Gardening
Beat the hosepipe ban: Installing a drip irrigation system
This isn’t about breaking the hosepipe ban rules, it’s about saving water & money whilst watering my garden at 4am when I’m...
My favourite gardening products I have purchased and tested 2026
A couple of years of intensively researched solutions, hard-learned lessons, and a few too many mosquito bites later — here are the products I...
Gardening Spreadsheet
Some of us like being organised in the garden...I recently posted a video on my socials, that included my gardening spread sheets and had some...
How I protect my garden from slugs & snails
Do you need an eco friendly way to protect your plants and garden from slugs & snails? This is how I protect my garden without harming the...
What I plant in my urban cottage garden
These are the tried and trusted plants I grow in my urban cottage garden. You too can create a haven for bees and butterflies in your garden.
Potting on your seedlings – No Faff Gardening
A few weeks after planting your seeds, the seedlings will be ready to transplant into a bigger pot. When to transplant your seedlings? You will know...
Growing flowers & veg from seed – no faff gardening
For me this is one of the most magical parts of gardening, it still amazes me every time I plant a seed that a week or so later, up pops a little...
Introducing No Faff Gardening
I truly believe that gardening should be no-faff. What I mean by this is, you shouldn't have to buy lots of special tools or have lots of specialist...
Review of the Netvue Birdfy Smart Bird Feeder Camera
I love feeding the birds in our garden, we already have multiple bird feeders and I spend a lot of time watching them from our kitchen window. The...
How to fill a raised bed
Do you want to start growing plants and vegetables in a raised bed, but don't want the expense of having to buy lots of compost? What is best to...
Life with Jo Blog
It started as 2 stars and a swirl baby blog in 2008.
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