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Here you will find all the gardening tutorials on this website. Whatever you like to do in your garden take a look through these and get some inspiration. As well as some detailed help to achieve what you want on a budget.

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Planting up hanging baskets and pots for summer
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Planting up hanging baskets and pots for summer

ByChristine May 25, 2018May 30, 2022

Do you look at other people’s gardens and marvel at their gorgeous pots, hanging baskets and planters overflowing with flowers and wonder how they achieve that? Well, wonder no more. This post is all about planting up your hanging baskets and pots with summer bedding for glorious summer displays. I will share how I do…

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May Top 5 Tasks for the Garden – Updated for 2021
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May Top 5 Tasks for the Garden – Updated for 2021

ByChristine May 4, 2018July 19, 2021

May is a really busy time in the garden and it is looking fantastic. The variety of greens is spectacular and there are many flowers to enjoy. It really is time to enjoy both working on the garden and relaxing in it. So get outside and enjoy it! My top five jobs to do this…

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Tasks for April in the garden
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Tasks for April in the garden

ByChristine April 10, 2018July 19, 2021

Top 8 jobs to do in April in your garden to maximise your enjoyment throughout the summer. April is a busy and exciting time in the garden. So, weather permitting, get out there and enjoy it. 1) Weeding Yes, weeding is number one as it is the most important. The weeds are just getting going…

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Tasks for the garden in late March
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Tasks for the garden in late March

ByChristine March 25, 2018May 30, 2022

Late March is when it starts to get busy in the garden. It is not obvious when you look but I am very busy. I have been making pots, planting on seedlings/plug plants, moving snowdrops and tidying up a bit. Biodegradable Plant pots Firstly, I have been busy making newspaper plant pots which I have…

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Free Biodegradable Plant Pots from old newspapers
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Free Biodegradable Plant Pots from old newspapers

ByChristine March 23, 2018July 19, 2021

Free biodegradable plant pots sound good but is it too much effort? I don’t think so and I will show you how to make them and I will convince you of their merits. If you have concerns about you local newspapers and their ‘green credentials’ then consider reading this article by permaculture news. If you…

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My Top 5 Early Spring Garden Flowers
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My Top 5 Early Spring Garden Flowers

ByChristine March 17, 2018May 30, 2022

In my opinion these are the top 5 early spring garden flowers in the UK. Obviously this is just my favourite list but they are all included for good reasons. I will explain why I have included each flower in their descriptions below.. Daffodils Who could fail to love daffodils? Daffodils are so bright and…

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Start of March – sowing sweet-peas
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Start of March – sowing sweet-peas

ByChristine March 8, 2018May 30, 2022

There really is not a lot to report in the garden this week. Firstly it was snowy and then everywhere was frozen. This was followed by a lot of heavy rain, definitely not conditions for gardening.  So, I have been doing something indoors that is sort of gardening. I absolutely adore sweet-peas. In the summer,…

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