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Raised bed rejuvenation

March 5, 2015 by Catherine 22 Comments

Spring raised bed narcissus

I think we’ve all got a spot in our garden that niggles at us.  This week I’ve been tackling the one that’s been niggling at me for about 5 years now! We don’t have a garden at the front of our house, but there is a small raised bed which we look out onto from the lounge.  This bed was home to a very stubborn ivy which was always engulfing the gatepost, and the soil was constantly escaping through the stones onto the drive. I wanted to try ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Garden, HDYGG, Moss, Planting, Plants, Project, Raised bed, Spring

Woodland wanderings

January 29, 2015 by Catherine 18 Comments

woodland walk

I think this week has been the hardest so far this Winter for me to find any garden inspiration.  The weather has been pretty foul and our garden is looking a bit like I feel; rather drab and in need of a bit of colour and sun to liven things up.  Ah January, how we love you.... So with little to inspire us on the doorstep, and with Lily keen to continue her never-ending mission to find the perfect stick, we headed to our local wood to blow away ...

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Filed Under: Exploring Nature Tagged With: Children, Family, Flowers, HDYGG, Moss, Snowdrops, Trees, Wildlife, Winter, Woodland

New life in old pots

January 22, 2015 by Catherine 20 Comments

This has been a very low-input week for us gardening-wise; we’ve been decorating Lily’s bedroom which has sucked up all potential outdoors-in-the-frosty-sunshine time.  To make matters worse, after wrestling with a wonky stepladder I’m now the proud owner of a badly cut finger which means no ‘proper’ gardening for a few days.  Not happy! Anyway, after feeling sorry for myself for a bit I finished my seed order, which got me fired-up for getting ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Activity, bulbs, Containers, Flowers, Garden, HDYGG, Moss, Planting, Snowdrops, Terracotta, Tools, Winter

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