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Is rainwater from the roof safe for plants?

June 22, 2023 by Catherine

Collaborative post When the rain pours and the runoff water goes to waste, you might wonder whether rainwater from the roof is safe for your plants. It's definitely a good idea to minimise water wastage, but is water that's been in contact with your home's roof safe for edible and ornamental plants? The answer depends on what your roof is made of. A range of roofing materials are used on residential homes. Some contaminate the water and ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Garden, gardening, water butt, watering

Preparing your garden or outdoor space for extreme weather

December 16, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post Keeping a well-maintained garden in the UK can be a challenge. From driving rain, high winds and freezing temperatures to heatwaves and droughts, our climate offers up all sorts of extremes for gardeners to contend with. So how do you mitigate the impacts of extreme weather to protect and preserve your outdoor space? Preparing your garden for extreme weather This post focuses on the most common extreme weather ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Garden, gardening, heatwave, Outdoors, Plant protection, Plants, Rain, Top Tips, watering, weather, Wind

Summer gardening: ten easy ways to keep your garden looking good all summer long

July 23, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post Summer has well and truly arrived, bringing with it warmer weather and the opportunity to enjoy our gardens more often.  Add in the fact that we’re all in the habit of using our gardens to socialise these days, and it’s definitely a good idea to keep your garden looking good at this time of year. Easy ways to keep your garden looking good all summer long If your garden could do with a boost, there are lots of easy ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Bedding plants, Garden, Garden furniture, Garden maintenance, Garden tips, gardening, lawn care, Patio, Plant food, Summer, watering, Weeds

Sustainable gardening: 4 great ways to be more eco-friendly in your garden

April 20, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Would you like to be more eco-friendly in your garden? With lots of us becoming more mindful of the impact we have on the environment, it's no wonder it's a growing garden trend right now. In addition to this change in consumer behaviour, businesses are also moving towards greener production methods and more eco-friendly products that are recyclable, compostable, or reusable. When it comes to your garden, there are lots ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Compost, eco friendly gardening, Eco-friendly, environmentally friendly gardening, Garden, Garden tips, gardening, Grow Your Own, Recycling, sustainable gardening, Top Tips, upcycling, watering

Win a stylish rain barrel water butt worth £289.99

March 19, 2021 by Catherine 13 Comments

Would you like to garden more sustainably? If the answer to that question is yes, then this fantastic rain barrel giveaway is perfect for you. I'm thrilled to be partnering with The Organic Gardening Catalogue who are offering one lucky reader a stylish Rain Barrel Water Butt worth £289.99. Such a brilliant prize! Read on to find out more about the product and how to enter. The Organic Gardening Catalogue The Organic Gardening ...

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Indoor plant care: common problems and how to solve them

August 26, 2020 by Catherine 2 Comments

Do you have houseplants in your home? These indoor plant care tips will help you keep them looking healthy and happy! You may love the idea of having lots of indoor plants, but sometimes those plants struggle to thrive despite your best efforts. You're not alone here. In this post I'm going to take a look at the most common houseplant problems, and give you lots of indoor plant care tips to help solve them. The benefits of indoor ...

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Filed Under: Houseplants Tagged With: Houseplants, indoor gardening, Indoor plants, Low-maintenance plants, Plant care, Plant diseases, Plant food, plant pests, Plant pots, Plants, right plant right place, watering

Tips for effective summer garden watering

July 24, 2020 by Catherine 11 Comments

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Having spent the last few months coaxing seeds and plants to grow, everything in the garden and allotment is now shooting off at a crazy speed.  Suddenly it feels as if I’m in a race to provide the plants with what they need in order to thrive. Watering forms a big part of this job; with the summer months upon us and plants growing so fast, the demand for water is at it’s peak.  Providing your plants with adequate water at this time of year can ...

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Holiday houseplant care: how to keep them alive!

July 24, 2020 by Catherine 4 Comments

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With the end of the school term fast approaching, I bet lots of us are counting down the days to a long-awaited summer holiday.  And with that comes the inevitable pre-holiday organising.  Last-minute shopping, packing lists and pet care arrangements probably spring straight to mind, but if you’ve got any houseplants, you also need a plan for keeping them alive while you’re away. Most houseplants will be able to tolerate neglect for a few days, ...

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Filed Under: Houseplants Tagged With: Containers, holidays, Home, Houseplants, Plants, Summer, Top Tips, watering

Eco gardening: sustainable gardening tips for greener gardens

July 24, 2020 by Catherine 1 Comment

How much do you know about eco gardening?  It’s certainly a big issue in the gardening world right now, with high-profile gardeners and TV shows championing the benefits of sustainable gardening. What is eco gardening? Eco gardening is all about minimising human interference, and using natural resources and processes.  This doesn’t mean you have to allow your garden to become a wilderness, rather that you should aim to reduce ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Compost, eco friendly gardening, environmentally friendly gardening, Garden, Garden furniture, Garden maintenance, Garden tips, Garden tools, garden trends, gardening, gardening equipment, Pest Control, reducing plastic use, sustainable gardening, watering, Weed control, Wildlife, Wildlife gardening

Gardening in June: jobs to tackle this month

June 3, 2020 by Catherine

Welcome to your one-stop resource for quick and easy gardening jobs for June. If you always feel like you don’t have enough time for gardening, or just need some guidance on what to focus on each month, this is the series for you! You can check out my garden jobs for every other month in this post. Gardening in June With everything growing so fast this month, I think the ‘little and often’ approach is best for gardening in June. Keeping ...

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