You may have seen my post introducing #BestBootForward last week. I spoke about taking our first few baby steps towards living a more self sufficient lifestyle and why we want to take on the challenge. You can read my first entry for #BestBootForward here. A post shared by The Newhouse Family blog (@thenewhousefamily) on Jan …
It’s cold, wet and often frosty outside in the garden in January, but there are still lots of jobs that need doing ready for the year ahead. I always find January a tricky month. I want to start getting outside and excitement takes over as I start deciding what I want to plant for the …
It’s so easy for your garden to become sad and neglected. Especially in the cold, dark, dingy months. Yet if people come round your house, one of the main things they’ll comment on is your garden, unless it’s looking a little sad, then they’ll probably skip over it. But your garden should be a haven …
We all spend ample time looking after the interiors of our homes to make sure that they are looking their best. However when it comes to the outside of our homes it can sometimes be quite a different story. Tending to the maintenance and development of the outside of our homes can very easily fall …
Growing your own vegetables is a great way to provide healthy and hearty meals for the family. It’s good for the environment, makes the most of your garden and means that you always have fresh vegetables to hand to add to your dishes. Many people are put off growing their own veg because they think …
Most families simply don’t have time to maintain an attractive garden. For one thing, you can’t turn your back on the kids for a second! Children want to play, not watch you on your knees digging out weeds. And by the time the weekend comes along, all you’ve got the energy for is lazing out …
One of the best ways families can go green is by growing their own organic veggies. But did you also know that it’s also possible to raise your own chickens so that you can enjoy fresh eggs too? You just need to set up your own little urban farm! It doesn’t matter if you don’t …
Some of you will have been following our journey living a more self sufficient lifestyle. This summer we have been working hard growing lots of yummy fruit and vegetables. Most with success, but we have fallen on our backsides a few times with some hiccups. Just yesterday, all of my brussel sprouts fell victim to …
It’s time for BBC Gardener’s World Live 2017 at the Birmingham NEC, and this year’s event is set to be bigger (and greener!) than ever before. Gardener’s World are celebrating a superb 50th anniversary and there are plenty of celebrations in store for all of those visiting the magnificent gardening event this weekend (Thursday 15th June – …
We all want our gardens to look their best. This is especially the case when we have little ones to consider. The garden is their point of access to the outside, especially in their early years. It makes sense to want a garden that offers them as much outside experience as possible. But, there’s no …
If you have been busy getting your garden ready for summer, you might have started to think about adding a pond. There are so many benefits that come with adding a pond to your garden, including an increase in the amount of wildlife that makes it home in your garden. However, some people don’t think …
Even people who take huge amounts of care over their home have one thing that they seem to forget about all too often: their garden. Even people who will take huge amounts of care and attention making sure that the interior of their home is completely perfect can often find themselves completely neglecting this incredibly …
THE GARDEN IS NOW CLEAR! F**K YES!!!!!! You have no idea how much this means!! So we have now been in our new home for 6 months. That’s gone bloody quickly! When we first moved in we had the challenge of cutting back the (very) neglected garden, working out what was underneath the 6ft grass, …
Happy World Soil Day, sounds weird doesn’t it? How much do you know about soil? It’s something that most people don’t really think about. As an amateur gardener and someone who spends a LOT of time outside, I look at mud a lot. I have 3 small girls, 2 dogs and 3 cats. That muddy stuff seems …
