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A Guide to Growing Parsley Indoors

May 20, 2021 by Catherine 1 Comment

Collaborative post If you'd like to start growing herbs indoors, parsley is a great variety to try. It's widely used as a garnish, and is an ingredient in many recipes and salads. There are health benefits of parsley too; it's rich in antioxidants and vitamins, can help with digestion, and is a natural breath freshener. Parsley is also an easy herb to grow, and will be perfectly happy on a sunny windowsill inside your home. This ...

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The best microgreens to grow, and how to grow microgreens at home

April 1, 2021 by Catherine 2 Comments

Would you like to grow your own microgreens?  It’s a really simple indoor gardening project that can quickly provide you with super-healthy, tasty edible greens.  Read on for a simple step-by-step guide to growing microgreens, plus advice on the best microgreens to grow. What are microgreens? Microgreens are seedlings of herbs and vegetables.  You would usually allow the plant to reach full size before harvesting it, but ...

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Flower gardening for beginners: 12 easy flowers to grow from seed

March 12, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Would you like to grow flowers from seed, but need a little help getting started?  This guide to twelve easy flowers to grow from seed has got you covered. Why grow flowers from seed? Growing flowers from seed is a great idea for a number of reasons. For starters, it’s much cheaper than buying plants.  A packet of flower seeds allows you to grow a large quantity of plants for a small initial investment.  When you buy a ...

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Win a year’s supply of Silly Greens micro greens by post

January 29, 2021 by Catherine 92 Comments

This is a collaborative post in partnership with Silly Greens. Welcome to a brilliant new giveaway! I've teamed up with the lovely people at Silly Greens to bring you a fantastic grow your own prize: a year's supply of micro greens by post worth £130. This is a super-simple way to grow fresh greens at home, and perfect for adding flavour and nutrients to your cooking. Read on to find out more and enter the giveaway. What are micro ...

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Gardening Calendar: What to Plant in January

January 5, 2021 by Catherine 4 Comments

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If you’re anything like me, by January you’ll have had enough of being content with looking forward to sunnier days, and will be longing to get outside and plant something. I dearly love the whole process of coaxing plants into life, and it feels like an age since I last pushed a seed into some earth and willed it to grow.  I think I have the gardening equivalent of itchy feet! To satisfy my cravings, I’ve been looking at which plants ...

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Gardening Calendar: What to Plant in December

November 25, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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December is arguably the quietest month in the garden. And with the Christmas prep in full swing, that's no bad thing in my opinion! Having said that, I do like to escape into the garden now and then this month; it's a lovely way to take a breather from the fast pace that Christmas often demands. And there are still plenty of things to plant, which is perfect for helping us look forward to spring. If you'd like to do some planting this ...

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Gardening Calendar: What to Plant in November

October 31, 2020 by Catherine 2 Comments

As the gardening year starts to draw to an end, the amount of work to be done outdoors gradually decreases.  So far this month my gardening time has been spent clearing up and putting away, rather than looking ahead to next year’s flowers and harvest.  But it’s not all about putting things to bed for winter this month! There is still some planting to be done in November if you feel like a more uplifting task in the garden.  Here ...

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Gardening Calendar: What to Plant in October

October 21, 2020 by Catherine 2 Comments

Autumn is really underway now.  Leaves are falling everywhere you look, and I’m a little obsessed with the pumpkins we’re about to harvest for Halloween.  October isn’t all about harvesting and hunkering down for the colder months though; there are still some crops and plants you can grow.  Here are some ideas for what to plant in October. Flowers to plant in October Autumn & winter bedding plants Our gardens can ...

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Gardening Calendar: What to Plant in September

September 3, 2020 by Catherine 2 Comments

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Well here we are - autumn.  Summer is such a busy time - with the kids off school, but also in the garden - and September always seems to arrive so quickly.  It’s a lovely month though; harvest time, beautiful angles of sunshine, and still plenty of warm weather to enjoy.  And it’s also quite a productive month for sowing seeds, planting bulbs and growing new plants - some to enjoy soon, and some to get started for next ...

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Easy autumn gardening: planting wildflowers to support bees

August 27, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

This is a collaborative post in partnership with The Grass People Would you like to make your garden more bee-friendly?  If the answer is yes, autumn is a great time to do just that by planting wildflowers. You may already be aware that bees are struggling, with species and numbers in dramatic decline.  Bees play a crucial role in the pollination of plants - and that’s all plants, including food crops.  Around a third of ...

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