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Family activities…for a day in the garden
By Suzanne Milne on 17/04/2010 19:52:49
10 activities for children to do in your garden
1. Throw an afternoon tea party A tiny table, a pot of lukewarm ‘tea’, cups, saucers, serviettes and spoons and your toddler will be acting like the perfect lady of the house... Encourage her to ‘pour the tea’ and ‘add the sugar’. Offer plenty
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How To Throw A Great Garden Party
By on 16/07/2010 15:18:50
The vital ingredients you need for a grand occasion, from great games to fabulous food – all to be savoured en plein air
THEY ARE ONE of Britain’s great summer traditions. The Queen herself leads the way with her royal garden parties replete with cucumber sandwiches (sans crusts, of course) and military brass band. For your own child-friendly al fresco affair, you
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Make your garden a haven for wildlife
By Clayton Johnson on 02/11/2010 12:28:57
Create a place where birds will bask and insects will investigate with these green-fingered tips
Turning your garden into a happy haven for wildlife helps the environment, provides hours of fun for children, educates them about nature – and makes it aesthetically appealing. Here are top tips for attracting insects and animals into your garden
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Joe Blogs pays homage to cockney geezer Guy Ritchie
By Joe on 15/12/2010 22:09:44
Smart Boy About Town checks out Covent Garden and finds a soul mate daddy in Joules
Hi, it's me, Joe.So this is me in my cockney geezer meets country gent look. What do you think? Reckon it's rather debonaire look myself. I'm just taking a little restful breather while shopping in Covent Garden. We stopped off at the new Joules
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Ten ways to attract wildlife this spring
By Clay Johnson on 23/02/2011 15:52:53
Spring is sprung and wildlife is abundant. Here’s how to attract an assortment of creatures to your garden
1. Leave a pile of wood in a shady spot It’ll make a home for ladybirds, beetles and centipedes, and toads will also love the shelter.2. Provide some water An upturned bin lid or a sunken washing bowl with sloping sides provides easy access
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Babylon
By Catherine O'Dolan on 18/04/2010 16:29:40
Delicious dining on Kensington Roof Gardens
and Violet Potato, which cost £16. Our other starters of Salt Cod Croquette and Goat’s Cheese with Beetroot were good too, but Joe was not impressed with his Cheddar Omelette (my fault for guessing what he’d like, and when it arrived he said he wanted
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Make a bug hotel
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 13/04/2011 11:43:19
Welcome creepy-crawly guests to the garden with this idea for a bug hotel
for the garden.And if any of the guests take a fancy to each other for lunch... Well, let's just hope no-one sues.
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When in Rome…
By Lizzie Wells on 14/04/2010 16:16:25
From gorgeous gardens to the busy Spanish Steps, there is something for the whole family when in Rome
Italians love children, make the best gelato and love eating al fresco – these facts alone are enough to make Rome the perfect family city break. For a laid-back day with younger children, head to the Villa Borghese Gardens in the city centre
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Junior's shopping list this month
By Junior on 01/07/2008 00:00:00
Junior is admiring these products... Union Jack flag, new Kensington Garden bedlinen, DIY cubic clock
* A frayed edge Union Jack flag, £46 from Cox & Cox, makes a great throw or wall hanging and comes in a painted wooden box that’s good for storage too.* The new Kensington Garden bedlinen from Designers Guild that features galloping ponies in a
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Cool composting
By Judith Eagle on 20/04/2010 13:30:55
Why waste can be ever so good
Composting is a great activity for children, enabling them to see the entire cycle of how scraps from the kitchen can be turned into a useful product to nourish the garden. To get started you will need to palce a compost bin on a well-drained, level
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