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Category Archives: Gardening
Great Christmas Gift – The Holistic Gardener
The title is The Holistic Gardener: First Aid From the Garden and it’s author is Fiann Ó Nualláin. He is a regular alternative medical advisor on Irish television on Ieland:am on TV3. He also writes a blog at https://theholisticgardener.com/. His … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, alternative first aid book, €9.99, common ailments cured, cures, Fiann Ó Nualláin, First Aid, Food, garden, garden cures, hardback, Health, herbs, ISBN-10: 1781174148, ISBN-13: 978-1781174142, medical advice, Medicine, Mercier Press, Sick, spices, support Irish authors, support Irish publishers, tv advisor
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We commit his body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust….
‘Earth, that nourished thee, shall claim Thy growth, to be resolved to earth again.’ When I die I want a to be buried into a biodegradable burial pod. In the pod the body is first encapsulated into a fetal … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs And Blogging, Death, Gardening, Nature, Recycle
Tagged back to earth, burial, grow trees, nature, no headstones, rebirth, scared forests, Trees
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A Girl’s Garden By Robert Frost
A neighbor of mine in the village Likes to tell how one spring When she was a girl on the farm, she did A childlike thing. One day she asked her father To give her a garden plot To plant … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, Poetry
Tagged A Girl’s Garden, poem, poetry, Robert Frost
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11 Creative Garden Crafts for Kids
Title: 11 Creative Garden Crafts for Kids Author: KidsTime Full Text & Source: http://www.mykidstime.com/things-to-do/will-love-11-creative-garden-crafts-for-kids/ The Internet, Online, 18/8/2015 Sample Text: I love it when the sun comes out and the kids can get outdoors more often. Best of all, we … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Gardening, Gardens, Parenting
Tagged 11 Creative Garden Crafts for Kids, creative gardening, gardening with children, KidsTime
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Add Interest to Your Yard with a Pergola
Title: Add Interest to Your Yard with a Pergola Author: Better Homes And Gardens Full Text & Source: http://www.bhg.com/home-improvement/outdoor/pergola-arbor-trellis/add-interest-with-a-pergola/?socsrc=bhgfb06241520 The Internet, Online, 18/8/2015 Sample Text: Create a Cozy Seating Area This pergola, made from vintage materials, envelops comfy furniture and … Continue reading
The Glory of the Garden By Rupyard Kipling
Our England is a garden that is full of stately views, Of borders, beds and shrubberies and lawns and avenues, With statues on the terraces and peacocks strutting by; But the Glory of the Garden lies in more than meets … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, garden, God, poem, poetry, Rupyard Kipling, The Glory of the Garden
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Gardening Quotes
You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.- Antoine De Saint-Exupery The most noteworthy thing about gardeners is that they are always optimistic, always enterprising, and never satisfied. They always look forward to doing something better than they have … Continue reading
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It’s Impossible To Be Stressed While Gardening
My Gardening Project 2015 These are pictures of my garden: upper and lower patio, lawn and sea views from the house. This is where I relax and weed and forget about the stresses of modern living, my retreat. “People think … Continue reading
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Tagged garden, garden project 2015, Gardening
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Song of The Flower By Khalil Gibran
I am a kind word uttered and repeated By the voice of Nature; I am a star fallen from the Blue tent upon the green carpet. I am the daughter of the elements With whom Winter conceived; To whom Spring … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Gardening, Gardens, Nature, Poetry
Tagged flower, garden, Khalil Gibran, nature, poem, poetry, Song of The Flower
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How to Grow Plants from Seed
Title: How to Grow Plants from Seed Author: wikiHow Full Text & Source: http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-Plants-from-Seed The Internet, Online, 31/5/2015 Sample Text: Growing plants from seeds presents a number of benefits, including a huge variety of plants to choose from, 100% organic … Continue reading
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Tagged flowers, Gardening, horticulture, plants from seeds, seeds
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Create Your Own Garden Art
Love this video I found on UTube …..repurpose of household items into art..Be Creative!
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Tagged Gardening, gardening art, gardens, Recycle
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What A Lovely Day I Had Gardening!
I had a lovely day gardening, stung by nettles & thorns but it will be worth it! I bought thousands of seeds on EBay . I ran out of pots as you do with thousands of seeds and this … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, Recycle
Tagged egg shells, Gradening, horticulture, seeds, summer seeds, tins, tyres, wellies
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Creative People Will Love This Snap Guides Site
Title: Snapguide : a place for makers Author: Snapguide Full Text & Source: https://snapguide.com/ Discover and create how-to guides on all your favorite topics. Topics: Arts and Crafts Gardening Lifestyle Technology Beauty Desserts Home Cars
Posted in Art & Arts, Beauty, Crafts, Creative, Desserts, DIY, Food, Gardening, Health & Safety, Home, housekeeping, Housing & Property, Interior Design, Recycle, Technology
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50+ Great Ideas In Recycled Garden Art
Title: 50+ Great Ideas In Recycled Garden Art Author: Plant Care Today Full text & Source: http://plantcaretoday.com/great-ideas-recycled-garden-art.html The Internet, Online, 29/3/2015 Sample Text: Recycled Garden Art Once you spruce up your backyard, visitors may be jealous and ask “Why didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, art garden, garden, horticulture, Recycling
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Spring is in the air…time to get out and about gardening again!
I have being shopping for bargains as I have just paid out €1,000 on timber fencing and I have a gardener in redesigning a new garden for me. I am removing all old trees and plants and after my 2 patios … Continue reading
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Tagged flowers for sale, Gardening, Lidl plants, plants, Spring
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My Garden Is My Sanctuary By Marie Church
As I look out to my garden I feel a sense of pride It really is a lovely room Except it is outside. Where lovely things mix and match And greenery fills the walls The sound of trickling water Coming … Continue reading
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Tagged Marie Church, My Garden Is My Sanctuary, poem, poetry
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“A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in–what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.”
I spent the day gardening yesterday and I feel all the better for it. I jumped out of bed this morning and went to the garden to finish my work. I love the Spring and planting up new window boxes and … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Gardens, Motivational, Poetry, Psychology, Quotes & Quotations, Writing & Writers, Writing Skills
Tagged Gardening, God's Garden” Robert Frost, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Moore
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Best Buy vegetables and salad: Growing your own veg
Title: Best Buy vegetables and salad: Growing your own veg Author: Which Magazine Full Text & Source: http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/garden/guides/growing-your-own-veg/ The Internet, Online, 28/01/2015 Sample Text Best Buy vegetables and salad: Growing your own veg The five easiest vegetables to grow How … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Buy vegetables and salad, grow your own food, Growing your own veg
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Growing your own Vegetables
Title: Growing your own Vegetables (grow your own food, pick blackberries and make blackberry jam and freeze surplus etc) Author: Growingyourownveg.com Full Text & Source: http://www.growingyourownveg.com/ The Internet, Online, 28/1/2015 Sample Text: Growing your own Vegetables Growing your own veg … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged family exercise, Good Food, Growing fruit and vegetables, Growing your own Vegetables, healthy, No Garden No Excuse
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