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Making your own pots from paper will save you money, and reduce the amount of plastic you use in your garden and greenhouse. Newspaper pots are completely biodegradable, so when plants are growing strongly and ready to go outside, the whole pot can

.Wrap the festive ribbon around the base of the tea light holders to give them a bit of extra colour and then load with tea lights.More inspiration for Christmas projectsMaking home-made Christmas decorations from poppy and teasel seed headsMaking home

end.To make an arch, push each end of the tied whips 15cm into the soil. Overlap the arches as you go. Five arches will cover about 1.8m, depending on how far they overlap.AdamLiving willow can be used to make all kinds of garden sculptures

Old stone sinks make perfect containers for alpines, but they're hard to come by. You can easily make your own concrete lookalike; all you need are two strong cardboard boxes. One should fit inside the other, leaving a gap of around 5cm. Simply make

, by this time they have started to break down mixed with glass cuttings they make a good compost mix. Oldchippy. We have collected our leaves into a pile and then using the suction on the leaf blower have shredded the leaves and put them into hessian sacks which

leavesChoose plants for autumn colourHow to build a compost binPractical guide to making garden compostRead Kate Bradbury's blog on autumn tidying in the garden

it with pruning,s from the border and kitchen waist mixed together,Have a Peaceful New Year. well you going to tell us how ? Graceland,Click on Making a wormery for full details,Happy New Year. What an outstanding idea Kate! I could not be without my worm juice

. Check the saucepan occasionally to make sure the water does not boil dry.Wearing rubber gloves, as it will be very hot, pour the comfrey mixture into a jelly or muslin bag. Squeeze as much of the mixture as possible through the bag into the bowl

Hello As well as making the most of the weather & topping up on my tan I want to get round to some serious gardening this weekend.  I have cleared a largish area 30'x40" and would like to put in various pretty spreading flowers with parhaps a few

ship-shape. A clump of nettles around your compost bins will work wonders.Kate think i might be making this beer... Well, how did the beer turn out?