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Category Archives: nature gifts
Nature Inspired Gifts for Mothers’ Day
Mothers’ Day is the one day of the year where we get to truly show our love and appreciation of Moms everywhere. Special ladies who devote their lives to their families, ensuring that no-one goes without food, a bedtime story … Continue reading
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Unusual Pets – Praying Mantis
Not everyone has the time or space to dedicate to a large pet such as a cat, dog or rabbit. However, for children, owning a pet not only gives them a vast amount of joy, but it also educates them … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese mantis, praying mantis
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Bringing the beauty of nature into jewelry
Jewelry makers have often looked to nature for inspiration for their designs, but now they have started to directly use nature to form an integral part of some truly stunning, original and beautiful pieces. Using entire insects or the exquisitely … Continue reading
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Posted in Butterflies, nature gifts
Tagged butterflies, butterfly jewelry, butterfly wing pendant
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Becoming a Backyard Apiarist
Anyone can become a backyard apiarist, or beekeeper. You don’t need specialist equipment, hives or white mesh masks to wear over your face to protect you from stings, all you need is some flowers and somewhere for bees to call … Continue reading
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Why Having Bats in Your Backyard is a Good Thing
Bats have been given poor press down the years, associated with Dracula and his other vampire buddies the humble bat has been cast in a bad light. However, not only are bats extremely lovable little creatures, they are also a … Continue reading
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Turning your backyard into a bug watchers paradise
Winter is almost done, and spring is just around the corner. With the changing of seasons there comes a wealth of new wildlife for you and your children to enjoy in your backyard. A variety of butterflies, bugs and wriggly … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, butterflies, butterfly feeders, butterfly houses, mason bee houses, toad houses, toads
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Winter nature project – attracting birds to your backyard
Winter is a time where nature projects generally have to be conducted indoors due to the weather. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t watch what is happening outside. Attracting winter birds to your backyard will give you and your … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, nature project, winter birds, winter garden, winter project
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‘Tickle Me’ Plant Winner
Congratulations to Lara Molettiere who is the winner of a Tickle Me plant! We hope you enjoy it. We have a range of exotic plant at our online store. Grow bug-eating plants like Venus Fly Traps from seeds! Watch as … Continue reading
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Tagged cactus, dinosaur plant, exotic plants, pitcher plant, tickle me plant, venus fly trap
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‘Tickle Me’ Plant Christmas Competition
We’re running another competition just in time for the holidays. If you have a loved one that loves nature and exotic plants, this competition could be right up your street. We are offering one lucky reader a chance to win … Continue reading
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Who’s the Craw-Daddy
Crawdads or Crayfish make excellent pets for nature loving children. They are great to observe and make a great home-school project or classroom addition as they are very low maintenance and can live for several years. Crawdads come from freshwater … Continue reading
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