5 Reasons to Grow Your Own

There are a number of reasons to grow your own and if you have been putting it off then read these top 5 reasons to grow your own and then get out in the garden and start digging. If you are elderly or unwell then get a friend or relative to start you off by [...]

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How to build a greenhouse

If you want to build your own greenhouse you may do as I did and type “build your own greenhouse” into a search engine only to find pages of websites selling books on how to build your own greenhouse. I don’t want a book, it really isn’t that hard to build a greenhouse. I am [...]

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How to start growing your own vegetables

Growing your own vegetables can be both rewarding and frustrating, depending on how the years crop does. However when they grow well there is nothing like a basket of your own home grown veg, where you know for certain what has been sprayed onto them. Country Life recently published an article stating that “Vegetable seed [...]

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Attract wild birds to your garden

When we think of wildlife we often consider donning our anorak and wellies and trudging through a damp forest to get a glimpse of something feathery or furry. There is no need to leave your own home if you have a garden and put a little effort into attracting wildlife. Birds are particularly easy to [...]

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