Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Growing Family

UK home and garden blog sharing ideas, inspiration and tips for busy family life, written by Catherine Hughes

  • Home
  • About
    • About Me
    • Contact
    • Disclosure
    • Privacy Policy
  • Garden
    • What to Plant Now
    • Garden Jobs this Month
    • Grow Your Own
    • Gardening with Children
    • Garden Tips
    • Garden Design
    • Houseplants
    • In Season Now
    • Birth Month Flowers
  • Interiors
    • Interior Design Tips
    • Living Room
    • Kitchen & Dining
    • Bedroom
    • Bathroom
    • Family Home
    • Product Showcase
    • Food
  • Exploring
    • Exploring Nature
    • Days Out
    • Travel
  • Craft
  • Reviews
  • Giveaways

February birth flower: Violets & Primroses

February 25, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Do you know what the February 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 February, or if you’d like to buy a personalised gift for a loved one with a ...

Read More »

Filed Under: Birth Month Flowers Tagged With: birth flower, February, Flowers, Gifts, Pansies, Primroses, Violas, Winter

The Ultimate Garden Lovers Gift Guide: present ideas for different budgets

December 21, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post If you’re searching for the perfect gift to buy for someone who loves their garden, then look no further. Here is Crown Pavilion’s ‘Ultimate Garden Lovers Gift Guide’, providing you with gift inspiration for all budgets. Whether you want to save or splurge they’ve got it covered, with everything from gardening gloves and pizza ovens to exquisite luxury garden rooms. Budget Buys There’s no need to break the bank or ...

Read More »

Filed Under: Product Showcase Tagged With: Christmas, gardening, gardening equipment, Gift Guide, Gifts

Great gifts for tweens and teens

November 12, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Are you buying Christmas gifts for tweens and teens this year? In my experience this can be quite a tricky group to buy for, so hopefully this gift guide will help. I've rounded up lots of great gifts for tweens and teens here, so if you're looking for inspiration it's a great place to start. Happy browsing! Great gifts for tweens Let's start off with a great little gift that will help kids deal with their feelings in a positive way. ...

Read More »

Filed Under: Product Showcase Tagged With: Christmas, Gadgets, Gift Guide, Gifts, Parenting, Teens, toys, Travel, Tweens

Gifts for outdoor explorers and nature lovers

November 10, 2020 by Catherine 1 Comment

Welcome to my guide to Christmas gifts for outdoor explorers and nature lovers. If you're shopping for someone who likes their adventures, I've got lots of inspiration for you! Read on for lots of lovely gift ideas which are perfect for those who love supporting and enjoying the natural world and the great outdoors :) Gifts for nature lovers Let's start off with a gift with a really positive impact. Treedom is a tree planting ...

Read More »

Filed Under: Product Showcase Tagged With: Christmas, Conservation, Eco-friendly, Garden games, Gift Guide, Gifts, Nature, Outdoor Play, Outdoors, RSPB, Wild birds, Wildlife

Gifts for the home and interiors lovers

November 6, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

How's your Christmas shopping going this year? Mine is off to a slow start, but working on my gift guides has definitely helped with the ideas stage! If you're shopping for a fan of all things home and interiors, this is definitely the guide for you. I've rounded up lots of great gifts for the home, so if you're struggling for inspiration it's the perfect place to start. Great gifts for the home What better place to start than with ...

Read More »

Filed Under: Product Showcase Tagged With: Christmas, Family home, Gift Guide, Gifts, Home, home accessories, Interiors

Great gifts for gardeners – including stocking fillers and kids gardening gift ideas

November 3, 2020 by Catherine 2 Comments

Are you shopping for a gardening fan this Christmas? With gardening enjoying such a boom this year, I suspect more of us than ever are looking for gifts for gardeners right now! I've been busy hunting down lots of great gift ideas which are perfect for gardeners, so you don't have to do the hard work. There are separate sections on stocking filler gifts for gardeners, and gardening gifts for kids too :) Great gifts for ...

Read More »

Filed Under: Product Showcase Tagged With: Children, Christmas, container gardening, Family, gardening, gardening equipment, Gardening with children, Gift Guide, Gifts, indoor gardening

Forcing bulbs indoors: an easy autumn project for early flowers

October 23, 2020 by Catherine 6 Comments

miniature iris

This post contains affiliate links.  Affiliate links will be clearly marked with a * and if you click through and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission from that sale. Autumn is traditionally the time to plant spring bulbs in the garden, with daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, iris and crocus all popular choices.  But while you’re planting bulbs in the garden, it’s a great idea to pot up some of those bulbs and ‘force’ them ...

Read More »

Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Autumn, bulbs, Children, Containers, Flowers, Garden, Garden tips, gardening, Gifts, Planting, Plants, Top Tips, Winter

Win a nature books bundle for all the family

June 8, 2020 by Catherine 103 Comments

Welcome to another brilliant book giveaway! I've teamed up with the lovely people at Welbeck Publishing again, to bring you another fab prize bundle of outdoors-y books for all the family. The bundle includes six titles, each with a nature or outdoor theme, and is worth £106. Let's take a look at each book in more detail. RHS The Rose The Rose tells the story of the world's favourite flower, through 40 of the most popular and ...

Read More »

Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: Books, competition, Gifts, giveaway, Nature, Wildlife

Win a bundle of nature books and bring the outdoors inside

May 4, 2020 by Catherine 92 Comments

Welcome to a lovely new giveaway! This one is perfect for nature fans and anyone who's keen to bring more of the outdoors into their home - which is pretty much all of us right now isn't it? I've got a fantastic bundle of five Paperscapes books from Welbeck Publishing worth £100 to give away to one lucky winner. The Paperscapes series of books features wonderful illustrations and lyrical text, with press-out sections that transform the ...

Read More »

Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: Books, competition, Gifts, giveaway, Nature, Wildlife

Win a wireless wildlife camera worth £149.99 – plus discount code

March 19, 2020 by Catherine 154 Comments

Welcome to a great new wildlife camera giveaway which is perfect for spring, when our garden wildlife starts to get busy! I've got a state-of-the-art Wireless Wildlife Observation Camera worth £149.99 from Wildlife World to give away to one lucky winner. There's also a very generous discount code for my readers on this product, read on for more details :) Wildlife World are based in Gloucestershire, and specialise in the design and ...

Read More »

Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: competition, Garden, Gifts, giveaway, Nature, Wildlife, Wildlife gardening

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 6
  • Next Page »

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.
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Search

Subscribe

Get blog posts to your inbox

Instagram

Pinterest

VuelioTop10Badge2020
CandideTop10Badge2019

HIBS100 Index of Home and Interior Blogs
HIBS100
BRAMBLECREST GARDEN FURNITURE

Connect

Catherine Hughes is a home & garden blogger sharing ideas, inspiration & tips for making the most of busy family life, indoors and out.
Learn More

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Recent Posts

winter nature craft sowing winter salad seeds
faux fur blanket with coffee cup

AMAZON ASSOCIATE

 As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright Growing Family 2015. Design by Stacey Corrin.