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Best Bee Friendly Flowers for Summer and Autumn
As part of Bees' Needs Week why not plant some beautiful bee friendly flowers? From June to September try Allium, Cirsium Rivulare and Foxgloves, as well most herbs, to help nature’s pollinators thrive. From September to December Caryopteris, Dahlias (single-flowered) and Ivy will keep bees keen on your garden throughout the season!" Read more about flowers for bees here. See our Jennie Maizels Bee PACMAT here.
Bees' Needs Week
Did you know it’s Bees' Needs Week? 12th - 18th July Bees and pollinators are vital for growing lots of our favourite foods and for plants to flourish in our fields and gardens. Here are 5 simple steps to help: • Grow more flowers, shrubs and trees • Let your garden grow wild • Cut your grass less often • Don’t disturb insect nests and hibernation spots • Think carefully about whether to use pesticides See our Bee PACMAT illustrated by Jennie Maizels See plants bees love. Find out more about Bees' Needs Week at @defraud and The British Bee Keepers...
Going on an adventure recommended camping kit
Seasoned family campers, Collete and her family from "Going on an Adventure," have set up in pouring rain, blazing sunshine, camped at festivals with their friends and even with their puppy! Read what they recommend you take with you here. Read their review of our Harelquin XL PACMAT here:Picnic blankets for larger families.
Easy outdoor gear for kids
Get the kids outside, whatever the weather! We are strong believers in outdoor play for kids. Let them jump in puddles or roll around in mud, then come back to sit on a fully washable PACMAT picnic mat for a picnic refuel. There is so much to love about Kidunk’s new range of eco conscious, all weather children’s wear. Kidunk certainly shares our passion for easy outdoor gear, with these waterproof, durable and breathable two-piece outfits. The practicality and comfort that both Kidunk and PACMAT strive for means you are free to enjoy the outdoors whether the British summer brings rain or shine. Pair...
Who’s camping out for Glasthomebury?
Glastonbury festival maybe cancelled for the second year in a row, but we can still put on our wellies and dance around in the rain. The festival’s most avid fans have coined Glasthomebury as way to bring the atmosphere of Britain’s most iconic festival to our home towns. . The grassroots organisation encourages donations to Mind, NHS Charities Together, the NSPCC, Refuge and the Trussell Trust. With the Glasto Official 50th birthday celebration on the BBC over the weekend (26-28th June), now is the time dig out the fairy lights, sparkly headbands (and of course wellies!) and get planning your...
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