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Category: Gardening

Gardening swimming pool

5 Signs Your Pool Equipment is Working Harder Than It Should

Posted on May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 By Becky

When pool equipment starts to develop a fault, there are often some early warning signs. The difficulty is that these signs are typically easy to ignore. Or, if it’s a “silent sign” like a slow drop-in performance, you may get used to the slow decline over weeks or months and…

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Gardens That Work Hard So You Don’t Have To

Posted on February 17, 2026 By Becky

Most people desire a beautiful garden but the hard work of weeding, dead heading, lawn care, pruning, clearing and maintenance is where dreams get dashed! Thankfully, a beautiful outdoor space does not have to entail spending every Saturday and Sunday with shears in hand. With good planning from day one,…

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Gardening rabbits

Rabbits in the Veg Patch: Fencing vs Trapping – What Works Where?

Posted on February 13, 2026 By Becky

There’s nothing more frustrating than stepping into your garden, admiring your carefully tended veg patch — and spotting nibbled lettuce, half-eaten carrots, and neatly trimmed bean shoots. Rabbits may look charming at a distance, but when they decide your vegetable garden is their personal buffet, it’s a different story. For…

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Making Home Gardens More Productive Without More Space

Posted on November 28, 2025 By Becky

When a home garden is at capacity, and its owner desires more, most gardeners accept that’s as good as it gets for production. There’s only so much lawn, a council won’t allow a shed to be turned into a greenhouse, and there’s no flat square available to add any more…

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Planning Around Nature’s Schedule

Posted on October 21, 2025 By Becky

Nature operates on its own timeline, completely indifferent to wedding plans. Flowers bloom when conditions trigger them, leaves change color according to temperature patterns, daylight hours shift with Earth’s tilt, and weather follows seasonal patterns that laugh at carefully arranged schedules. For couples planning outdoor or nature-connected weddings, this creates…

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The Difference Between Residential and Commercial Lawn Care

Posted on October 18, 2025 By Becky

At first glance, a lawn is a lawn. Grass needs cutting, weeds need pulling, and everything needs watering. But anyone who’s tried to apply residential lawn care thinking to a commercial property quickly realizes the two aren’t even close to the same thing. The differences go way beyond just having…

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How to Turn a Shed into a Greenhouse: A Rewarding Garden Project

Posted on June 18, 2025November 25, 2025 By Becky

If you’ve ever wandered out into your garden and looked at your old shed with a mix of guilt and inspiration, you’re not alone. Maybe it’s full of cobweb-covered plant pots, rusty tools, and that lawnmower that only starts on a full moon. Or maybe it’s just…there. Taking up space….

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In Praise of Pink Sheds: Why I Fell in Love with the Pink She Shed Life

Posted on June 11, 2025January 22, 2026 By Becky

There’s something magical about a shed. That humble wooden outbuilding tucked into the corner of the garden, long seen as a place to stash muddy wellies, half-used tins of paint, and spiderweb-covered tools. But somewhere along the way—maybe it was during lockdown, or maybe it was my sudden Pinterest-fuelled epiphany—I…

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Hi, I'm Becky! Based in South East London with my husband and three children, Life in Velvet is where I share home organisation ideas, family food planning, and the Type A systems that make everyday life feel a little more intentional and productive!

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