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Fantastic news – our native Red Squirrels are on the increase

After 140 years of being in decline there is now evidence that our much loved and endangered Red Squirrels are on the increase, this is fantastic news. In September it was revealed that a 3 month...

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Why not grow your own mysterious Mistletoe

Holly, Ivy and Mistletoe are all plants that we associate with Christmas, but there is more to Mistletoe than you might think. Mistletoe is very special as it does not grow in soil but grows on the...

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2013 a wonderful year for weather, wildlife, fruit and vegetables

Happy New Year to you all, let’s hope that this year brings a repeat of the good weather of 2013 and with it another bumper crop of fruit and vegetables. It is not only our garden that benefitted from...

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Make your own Bird Cakes ready for the RSPB Big Garden/School Birdwatch

This weekend it is the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch (25-26 January), so why not take part in the world’s largest wildlife survey, it will only take up an hour of your time, all you need to do during the...

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Why not get arty with your Fruit and Vegetables

If you find some slightly soft fruit and vegetables in your cupboard that are past their best why not dig out your paints and make some fun pictures with them. What you will need Equipment Poster...

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Why not grow your own Orange Tree from a pip?

Oranges are always a favourite at our house, especially Tangerines at Christmas but wouldn’t it be nice to grow your own Orange Tree. Many children will not have seen oranges growing on trees except in...

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Have a look at a Mattock – 2 tools in one!

If you have had a look at The Recycleworks website you may have seen the range of Raised Bed Tools, they are made by Sneeboer who are a Dutch company that is honoured to carry the label “By Appointment...

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Sow your seeds indoors now for a successful crop

Following our Easter break it is now all about pots and propagators. I tend to sow most of my seeds in April with the exception of Chilli and Sweet peppers which are quite slow to grow and germinate,...

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Congratulations to our Competition Winners – have a look at our New Free...

Congratulations to our March/April Competition Winners the School Zone Competition was won by Bowes Hutchinson’s C of E Primary School, Barnard Castle, County Durham and the Family Zone Competition was...

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Explore your garden next week – go on an Insect Hunt

  Next week is National Insect Week (23-29 June) it is organised by the Royal Entomological Society and encourages people of all ages to learn more about insects.   Did you know that there are over...

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The history and tradition of the Christmas Tree

By now many of you will have put up your Christmas decorations and most importantly your Christmas Tree it is the focal point in any home, decorating it is usually a family occasion with everyone...

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The unpredictable weather affects our wildlife

In life there are few certainties and many uncertainties; the British weather has got to be one of the biggest uncertainties, in Britain we have a very varied and changeable climate not just north to...

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Keep warm and start the gardening year indoors

The weathermen were right the cold weather has arrived, this morning we woke to a snowy winter wonderland there is little chance of doing any outdoor gardening at the moment. It is too cold to start...

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The history and tradition of the Christmas Tree

By now many of you will have put up your Christmas decorations and most importantly your Christmas Tree it is the focal point in any home, decorating it is usually a family occasion with everyone...

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The unpredictable weather affects our wildlife

In life there are few certainties and many uncertainties; the British weather has got to be one of the biggest uncertainties, in Britain we have a very varied and changeable climate not just north to...

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Keep warm and start the gardening year indoors

The weathermen were right the cold weather has arrived, this morning we woke to a snowy winter wonderland there is little chance of doing any outdoor gardening at the moment. It is too cold to start...

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It’s been lovely weather for Butterflies

This week it has been glorious with long, dry days of warm sunshine, perfect weather for gardening and getting outdoors and also for Butterflies too, on my allotment I saw quite a few including Small...

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Why not enter our two free gardening competitions this month

Have you seen our two competitions on the Gardening With Children website, in the School Zone and the Family Zone you have the chance to win a fabulous   Kids Wooden Raised Bed Growing Table (one...

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Don’t miss out, less than a week left to enter our two free gardening...

Spring and early Summer is a very busy time in the garden, I wouldn’t like you to miss out entering our two free competitions before next weeks closing date of 30th June, so here is a quick reminder:...

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Congratulations to our School Competition Winner

Thank you to everyone who entered the May/June School Competition the overall winner was Hazlehurst Community Primary School, Ramsbottom their prize of a Kids Standing Raised Bed is on its way....

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