gardena, gardening, gardening equipment, Herbs, small space gardening, urban gardening, Vertical gardening

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