Banbury Living Oct - Nov 2022
The October/November edition is here! We start ramping up for winter with some festive home tips and bonfire night recipes, as well as a whole host of fabulous competitions.
The October/November edition is here! We start ramping up for winter with some festive home tips and bonfire night recipes, as well as a whole host of fabulous competitions.
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GIVING COUNT<br />
With Christmas around the corner, our<br />
regular contributor Matt Biggs gives us some<br />
tips on what to buy the gardener in your life...<br />
Giving gifts at Christmas is always both a pleasure and a puzzlewe<br />
want the recipients to enjoy what we give and, perhaps this<br />
year more than most, we want the gifts to be both valued and<br />
valuable. Thoughtful gardening gifts can fulfil both of these<br />
criteria, so here are a few suggestions:<br />
A subscription to a gardening magazine is a terrific gift for<br />
either a keen gardener or a new gardener – it lasts all year, has<br />
seasonal tips and ideas and is something to look forward to each<br />
month, what’s not to like!<br />
Membership of a local gardening club, or a gardening course<br />
or day is a really good idea too – there are lots of options from<br />
learning how to prune to a whole bee keeping course, just ensure<br />
you know the particular interest of the person concerned and the<br />
choice is yours.<br />
For people who may be house bound or less mobile, how about<br />
giving them a card with a little message in to the effect of –‘ This<br />
card entitles you to a day out at a garden centre, perhaps with<br />
coffee or lunch added to be taken during the next 6 months, and<br />
sign it – that way it can be taken in better weather or when the<br />
person is feeling up to going out and gives something to look<br />
forward to.<br />
Trees – fruit trees, ornamental trees, big trees, little trees – we<br />
know how important they are, and we know we need them so<br />
either a gardening gift voucher or indeed a tree in a pot to grow<br />
on, just ensure the trees eventual size is suitable for the space<br />
and give a gift that really will last.<br />
Thinking slightly outside of the box but for someone who maybe<br />
is having trouble keeping up with the basic garden tasks, how<br />
about buying them a few hours of a professional gardener in<br />
their area. That way the big tasks such as the autumn clear up,<br />
planting up of pots, grass maintenance etc can be done for them,<br />
allowing them to do the things that they can do and enjoy.<br />
There are magazines, there are books, there are tools, there are<br />
trugs and mugs and gloves – the list is endless so enjoy choosing<br />
and giving a gardening gift this year.<br />
To find out more about Matt visit his website<br />
matthewbiggs.com<br />
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