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Week 32 – National Allotment Week 9-13 August 21
Week 32 - National Allotment Week 9-13 August 21 I love the smell of blackcurrants. The only thing better than fresh blackcurrants is blackcurrant jam! I can advise you on setting up your grow-your-own adventure - from a full allotment, to just a few pots on...
Bee’s Needs week
Bee’s Needs week 1 - honeybee on Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ Bees need us! This week is ‘Bee’s needs week’ brought to you by the Bumblebee Conservation trust (link below). Learn all about what bees need from us, and how you can make your garden bee-friendly. Border designs...
Week 25 – Insect Week
Week 25 - Insect Week It’s National Insect Week! Where would we be without Insects - in trouble. This week is all about celebrating the insects we share our gardens with, and owe so much to. First up - the Bumblebee - crucial pollinator. Have a wide range of...
British Flower Week (14-18 June)
British Flower Week (14-18 June) It’s British Flowers Week - a week of showcasing flowers grown in the UK - sponsored by New Covent Garden Market. This week I’ll share some of the flowers grown in my own garden in Worcester. First up is this gorgeous Peony...
Garden Wildlife Week
Garden Wildlife Week This week we are celebrating Garden Wildlife! There are few more hardworking insects than the humble ladybird. They eat aphids at every point in their life cycle, but many won’t recognise the vital pupa stage in the picture - just before...
Week 19 – Mental Health Awareness Week
Week 19 - Mental Health Awareness Week This week is Mental Health Awareness week. The NHS has outlined 5 steps to mental wellbeing, so this week I’m highlighting all the ways your garden and gardening can help you maintain good mental health. Step 1 - Connect...
Week 18 – National Hedgehog Awareness Week
Week 18 - National Hedgehog Awareness Week PIC: Tomaž Demšar at Slovenian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons It’s Hedgehog Awareness Week at the start of May - organised by the British Hedgehog...
Blossom
Blossom Blossom! Prunus Kojo no mai is one of the prettiest blossoms in my opinion. What's your favourite blossom? A good friend of mine had her birthday, so I gave her a pot of jam made from the plums from this fine tree - Prunus ‘Marjorie’s Seedling’. Many of...
International day of Forests
International day of Forests International Day of Forests 2021 is on March 21st. The theme chosen by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests for 2021 is "Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being". I have always found walking in forests - or even...
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day “Garden Design…takes many years of serious study” As it is International Women’s Day today, I thought I would spend the week celebrating the early Women gardeners whose work we know of. Of course, women have been gardening as long as there...