Free plant demo

B&Q are offering a free demo this Sat & Sun at 2pm in all stores! They will be discussing plants, soil, plant types & more. They also offer You Can Do It Classes. These are open to over-18s, range from 2-4 hours and start at £10.

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Reading List

I’ve some great book lined up for when I finish work. Here are a few from the top of my reading pile.

• Behind Closed Doors At Home in Georgian England, Amanda Vickery
• How to Store Your Garden Produce The Key to Self-Sufficiency, Piers Warren
• Granny’s Household Hints Traditional Tips for a Clean, Green Home, Brenda Evans
• The Best of Mrs Beeton’s Cakes & Baking
• Edwardian Farm Rural Life at the Turn of the Century, Alex Langlands, Ruth Goodman & Peter Ginn
• The Book of the Farm Volumes 1, 2, 3: Detailing the Labours of the Farmer, Steward, Plowman, Hedger, Cattle-Man, Shepherd, Field-Worker, and Dairymaid, by Henry Stephens