Do you like the idea of growing your own, but struggle with the practicalities? There are lots of fruit and vegetables that will grow perfectly happily without the need for a great big plot of land and lots of expertise, but you may still have reservations. Perhaps you think your outdoor space is too small, or you simply aren’t crazy about having functional plastic plant pots on your patio! With recent focus on things like food miles, organic ...
What to Plant Now – May
With spring in full flow and summer just around the corner, May can feel like a hectic month in the garden. Trying to stay on top of seedlings, weeds and watering, I always feel like there are lots of plates to keep spinning. It’s all good fun though! And the planting has only just begun really. May is the first month of the year when the risk of frost dwindles away, and this makes it the ideal time to get lots of less hardy crops ...
#SpringBlooms fun with Dobbies Garden Centres
Well the weather has finally decided to behave like spring, hurrah! Now that things have started to warm up, you can really get cracking on some fun family gardening projects. Dobbies Garden Centres are encouraging us all to do just that with their #SpringBlooms campaign, and they asked us to get involved and hopefully inspire you to do the same. We popped into our local Dobbies store and picked up some plants, tools and accessories from ...
A Grow Along project with Tiger Sheds
Welcome to our latest kids gardening project! We're joining up with Tiger Sheds for their #TigerGrowAlong. They've sent us a fab kit so we can grow some lovely fresh herbs. Planting up a small herb garden in a container is a great gardening project for children. It's small enough for them to manage it all on their own, the seeds are quick to germinate so they won't lose interest, and it's a great opportunity to teach them about where ...
Mother’s Day gift guide
Welcome to my Mother’s Day gift guide - yes, it’s really not long until Mother’s Day! Sunday 6th March is fast approaching, so here are some brilliant gift ideas to help you narrow down your search for the perfect present. Whether the mum in question enjoys gardening, getting outdoors, pampering or just a lovely treat, there are lots of great gift suggestions here. Hopefully I’ve done the hard work for you and given you plenty of inspiration ...
Gift guide: Christmas gifts for the green-fingered
Welcome to my Christmas gift guide, looking at gift ideas for the green-fingered people in your life. I’ve done the hard work for you and hunted down lots of great gift suggestions which are perfect for those who love their garden, nature and the outdoors. Enjoy! Christmas gifts for keen gardeners Garden tools don’t have to look plain and boring; this Fork & Trowel Tool Set, £29.95 from Wild & Wolf’s Thoughtful Gardener range have ...
Gift guide: Christmas gifts for children
Welcome to the second gift guide in my Christmas gifts series. This time I’m looking at gifts for children who love nature and the outdoors. I know my two children have no problem reeling off a long list of toys they’ve seen on adverts and want to put on their Christmas list, and of course there is a place for these gifts in a family Christmas. But in this gift guide I’m focusing on some less obvious gift ideas that tap into children’s ...
Giveaway: Seedball edible seed range
Welcome to a new giveaway, perfect for foodies or those with one in their life! I have two great prizes on offer courtesy of the lovely people at Seedball. Two lucky winners will receive the Seedball ‘edible’ seed range, which includes easy-to-grow salad, herb and herbal tea seed mixes in beautifully presented tins. You may be wondering what a seedball is, as they’re not very widely known yet as a way of growing from seed. A seedball is ...
Ideas for preserving herbs
There’s a bit of a theme going on around here at the moment - harvest. At this time of year a lot of my ‘gardening time’ is spent picking produce and working out how to store it, cook it or preserve it. It can be time-consuming in the short term, but it’s so great to be able to enjoy your homegrown fruit and veg all year round. In this post I’m going to share some ideas for preserving herbs - they make such a difference to recipes and you ...