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Plant care tips for containers

June 27, 2019 by Catherine 10 Comments

container plants

Collaborative post The world of plant care can be more than a little bewildering, can’t it?  Unless you’re a gardening expert, it can be tricky working out just what you need to do (or not do!) to make sure your indoor and outdoor plants thrive. I love gardening, but that certainly doesn’t mean I’ve got the plant care right every time; in fact I’ve had many disasters over the years.  I’ve also had lots of times where my plants thrived but I ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Baby Bio, Containers, Dead-heading, Flowers, Garden, gardening, Hanging Baskets, Houseplants, Maintenance, Outdoors, Plant food, Planting, Plants, Top Tips, watering

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 ...

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

Clever container gardening with Lechuza planters

August 15, 2018 by Catherine 2 Comments

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Does your garden have lots of container plants?  Container gardening is often the way we get into gardening, trying things out on a small scale before gaining the confidence to branch out into bigger projects.  But it's also ideal for renters who like the idea of a portable garden, home owners with limited outdoor space, and parents who are keen to encourage the kids to develop their green fingers and explore nature.  Whatever your motivation, ...

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Filed Under: Product Showcase Tagged With: Containers, Garden, gardening, Grow Your Own, Houseplants, Lechuza, Outdoors, Plants, Product Showcase, watering

8. The 10 minute gardener: quick gardening jobs for late Summer

August 9, 2018 by Catherine 9 Comments

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Welcome to the 10 minute gardener for late summer, looking at quick gardening jobs you can fit into a busy schedule. We’re at that stage of summer where all the hard work in the garden should be really paying off, in the form of healthy plants and lots of flowers to enjoy.  I think this part of the year is actually quite lazy, with an emphasis on sitting back and enjoying the view, but there are still a few jobs that are worth ticking off the ...

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Filed Under: Garden jobs this month Tagged With: 10 minute jobs, Containers, Flowers, Fruit, Garden, gardening, Maintenance, Plants, Summer, Top Tips, watering, Weeds

Review & Giveaway: Greenhouse Sensation plant watering kits

June 7, 2016 by Catherine 106 Comments

greenhouse peppers

Welcome to a new giveaway, courtesy of Greenhouse Sensations.  I'm giving away a brilliant Quadgrow Planter worth £42.90, which is perfect for taking the hassle out of plant watering.  If you grow plants in a greenhouse of any size, you'll be familiar with the task of regular watering.  I've had a greenhouse on my allotment for a couple of years now, and I've learned the hard way that it only takes a day or two to create drought conditions in ...

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Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Allotment, Compost, Crops, gardening, Greenhouse, Harvest, Planting, Plants, Reviews, Vegetables, watering

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