You’re Never too Young (or old) to Garden!

There’s something quite special about sharing your passion for gardening with the children, and they’re never too young to start. Baby Steps Even if only crawling, babies will love grabbing peas from shoots, playing with empty (clean) plant pots and staring at the flowers in wonder. However as they reach the walking age, and are […]

Beat the Half Term Boredom by Gardening with the Children

Half term is fast approaching and as we all wonder why the children are afforded just so many holidays that it seems one break drifts into another, we’re thinking of ways to keep them occupied. Whether you’re a grandparent that will invariably be having the children at some point, or a keen gardening parent, there […]

How to Please Yourself While Pleasing the Children Too

Please Yourself While Pleasing the Children This last week I’ve been stepping out into the garden a lot more as the weather has become pleasantly warm. It’s no secret that I work 8-6 every weekday writing so when I do have any time off I’m usually surrounded by my three adorable children (*cough). This of […]

Make Your Garden Your Own Jungle Gym!

As keen gardeners there’s something we’re quite smug about. Being a former regular at the gym I always wondered why along with the treadmills and the rowing machines they didn’t have a digging machine too. Whilst enjoying our garden, whether watering the plants or trimming hedges, we’re all benefitting from some great exercise, so next […]

How to Make Money on Plants You Own

How to Make Money on Plants You Own One of the best advantages of gardening is that no matter what your budget you can enjoy it while enjoying an incredible return on your investment in plants. There are so many ways to make your plants go further so you don’t have to spend hundreds of […]

Nic Hamilton Selects Winner of CAR of the Future Competition

Professional racing driver, Nicolas Hamilton, has crowned 10 year Jack Hillery as champion designer of the CAR of the future. To celebrate the arrival of Project CARS, Bandai Namco Entertainment UK and Explore Learning joined forces to launch a nationwide competition of Explore members to design a racing CAR of the future. But only one […]

Rainy Day Quiz: The Hardest Ever Star Wars Quiz

When the weather isn’t so great for gardening outdoors, here’s a quiz from MorphCostumes (also known as Morphsuits), who are celebrating the launch of their Star Wars Morphsuits and Costumes with The Hardest Ever Star Wars Quiz. Take the quiz at the MorphCostumes’ website, here: http://www.morphsuits.co.uk/blog/the-hardest-ever-star-wars-quiz/ The new MorphCostumes Star Wars outfits can be purchased here: […]

Preparing the Garden for Outdoor Fun

Every year, although we await it eagerly, spring seems to leap upon us. We seem to spend the winter waiting for warmer weather then, before we know it, the garden is growing and the weeds are the ones growing the fastest. We’re all familiar with the time when we step outside to peruse the damage […]

How to Encourage Children into the Garden

Encourage Children to Step Outside In this day and age with electricity taken for granted many children choose media as a form of entertainment; whether it’s YouTube, Facebook or gaming online it all burns energy while frazzling brain cells too. Here are some ideas for how to encourage children into the garden and away from […]

Lavender Animals Add Colour to the Garden!

It’s been a busy month at the North Yorkshire Manor House, as we made the decision to stay. Suddenly as the sun came out we were overwhelmed with the beauty of our home and the extortionate outgoings seemed to be worth living in this Moors retreat. Once we made up our mind it was all […]