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Category Archives: Wildlife
For the love of gardening
What an honour it was to be the guest speaker at The Bumblebee Conservation Trust’s AGM & Member’s Day yesterday (19.10.19) on my home ‘turf’ in Manchester, at Lancashire Cricket Ground. I strongly bee-lieve that making events like this accessible … Continue reading
My trip to RHS Garden Wisley wraps up a Royal Summer
It was back to RHS Garden Wisley and ‘Back to Nature’ last week as I wrapped up a summer of gardening and Blue Peter filming with Catherine, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge. Catherine’s ‘Back to Nature’ Garden is inspired by … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Gardening, Nature, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, TV, Visits to parks and gardens, Wildlife
Tagged Back to nature, Blue Peter, Blue Peter Garden, gardening blog, george garden blog, George Hassall, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, kids gardening blog, RHS, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, rhs chelsea flower show, RHS Garden Wisley, young gardeners blog
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My bugs, bees and butterflies vlog
It’s taken us a long time to create a wildlife haven, but the hard work is definitely paying off, because the garden is absolutely bursting with bugs, bees & butterflies. It’s fair to say, we are pretty chuffed with the … Continue reading
How many kinds of sweet flowers grow, in an English country garden?
From visiting flower shows, to watching flowers grow, here’s my summer summary of all things floral, in my English country – ish – garden!
My ‘Right Royal Blog’ as I go Back To Nature, with HRH The Duchess of Cambridge on Blue Peter
It’s a ‘Right Royal Blog’ today, as I had the most incredible opportunity to film for Blue Peter with HRH The Duchess of Cambridge. Along with a group of home-ed kids, BP presenter, Lindsey, Catherine and I pond dipped, planted, … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Nature, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, TV, Visits to parks and gardens, Wildlife
Tagged Back to nature, Blue Peter, den building, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, pond, pond dipping, recycled planting, RHS, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening
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Time to ‘shake some action’!
On Friday, I took part in a second school strike, where millions of young people from all over the world came together to protest about climate change. Whilst the school strike aimed to draw attention to the effects of global … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Local Food, Nature, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, Wildlife
Tagged climate change, climate justice, compost, grow your own, reduce reuse recycle, RHS, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, rhs perfect for pollinators, RSPB, youth climate, youth strike 4 climate
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Youth Strike 4 Climate – ‘Cause Young ‘Uns are calling out and we live for our future!
It’s over a week since I took part in the Youth Strike 4 Climate and it’s taken me just as long to come down to earth. Let’s just say, I’ve been tired ever since! That day was a turning point … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Gardening, Local Food, Nature, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, TV, Wildlife
Tagged climate change, climate crisis, climate justice, climate strike, fridays 4 future, greta thunberg, RHS, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, school strike, youth climate, youth strike 4 climate
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The winter weather has wiped me out !
I’ve had the dreaded winter bug this week and it totally wiped me out. All I can say is, thank heavens for Grandmas, books, scrabble and Dr Who on iPlayer! Today though, I nipped outside to water my carnivorous plants … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Events, Gardening, Nature, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, Wildlife
Tagged #SoupShare, gardening blog, gardening science, RHS, RHS Ambassador, RHS Campaign for School Gardening, winter gardening, Young Bloggers, young gardeners blog, young operation farmers
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It’s all about the birds, in the greatest citizen science project in the world !!
Being involved in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch campaign has been a big deal for me this year. Filming the TV ad, being interviewed for the podcast and posting on my social media sites, have all been amazing opportunities and I have to say, … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Nature, TV, Wildlife, Young Bloggers
Tagged #BigGardenBirdwatch, big garden birdwatch, how will you big garden birdwatch, RSPB, rspb dovestone
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How will you #BigGardenBirdWatch ??
A few weeks ago, the RSPB asked me to help them with their Big Garden Bird Watch advertising campaign – what an amazing opportunity – I didn’t have to think twice! The TV advert was released on Boxing Day and … Continue reading
Posted in Events, TV, Wildlife
Tagged #BigGardenBirdwatch, #NatureStars, big garden birdwatch, how will you big garden birdwatch, RSPB, rspb dovestone
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