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Ina and CaithnessCrofter - thank you for your tips. I will set myself a reminder to get some cuttings in August

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Thanks for all the ideas, that has been a great help. I don't mind thorns so much - as you say, how often do children fall into then - its just the nettles since you only have to brush past them to get stung. I do have nettles in the garden since I use the leaves, but I keep them to the veg plot whe...

Hi, I have a privet hedge in my garden and I want to make it more like a natural hedge that you see in the country (prehaps minus the nettles though since I have a young child!) with elderflowers and brambles. Can anyone advise me how I can achieve this since I wouldn't know what to plant and how to...

Hi Ratty - I also use washable nappies (hopefully this will increase my green credentials). I actually find them much more convenient than disposables......

Hi, I'm also a newbie, so welcome

Thanks everyone for the hellos.... Hi Ina - like you I also have lots of wool in my stash. I'm currently halfway through some socks, recently started a lacy shawl for myself and I'm trying to work out a stitch pattern for a diamond so I can knit a jumper that I've seen in a magazine but I can't get ...

I can't believe that I have only just found this site. I have been working to live a simpler life for a good while now but have only found this place in the last few days! I live in Cheshire with my partner, my little baby girl and my son. We've recently moved house so I'm in the process of sorting ...