Green in Real Life

🍃 Garden adventures with a sprinkle of everyday greener living.
Gardener | Blogger | Nature Lover | Photography Fan

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NEW VIDEO: Why do cats go crazy for catnip?

Explore the fascinating reason why this herb sends our feline friends into a frenzy: https://t.co/ukyQDat1Ss

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Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day 🌤 Join us for Joyful June and discover actions to help you find and share the little joys in life https://t.co/HZQI1uz0Xz #JoyfulJune

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🫒 #NationalOliveDay #OliveDay

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🫒 #OliveDay #NationalOliveDay The birds like to wipe out our olives before they're ripe, but someday I hope to preserve a small batch of our own homegrown olives. Have a favourite recipe or method? Share it in the replies for my hopefully someday experiments!

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Get out there and MAKE STUFF. #Creativity

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#CompostingDay #LearnAboutCompostingDay We currently have a worm farm (high value), large three-bay composter (normal stuff), and a kerbside collection bin (excess and anything that's better commercially processed than lower temps in the garden). https://t.co/GnZx465HHX

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Nature takes its time and we're slowly gathering photos for growing guides at all stages, from prep and planting through to harvest and storage, for more of our full cycle plant guide posts. Let us know if you have any special requests and we'll do our best.

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The final days of autumn are on us here in NZ. I'm tidying up the last of the warm season annuals and doing final harvest chores, including saving seeds from favourites. Fresh seeds from the best pumpkins I've ever grown or tasted 🤯 are drying right now. https://t.co/9g6t5chOad

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#InternationalPlasticFreeDay Every little bit helps. https://t.co/IaAZa5xdu1

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Aurora watching into an orbital dawn. This never gets old!

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On #BiodiversityDay, find out how biodiversity helps keep our ecosystems healthy and thriving: https://t.co/pn7FwY2b05

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#EatMoreFruitsandVegetablesDay A top tip for eating more fruits and veggies, bought or homegrown, is to bulk prep ingredients and/or intentionally make extras when cooking. Freezing is a personal family fav, for both ingredients and prepared foods, for convenient use later.

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Find out which ones you like the most so you can enjoy, the way you like them, and go for it! And if you can, buy/grown/eat in season (or preserve, dehydrate, freeze, etc. to extend your harvest or budget. #NationalEatMoreFruitsandVegetablesDay #EatMoreFruitsandVegetablesDay

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It's #WorldBeeDay! 🐝 Did you know that bees can teach us a lot about climate, weather and water? Here are six buzzworthy facts.

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🐝 #WorldBeeDay Catch the buzz! Take a few minutes to just enjoy the buzz of busy bees in your garden, plant some of their favourite flowers, or plan next season's bee-friendly garden updates. https://t.co/7uI84Avn2g

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#PlantSomethingDay Winter is just around the corner for us in NZ, but whatever the season may be, there's always something to do in the garden around here. Lucky us, even with chilly days ahead! https://t.co/WsRi4txxN0

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Hope your Sunday is extra yummy on #WorldBakingDay #InternationalBakingDay

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And old favourite for #InternationalHummusDay from the fabulous Gemma Correll This one is a classic shared cartoon in our family - I'm vegetarian and the grilling dinos are a lot like my three brothers. 😂

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Happy Earth Day.

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#PlantHealthDay 🐝 Unwelcome guests making trouble in your bee-friendly garden? Pesky pests making a move on your precious plants? Yeah, we get you. Keeping your garden healthy without accidentally harming bees can be a challenge. https://t.co/a5RQs1mFEv

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For the curious, Monarch mommas actually put a lot more effort into setting the next generation up for success than just popping an egg or two onto a leaf. Discover more at https://t.co/Qda5h1SGv9

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Happy Mother's Day!

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A very special delivery for David Attenborough, beloved by people (and animals) everywhere 💚

To honour Sir David’s 100th birthday, His Majesty The King is supported by a cast of stars from British nature to relay his handwritten message in time for the celebration at the Royal Albert Hall.

Watch David Attenborough’s 100 Years on Planet Earth on @BBCiPlayer.

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