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Summer wellbeing calendar

Focus on your wellbeing and make the most of the lighter days with our four-week summer wellbeing calendar. Find an enjoyable mix of activity ideas to try.

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Top tips for watering containers

Here Jason Williams, the Cloud Gardener shares some of his top tips for watering planting containers.

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Five reasons gardeners should love earthworms

On 21st October we celebrate World Earthworm Day. Here are five great reasons to love our wriggly garden friends.

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Engaging our sense of hearing in the garden

From rustling leaves to wildlife noises, sound is an important dimension of a sensory garden. We share advice on bringing sound into your garden.

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Low maintenance plants

We can design our gardens to need as much or little care as we like. There are plenty of good looking, low-maintenance plants that require less time and attention.

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How to make garden compost

Making compost is an environmentally friendly way to give your plants the nutrients they need. This guide shows you how to make it, where to use it plus top tips to compost with ease.

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Cultivating Wellbeing is the first gardening for health and wellbeing app. Create your personalised plan, find expert tips and garden your way to better health.

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