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Seasonal summary from my garden

Posted on 07/11/2022 by greenfingeredgeorge

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 →

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Notes from Grandma’s Gardening Diary – Part 3

Posted on 28/02/2022 by greenfingeredgeorge

This third blog from my Grandma brings us up to date on how her garden grows; starting with landscaping in April to a celebratory tea party in August ’21. Funny enough, I’ve been at Grandma’s this afternoon and despite making … Continue reading →

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Notes from Grandma’s Gardening Diary Part 2

Posted on 15/02/2022 by greenfingeredgeorge

Following on from last week’s post, this second blog, picks up mine and Grandma’s ‘gardening graft’ from Autumn ’20 through to late Winter ’21, with a quiet Christmas and another lockdown thrown into the mix.

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Notes From Grandma’s Gardening Diary

Posted on 09/02/2022 by greenfingeredgeorge

If you follow me on my social media sites, you might know that I’ve been helping to redesign my Grandma Barbara’s Garden. Started back in July 2020, we’ve worked on it together at weekends and school/college holidays, whenever we could … Continue reading →

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Reporting back on your Green Plans for ’22

Posted on 24/01/2022 by greenfingeredgeorge

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 →

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My Green Plans For ’22, What’s Yours?

Posted on 10/01/2022 by greenfingeredgeorge

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 →

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My Frog Blog – how tadpoles saved me from going crazy during lockdown!

Posted on 23/07/2020 by greenfingeredgeorge

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 →

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Lockdown life – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Posted on 07/06/2020 by greenfingeredgeorge

Despite posting a lot of content on my social media sites, I’ve realised I haven’t updated my blog during the whole 12 week lockdown period, mainly because I’ve been really busy with online schoolwork and filming for various gardening & … Continue reading →

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Notes and observations from our wildlife garden – A Family Blog

Posted on 05/01/2020 by greenfingeredgeorge

Whilst we created our garden for it to provide us with food and look pretty, without doubt our main reason was to create a home for wildlife. And this year we have certainly reaped the benefits of all our hard … Continue reading →

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How our garden grew in 2019

Posted on 27/12/2019 by greenfingeredgeorge

As we move into winter, there isn’t a lot to do in the garden; so this blog is basically a summary of what has happened in our garden this growing year.  It has been an incredible year of gardening, with … Continue reading →

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