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What to plant now for your Summer garden

February 7, 2017 by Catherine 11 Comments

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A glorious summer garden.  Sitting here in the depths of winter it feels a long way off, doesn’t it? Planning for your summer garden by sowing seeds and introducing plants at this time of year may sound a little hasty, but it really isn’t too early to make a start.  It’s actually very sensible to start planning your borders now, because doing so will give you plenty of time to grow a large proportion of plants yourself and save you lots of ...

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Giveaway: Baby Bio Outdoor Plant Food Range

July 14, 2016 by Catherine 84 Comments

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Welcome to my latest Baby Bio® giveaway.  This summer I’m trying out Baby Bio® Outdoor plant food in my garden and allotment, and I've got four prizes of the Baby Bio® Outdoor plant food range up for grabs. Baby Bio® is about more than just indoor plant food, with a new Baby Bio® Outdoor range designed specifically for outdoor plants.  I've been feeding all my plants with Baby Bio® Outdoor, and everything is growing like crazy!  My containers ...

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Giveaway: Baby Bio Outdoor plant food range

June 14, 2016 by Catherine 72 Comments

taking the baby bio big boost challenge with baby bio outdoor plant food for flowers and shrubs

If you've been reading the blog lately, you'll know that I'm trying out Baby Bio® Outdoor plant food in my garden and allotment this year.  Today I'm giving you the chance to do the same for free, with four prizes of the Baby Bio® Outdoor plant food range up for grabs. You may think of Baby Bio® in relation to plant food for houseplants - remember the curvy little brown bottle?  These days Baby Bio® is about more than just indoor plant food, ...

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Giveaway: Baby Bio Outdoor plant food

May 18, 2016 by Catherine 82 Comments

baby bio outdoor plant food watering can

Welcome to a new giveaway on the blog.  I'm partnering with Baby Bio to offer four great prizes of the Baby Bio Outdoor plant food range, perfect for giving your garden a real boost. With Summer just around the corner we're all keen to spend more time outdoors, and often more time gardening.  I bet lots of us have made a trip to the garden centre to stock up on bedding plants for borders, containers or hanging baskets.  And of course, we'd ...

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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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