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Category Archives: Wildlife
What’s going on this spring?
Blink, we’re already 3 months in to 2023 and I planned to write a post about all the stuff I’ve got on this year, but here we are in March and I’ve totally neglected my blog! I’ve got plenty of … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Gardening, Nature, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, Wildlife, Young Bloggers
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Seasonal summary from my garden
It’s wet, miserable and cold here in Manchester today (not as cold as it should be though), so I thought I’d write a summary blog of how our garden’s flourished this year. Considering the extreme weather at times, the gardens’ … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, Wildlife
Tagged autumngardening, carnivorous plants, fruit, fruittrees, gardening blog, george garden blog, George Hassall, grow your own, herbs, kids blog, kids gardening, kids gardening blog, mulch, organicveg, peat free, peat free compost, peatfree, RHS, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, seasonalgardening, soil improver, spring gardening, summergardening, wintergardening, young gardeners blog
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Creating a garden for birds
I’ve wrote a lot about our wildlife garden, in relation to attracting moths, butterflies, bats, bees and dragonflies for example. Recently, I was asked to speak about what we’ve done to help garden birds, from food sources, shelter, places to … Continue reading
Reporting back on your Green Plans for ’22
I’ve received lots of feedback following last week’s post about making Green Plans for ’22, it seems January makes us all feel motivated to plan for brighter times ahead. I had such a great response that I thought I’d share … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Local Food, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, Wildlife
Tagged carnivorous plants, community gardening, gardening blog, george garden blog, George Hassall, grow your own, hulme community garden centre, kids blog, kids gardening, kids gardening blog, RHS, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, school gardening, young gardeners blog
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My Green Plans For ’22, What’s Yours?
January, it’s a bit of a weird month; after all the hype of December and despite the start of new beginnings, it can seem a little grey and drab. At times I can be quite a fan of January, especially … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Nature, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, Wildlife
Tagged big garden birdwatch, gardening blog, george garden blog, George Hassall, how will you big garden birdwatch, hulme community garden centre, kids blog, kids gardening, kids gardening blog, RHS, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, RSPB, rspb dovestone, young gardeners blog
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Helping To Protect My Patch, The Pennines
I’ve lived opposite The Pennines all my life and during the many lockdowns I became a bit obsessed with exploring the hills, trees, rivers and paths, literally every nook and cranny. The moors rarely change: the wind, the rattling heather, … Continue reading
Buzzin’ to bee involved in BBC Radio 2’s Big Bee Challenge
Tomorrow, (20.08.21) BBC Radio 2’s Big Bee Challenge Garden is launched and I’m proper buzzin’ to have been involved. Bees are so important in our gardens, for pollination – flowers, plants, fruit and veg all need them – they are … Continue reading
I’m not the only one fond of a pond!
I had a great reaction to my last post about my ‘passion for ponds’ and received lots of questions about plants, especially those that attract wildlife. If you build a good habitat for wildlife, you’ll not be the only one … Continue reading
My passion for ponds
It’s a while since I wrote my last post; kickstarting it with a positive post about my ‘passion for ponds’. Having 3 in our garden makes me feel quite the pro 😉 A little bit about our garden Our garden … Continue reading
My Frog Blog – how tadpoles saved me from going crazy during lockdown!
Whist Covid has wreaked havoc on the world, wildlife has bounced back and people have turned to nature for relaxation and freedom. Whether it was listening to a blackbird or watching butterflies flying over wildflowers, people have took comfort in … Continue reading
Green Fingered George 