Articles Tagged: gardening

Family fun for autumn: Grow your own garlic!

By parentdish.co.uk, Oct 25, 2011

Got a family with green fingers? We asked Colin Boswell from The Garlic Farm for a few top tips to make family garlic growing a breeze this autumn…

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Gardening with your children will make them better behaved!

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Oct 3, 2011

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) says that giving children gardening lessons will help them become more responsible and calmer.

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Couple told to apply for planning permission for six-year-old's Wendy house

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Aug 9, 2011

A Wiltshire couple have expressed their shock that their local council have told them their daughter's Wendy House needs planning permission.

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The Semi-Detached Parent: Family finances

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Aug 5, 2011

This week's learning curve has been family finances.

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MAD Blog Awards 2011: Meet the lifestyle finalists

By Sally Whittle, May 21, 2011

As the weather gets warmer, I like to indulge in the odd fantasy where I become a cross between Nigella Lawson and Cath Kidston – effortlessly dashing off cupcakes and simple summer smocks to wear in my fragrant, tranquil garden.

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Terrible Twos: The worm at the bottom of the garden

By Pip Jones, May 19, 2011

Flickr Ava has a bit of a love-hate relationship with animals. She loves her invisible cat, of course (it's still ...

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ParentView: Growing Vegetables Is Fun magbook

By Debbie Webber, Apr 3, 2010

Growing your own veggies is fast becoming a popular past-time and what better way to have some family fun than to get the ...

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Nine gardening tools for your mini Titchmarsh or Dimmock

By Emma Cossey, Feb 9, 2010

Living out in the country means I spent a large part of my childhood pottering about in the garden with a little tin watering ...

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