Amaryllis are easy-to-grow, fabulous indoor bulbs - completely worth the little bit of effort required.

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I’ve added a short video to the end of the Amaryllis and Hyacinth planting post. Scroll way down to the bottom of the post if you’ve already watched the planting videos. Otherwise, you might want to watch them first.
The Hyacinths are still sleeping away the winter in the office fridge, but look at how the [...]

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Hi, Helen here.
I love all Barbara’s suggestions for Christmas gifts for gardeners
And I want to add this one.
Garden Goddess Hooded Sweatshirt
I know I’m new to gardening — that’s why this site exists after all — but I do see myself eventually as a “Garden Goddess”, so why not start telling the world now?!
There are [...]

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Here are Barbara’s tips on caring for your real Christmas Tree so that the needles stay on the tree and off the floor for as long as possible!

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Hey, it’s Barbara here.
I say there’s nothing luckier than learning you have a new gardener on your Christmas list – because there are so many things out there that they can use and will appreciate receiving. Here are a few of my favourites.
Weeding and Cultivating
Over the years I have filled my tool bucket with tools, [...]

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We’ve been asked where you can buy the excellent (and fun!) tool Helen used to uproot dandelions in an earlier video. You can buy it online at Fiskars UpRoot Weeder #7870 And if you hurry, there’s still time to get that link to Santa!
We’ve also added another video we shot earlier in the year, in [...]

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Nothing says Christmas the way a beautiful Poinsettia does.  And, never before are there so many different colours, shapes and sizes of this remarkable plant to chose from to compliment your decor.  Whether you decide on the traditional red or go for a funky spray-painted blue sparkled one - you care for them exactly the [...]

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