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Budget garden ideas: how to be a thrifty gardener

March 24, 2015 by Catherine 9 Comments

petunias pink summer flowering plants

If you're looking for budget garden ideas, I've got lots of thrifty gardening tips for you! It’s that time of year when the weather really makes us want to get out in the garden and create some loveliness.  My head is full of plans, wish lists and jobs to get done outdoors, and any spare time spent inside feels like a bit of a waste. All this planning and excitement can end up costing you a fortune though; I think this is the hardest time of ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Garden, gardening, Maintenance, Plants, Seeds, Thrifty, Tools, Top Tips

Mother’s Day gift ideas for green-fingered Mums

February 26, 2015 by Catherine 4 Comments

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With Mother’s Day fast approaching the shops are filling up with gift ideas.  As a mum and a gardener I’ve been thinking about what gardening-themed gifts I might like to receive.  Here’s my top 5. A special plant Every gardener has one thing in common: they never believe they have too many plants, so a lovely new specimen is always a great idea for a gift.  You could go for something with particular relevance to the recipient, such as a rose ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: Family, Flowers, Gifts, Mother's Day, Plants, Tools, Top Tips

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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