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7. The 10 minute gardener: quick summer gardening jobs

June 27, 2019 by Catherine 18 Comments

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Welcome to the latest post in this series, looking at quick gardening jobs you can fit into a busy schedule.  This time I'm looking at ways to stay on top of your summer garden. Things have certainly warmed up in the last couple of weeks, and I’m really enjoying my garden now the summer plants are bursting into life.  I think the ‘little and often’ approach is best for gardening at this time of year; keeping on top of the garden through little ...

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Filed Under: The 10 minute gardener Tagged With: 10 minute gardener, Bedding plants, Birds, Flowers, Garden, Garden tips, July, June, Maintenance, Pests, Plants, Summer, Top Tips, watering, Wildlife

What to Plant Now – June

June 7, 2018 by Catherine 3 Comments

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  You may be reading the title of this post and thinking “but it’s too late to plant anything now”.  Watching all the pros down at the allotment already harvesting some of this year’s crops, I feel a bit like I’m late to the party too. I have planted lots of things, just a little later than I meant to - which is fine, we’ll just have our harvest a bit later this year.  And while summer may be upon us, there are still plenty of ...

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Filed Under: What to Plant Now Tagged With: Crops, Flowers, Food, Homegrown, June, Planting, Summer, Top Tips, Vegetables

Birth flowers: June – Rose & Honeysuckle

June 8, 2015 by Catherine 2 Comments

Welcome to the latest post in this series, looking at the flowers assigned to each month of the year.  This time we’re looking at the birth flowers for June and their meanings. For some history on the origins of birth month flowers, take a look at my first post in the series. Rose Where to start with this one?!  While roses are traditionally seen as the flower of love, there is a whole range of meanings dependent on colour, variety and ...

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In Season Now: June

June 5, 2015 by Catherine Leave a Comment

In Season Now June

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Filed Under: In Season Now Tagged With: Crops, Food, Fruit, Harvest, In season, June, Summer, Vegetables

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I’m Catherine, mum, wife, writer and fan of wellies. We love exploring, creating and growing things and my blog shares ideas, inspiration and tips for making the most of busy family life, indoors and out.

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