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Natural cleaning products – five of the best
Cleaning can be a hazardous pursuit! Many of the ingredients in conventional products are far from clean. They can pollute the air, effect wildlife, harm your skin and contribute to poor health. If you’re not ready to embrace the bicarbonate of soda (baking soda), lemons and vinegar brigade or don’t have time to make your…
Read MoreHand crafted in England – garden arches
Our neighbour has just opened his gardens to the public to raise money for charity. Between him and another gardener in the village, they raised over £1000; which is phenomenal. I was rather hoping no one would peek over the fence to our harvest of horsetail! We were chatting over the garden hedge the other…
Read MoreGarden accessories with nature in mind
As you’ll be aware, Mr Green and I have really nurtured our garden this year. For the past ten years it’s suffered some serious neglect, but we now have plenty of crops growing, a small harvest already and we’re trying to be better custodians of our space. I try not to buy needless things, but…
Read MoreUpdate 2 on our Dig In gardening challenge
A month ago I planted some carrots, lettuce, beetroot, tomatoes and squash, courtesy of my free seeds from the BBC Dig In challenge. The aim of Dig In is to encourage everyone to grow their own. It’s all about getting stuck in and having a go, regardless of experience, time and garden size. The seeds…
Read MorePaloma textiles for eco friendly yarns
This week I’ve been fortunate enough to interview Ruth Henriquez Lyon from Paloma textiles, who is passionate about eco friendly yarns. If you have any questions for her, please leave them in the comments below!
Read MoreJordans cereal help save bees with their big buzz campaign
Recently, I wrote about the bee garden I was planting, here at Chez Green. Things are taking off slowly, with more bare soil and weeds than bee friendly plants at the moment, but all will be well. I have thyme, catmint, sage, chives, lavender and some wild flower seedlings planted and I’ve spotted our first…
Read MoreGardening update – Dig In Challenge
At the end of April, we received our free seeds from the BBC Dig In campaign. I decided to follow their advice to the letter, to see how I got on and hopefully to learn some new tricks! On 1st May I planted squash and tomato seeds in pots on the dining table. Carrots were…
Read MoreFree seeds from Toby Carvery
Toby Carvery are on a mission to get Britain top of the veggie-tables. According to their research, almost 70% of people don’t get their 5-a-day portions of fruit and vegetables. If you sign up for their healthy green scheme, you’ll get a free packet of seeds to help you grow your own and reach your…
Read MoreUpdate on our Dig In planting!
A few weeks ago I talked about the BBC Dig In Campaign where anyone could apply for free seeds. Our seeds arrived and we had some tomatoes (Mr green’s favourite) , beetroot (Mrs Green’s favourite), squash, lettuce (Little Miss Green’s favourite) and carrots. They were all easy to grow varieties such as gardener’s delight tomatoes…
Read More8 reasons to use natural candles
Palm, soya or beeswax are the green choice when it comes to candles. Petroleum based candles, which are the ones commonly found in most shops, are not sustainable and contain toxic chemicals which can be harmful to your health. Candles scented with artificial fragrances can increase air pollution in your home and are bad for…
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