It’s official we’re in our new house! It feels like it’s been a long time coming, but we’re in and now the hard work starts! We have a mountain of boxes that need to be unpacked which I’m not looking forward too! Thankfully my husband will probably do most of it, which means the garden…
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A visit to Santa at Pughs Garden Centre
Read moreLast year, we took our twin girls to see Santa in our local garden centre, Pughs. We had a wonderful time and decided to book again this year. We were running late, but arrived just in time! We were greeted by an Elf who took the girls names and then showed us where to wait. …
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Garden Ornaments from Gardens2You
Read moreI love gardening and so do our twin girls. We spend a lot of time in our garden either relaxing in the sunshine with the paddling pool out, playing on the swings or slide or planting seeds and watering plants. I’ve written previously about how we love to grow our own fruit and vegetables. Our…
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The vegetable patch in our garden
Read moreGrowing your own food is one of the easiest, most enjoyable things you can do in your spare time. What’s ever better is getting your children involved too. For me growing our food is a wonderful way of teaching my children where the food we eat comes from. Many children, toddlers especially, have an understanding…
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Family Friendly Garden Ideas
Read moreMy family and I are luck that we have a lovely garden. It’s not huge, but I’s big enough for the four of us to play in, relax in and be together in. A garden can be a real addition to any home, even more so when you have young children. From hosting barbecues to…
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Family Garden Moments
Read moreDid you know that the garden is the most popular place in the home for families to take photos of special occasions. I don’t have many pictures from my childhood, but I do have this one photo and it is one of my favourite photos. It shows my sister and I in our garden with…
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How does your garden grow?
Read moreThis year is the first year that I’ve taken growing my own vegetables and fruit seriously. I attempted to grow some last year, went on holiday for a week and when I came back they were all dead. I’ve learnt my lesson and have done a very small amount of research into growing my own.…
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Using hanging baskets to create the ultimate cottage garden
Read morePicture postcard illustrations depicting cottage gardens are always popular. The reality of maintaining a cottage garden is less idyllic, however. Many people don’t have the time to garden, or their outside space is too small. One way around this problem is to create a cottage garden in a hanging basket. Hanging baskets are perfect for city dwellers…
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New Home, New Garden, New Furniture!
Read moreIf you’ve been following me on twitter or if you’ve been reading my blog lately then you probably know that we moved into our new home last week. Our previous landlord decided it was time to sell up, which meant that it was time for us to move on and find a new home. I…