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How to Grow and Cook Squash Plants 18 Aug 2013 | 03:13 pm
I decided to grow a few unusual looking vegetables this year as I’ve always been fairly safe when it comes to growing my vegetables. I tend to stick with the usual suspects …carrots, beetroot, a few s...
Reducing Your Reliance On The Utilities – Part 1 Solar Thermal 12 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Part 1 Solar Thermal Slight departure from the gardening theme today folks. In these times of rising energy bills I thought I’d share a few short posts on the energy saving measures we have set up a...
How To Create A Wildlife Friendly Garden 25 Jul 2013 | 01:18 am
My bat box I put up last year in the beech tree is home to at least two bats. Ever since I came to Blackbirds I wanted to create a wildlife friendly garden and having been gardening this way for near...
Free Download – ‘An Introduction To Frugal Gardening’ 11 Jul 2013 | 02:15 am
Wahoooooo! … It’s finally finished! I’m actually ready to share my first free gardening eBook with the world. I’m calling it my ‘Introduction To Frugal Gardening’. It’s basically a collection of sug...
How To Support Your Tomato Plants 22 Jun 2013 | 04:00 pm
This year we’ve decided on an alternative method for providing support for our tomato plants. In the past we’ve used bamboo canes … but this week I’ve been looking at using string for the tomatoes in ...
How To Start A Little Plant Nursery 27 May 2013 | 02:12 am
Firstly … so sorry we haven’t posted for a while … it’s Sunday evening and John and I have just come in after a very productive day working on our new little plant nursery. It’s going to be our main f...
How To Make A Support For Herbaceous Perennials 5 May 2013 | 04:38 pm
How to make a natural support for your herbaceous perennials … A great little weekend project that took just over an hour to make. Now that the herbaceous borders are starting to grow they’re going to...
How To Take Rose Cuttings 16 Apr 2013 | 03:33 am
It’s National Gardening week this week and to celebrate I’m planting one of last years rose cuttings! I didn’t know how to take rose cuttings until I came across a video from a gentlemen in the US who...
What Plants to Plant On Chalky Soil 15 Apr 2013 | 01:28 am
Are you gardening on chalky soil? … if so you might be interested in today’s post which is all about what plants you can plant on chalky soil. I used to think I couldn’t have the garden of my dreams i...
10 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In The English Weather 7 Apr 2013 | 02:33 pm
I hope you don’t mind but I thought I’d share a few of my favourite pictures from last year which certainly restore my faith in this wonderful English climate. Click the picture for a large version. B...
