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Nancy Lowe
Jan 213 min read
Yoga and Gardening
In this deep winter time, when everything outside seems to take a pause, it’s just the perfect time I feel for planning new things. And...
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Nancy Lowe
Jan 204 min read
Pruning the Wildlife Friendly Garden
In a natural garden, the tendency is often to assume to let woody plants live out their natural lives without intervention. While this...
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Nancy Lowe
Sep 4, 20245 min read
Funny Weather - A Veg Grower's Guide
One of the first things people are talking to me about out in the garden this year is what funny weather we’ve been having. Closely...
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Nancy Lowe
Jan 30, 20244 min read
Plant Spotlight - The Snowdrop
In the unfolding drama of the British wildflower year, the subtle beauty of the Snowdrop is the star that kicks off the show. Right now,...
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Nancy Lowe
Nov 9, 20232 min read
Plant Spotlight - Chilean Guava
Chilean Guava (Ugni molinae) is a cute little shrub, with delicious berries and evergreen foliage and it has fast become one of my...
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Nancy Lowe
Oct 20, 20232 min read
Autumn Nourishment in the Garden
Autumn is most definitely here, with that seasonal contest between stormy showers and bright, slanting sun. As the weather shakes...
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Nancy Lowe
Jun 14, 20232 min read
Gardening for Dragonflies
King amongst the insect visitors during no mow may are the dragonflies and damselflies. These insects are voracious predators and a sign tha
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Nancy Lowe
May 4, 20232 min read
Wildlife Loves Long Grasses
It's officially No Mow May and the great news is that even without flowers, long grasses support a whole host of wildlife garden visitors
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Nancy Lowe
Apr 13, 20235 min read
Wildflower Beds and Borders
Growing wildflowers has been a long-term passion of mine. Ever since I was a little girl, I've grappled with the challenges of growing wildf
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Nancy Lowe
Feb 6, 20234 min read
Design Tips for Enjoyable Gardens
One thing people very often ask me about is creating more space in their garden for them to sit out and simply enjoy it. This might be a...
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Nancy Lowe
Nov 8, 20223 min read
Autumn Health Care for Gardens
This time of year is a great time to look at the health of the garden. I really like to take a walk around it during the autumn, to...
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Nancy Lowe
Aug 2, 20225 min read
Plants for Heat Waves
A decade ago, the thought that we could regularly have summers with temperatures in the 30s would have seemed ridiculous, but here we are...
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Nancy Lowe
May 3, 20224 min read
Drought Proof Veg
We’ve just had a really dry April, with England and Wales reportedly getting only around 50% of the usual rainfall for this time of the...
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Nancy Lowe
Mar 15, 20223 min read
Urban Gardens for a Greener World
Article by Olivia Mann With climate change bringing more intense rainfall and increasing temperatures, we need to adapt our towns and...
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Nancy Lowe
Feb 8, 20224 min read
Forest Gardening
Permaculture is becoming more of a common term these days and along with it, I’m finding more and more people are aware of forest...
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Nancy Lowe
Jan 14, 20223 min read
Wildlife Garden Features
In the last of this three part series about wildlife gardening, we’ll be getting to the detail about what garden features you need to...
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Nancy Lowe
Nov 12, 20214 min read
Abundant Health
While this is often overlooked, one of the most important things to be aware of in our gardens is health. This is especially true for...
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Nancy Lowe
Sep 21, 20214 min read
Foundations of a Wildlife Garden
The secret to building a wildlife garden that truly thrives is to get a little bit technical about it. I bring a few simple ecological...
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Nancy Lowe
Jun 11, 20213 min read
Nature Connection
There is one often forgotten, yet very important addition to any wildlife garden and this applies whether the garden is a large and...
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Nancy Lowe
Feb 2, 20215 min read
Making Raised Beds the Easy Way
Growing vegetables in raised beds is all the rage these days and for good reason - there are lots of benefits to growing this way,...
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