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Guide to Growing Summer Bedding Plants

When to plant summer bedding Whilst it’s tempting to start planting out your summer bedding in March or April, be patient gardeners. As summer bedding plants are typically tender or half hardy at ...

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Calamondin Orange & Almond Cake

This recipe takes a 1950s favourite and adds that tropical twist that we love. Ingredients: 8 calamondins3 eggs140 caster sugar1/2 teaspoon of baking powder140g ground almondsFor the syrup:6 ...

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Halloween at Home- Devlish Decor

If you’ve been into a supermarket, retail store, or basically anywhere lately then you’ll definitely know that this Saturday is Halloween. Falling on a Saturday, it would usually be a night full ...

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How To Make Homemade Eucalyptus Leaf Tea

Most of us will try just about anything to get rid of a runny nose, and for me, the more natural the better! Well if you have a eucalyptus plant in your garden, you need to try Eucalyptus tea. It’s ...

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Gardening Without a Garden

According to the Office of National Statistics, only one in eight households in Britain have a garden, and ever since the COVID lockdowns, we are placing increasing value on a little patch of green of...

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How to apply Mulch

Mulch is often necessary to improve the overall appearance of beds and borders whilst providing additional nutrients to the soil and suppressing those pesky weeds. What is mulch? Mulch is a term used ...

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Indoor Plants

We all love the outdoors! Who doesn't?! This makes it all the more disheartening when people say that they are lacking in outdoor space, with some not having any outdoor space at all! We can only wish...

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Top 10 Trending Plants 2022

As we emerge, blinking, into the new year, our attentions inevitably turn to the months ahead and the pending spring with all its joyful vigour and vitality. For those with an interest in gardening (...

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Gardening For Wellbeing

While many of us may have been stuck in our homes in recent years, now is the perfect time to get outside and enjoy our garden. Gardening has so many great benefits and is great for both your physical...

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