What to do with unwanted welly boots
Tips on what to do with unwanted or grown out of welly boots, from crafts to gardening, upcycling or donating.
gardening
How to make wild chive blossom vinegar
Make this easy wild chive blossom vinegar, and use it to make salad dressings. An easy way to use flowers from your garden
Regrowing veg from kitchen scraps
I quite often get ideas about gardening but don’t usually do anything about it. This time, I again got excited about regrowing veg from kitchen scraps, so it was the perfect time being at home and trying to do less…
Gardening tips for those who hate gardening but love gardens
I definitely took after my mum when it comes to gardening. She hated gardening although had no choice but to do it herself (until we were old enough to let loose with edging shears and lawn mower). She also paid…
Beautiful gardens at the Eden Project Cornwall
The one downside about holidays in Devon and Cornwall is how long it takes to get anywhere. You can also go in and out of different weather within a short space of time. Unfortunately the day we decided to go…
Kids chat and making friends with adults
Considering N is quite a wary child, he doesn’t do badly with his ability to speak to anyone and everyone. Being an only child he’s used to being around adults on the farm, as well as children from nursery, school…
Enjoying garden relaxation
This week has been bliss in our corner of the UK. The sunny warmth has arrived, meaning after school and work we’ve been spending time outside, relaxing in the garden. I say relaxing but it’s not really because N has…
Project 366 2016 week 23 – flowers
I’m just a little behind this week. Â My laptop’s on go slow and it’s really struggling to do anything at speed. Â So I spent the weekend frantically backing up every single photo, document, video, and music download before I will…
Green fingered children – start them gardening young
I’m not a fan of gardening. Â Never have been and never likely to be. This year I’ve actually managed to grow tomatoes. Â Loads of them, but I’m still waiting for them to turn red. And as I write this, we’re…
Turning a paddock into a dream garden
I was so happy to see that Activity Toys Direct had launched a competition with Tots100 to find bloggers to work with. With bloggers asked to design their dream garden, I knew this one was calling to me. We’re on…
Gardening introduction for toddlers
A couple of months ago I bought a little bucket with some strawberry seeds. I thought even allowing for my lack of gardening skill and interest we’d be able to manage that and that it would be a good gardening…