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Fun hobbies & crafts for autumn

September 12, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post With summer coming to a close, are you starting to think about hobbies and crafts to keep you occupied during autumn and winter? At this time of year the days get shorter and temperatures drop, but that doesn't necessarily mean you have to spend your free time indoors. Being outside and engaging with nature is a simple, low-cost way to combat stress and support your emotional wellbeing, so taking the hobbies outside as ...

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Filed Under: Craft Tagged With: Autumn, Baking, craft, crafting, Foraging, gardening, hobbies, Nature, Nature Craft, Painting, pottery, Wildlife

Nature photography: how to get the best out of garden nature photography

June 9, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

If you're a fan of nature photography, gardens are an amazing subject. Always changing and alive with nature, you can use your garden to showcase the beauty that all four seasons provides. Spring gives us new leaves and freshly blooming flower bulbs to capture in pictures, while summer has intense shades of greens, sharp sun rays through trees, and a riot of colour. Autumn is a rich season for photos, with leaves in every imaginable shade of ...

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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.
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