How to weave a Simple Twig Star
A simple and festive nature craft How to make a natural twig star using pieces of sticks and string Nineteen ladies braved snow and ice to meet me and my
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Winter Gardening: Storing Root Vegetables in the Ground
You don’t need to dig & store your veggies I can be a bit of a lazy gardener — I love working in the garden but if there’s something I
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Gardening Glitterati at the Garden Media Guild Awards
The best of British Gardening Media Some weeks back a very exciting email arrived in my inbox. Thompson & Morgan had sent me an invitation to join their table at
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Why I’m Feeding Honey to Bees (and why you shouldn’t be)
You shouldn’t feed Honey to Bees Some people might see the title of this piece and feel outraged. That’s because if there’s one thing you should never do when it
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How to Easily Carve a Turnip Jack-o-Lantern
Turnips are more Traditional than Pumpkins How to easily hollow out and carve a turnip jack-o-lantern. These traditional European lanterns pre-date pumpkin carving and can have an even scarier effect
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Recipe for Not So “Pumpkin” Pie
Pumpkin Pie isn’t made of Pumpkin I’m about to shatter your childhood illusions. You know those creamy pumpkin pies you chow down into each Thanksgiving? Well, it turns out there’s
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How to Weave a Natural Willow Basket
Video Basket Weaving Series with John “Dog” Buying a handmade willow basket can be very expensive. On the other hand, making your own will cost you little more than your
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Sea Glass Foraging + Project Ideas
Inexpensive ‘Sea Jewels’ for DIY Projects For those who love a Here are good DIY, you’ll know that free craft materials that look incredible are rare. One of the exceptions
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Autumn Gardening + Hedgehog Rescue
A surprise guest in this week’s gardening video Planting potatoes for Christmas, growing alpine strawberries from fresh berries, propagating tomatoes, & a hedgehog rescue! While a lot of people think
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