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Mother's Day Gift Ideas

Mother's Day Gift Ideas

Mother’s Day is on Sunday 19th March 2023 this year. It is when we celebrate mothers and treat them to a meal or often give them flowers or gifts. Here are my thoughts on what to give your mum this Mothering Sunday.

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  • Mother's Day
David Coton

Written by David Coton.
Published on Friday, 14th of March, 2014.
Updated on Friday, 3rd of March, 2023.

How to Interest Children in Gardening

How to Interest Children in Gardening

Certain challenges in life are easier to negotiate than others, Martyn Loach thinks that persuading children to become interested in gardening shouldn't be too difficult and can be very rewarding.

  • Organic Gardening
  • Seeds
  • Cuttings
Martyn Loach

Written by Martyn Loach.
Published on Friday, 8th of April, 2016.
Updated on Friday, 3rd of March, 2023.

How to convert your lawn into a wild flower meadow

How to convert your lawn into a wild flower meadow

A while ago David Coton saw a quote in 'Plantlife', an organization fighting hard to protect our wild flowers and plants: 'our meadows and grasslands are as much part of our heritage as the works of Shakespeare'. So if you're tired of a boring lawn, why not turn it into a colourful wildlife rich, meadow.

  • Flowers
  • Conservation
  • Wild Flowers
David Coton

Written by David Coton.
Published on Monday, 3rd of June, 2013.
Updated on Friday, 3rd of March, 2023.

Hanging Baskets Supplied To Sutton Shopping Mall

Hanging Baskets Supplied To Sutton Shopping Mall

Flowers brighten up the lives of everyone, and the 80 Hanging Baskets we have just delivered to the Shopping Mall at Sutton Coldfield in north Birmingham will transform the High Street with the lovely colour of Lobelias, Geraniums, Fuschias, Begonias and many other beautiful plants.

  • Hanging Baskets
  • Sutton Coldfield
  • Flowers
David Coton

Written by David Coton.
Published on Friday, 17th of May, 2013.

Planting Ideas for Shaded Gardens

Planting Ideas for Shaded Gardens

If, like David Coton, you are 'unlucky' enough to have a garden with restricted light, perhaps overshadowed for much of the day by an adjacent building or next to someone who planted leylandii back in the 60s, all is not lost. There are plenty of plants that thrive in the shade. Don't see it as a problem, view it as an opportunity.

  • Flowers
  • Plants
  • Gardening
David Coton

Written by David Coton.
Published on Thursday, 21st of February, 2013.
Updated on Friday, 3rd of March, 2023.

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