Posts by Colin Campbell-Preston
Top Gardening Bloggers Share Their New Year’s Resolutions
Hitting the gym and cutting the drinking are among the most common New Year’s resolutions people try to stick to at this time of year. ...
10 Ways You Can Put Your Old Christmas Tree to Use in the Garden
In the UK, around 8 million real Christmas trees are purchased every year - but after the Christmas season, many are simply discarded o...
10 Inner City Gardening Tricks to Get the Most from Small Plots This Year
The garden is an extension of your living space and the perfect place to relax and unwind after a tiring day. It can also serve as an o...
How to Make Your Own Compost Quickly and Easily
Follow our easy step-by-step guide and start making your own compost fertiliser from organic matter. We’ll cover why you’d want to make...
21 Things You Can Do to Look After Garden Birds in Winter [Infographic]
As we reduce our hours in the garden with the drop in temperatures, we can happily retreat to heated homes, thick blankets and cosy pai...
6 Christmas Gifts Your Kids Can Make from Garden Clippings
These fun Christmas activities will keep your kids’ interest in gardening alive over the winter months while nature does its work. With...
Which Plants Can Be Grown Indoors During Winter?
We all know how disheartening it can be during the winter months to restrict the horticultural pursuits to just a few hours a week, whe...
3 Brilliant Things You Can Make Using Pinecones
One of the absolute highlights of autumn is setting a course through the countryside, stepping foot on crunchy leaves and enjoying the ...
A Family Guide to Getting the Garden Ready for Winter
Whilst the temptation to hang up your gardening gloves as soon as the clocks roll back can be strong, it can be something of a fool’s e...
The Seven Best Winter Crops for Any Vegetable Patch – Regardless of Size
The harvest season may be well and truly drawing to a close, with all your spuds, swedes and more plucked from the ground and currently...
A Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness in the Garden
Mindfulness is the mental state of being calmly and consciously aware of what is happening in our body and mind, as well as in our surr...
7 Kinds of Plants You Should Sow Now for Spring and Summer
With the winter fast approaching, you may be thinking that it’s time to hang up your hoe and ease off the green-fingered pursuits for t...
