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Make dandelion honey

Sweet, golden and blossomy but this honey is made from dandelions not bees! Dandelion honey is a great plant-based honey substitute and tastes just like the real thing.

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Identifying English and Spanish bluebells

Both English and Spanish bluebells are commonly found growing in mass in the UK and it's fun to identify which bluebells are native, English bluebells and which are their Spanish cousins. Here are some tips to help you identify them!

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Make wild garlic houmous

Wild garlic is sprouting up everywhere at the moment and it’s perfect to use instead of ordinary garlic to make houmous. It adds a really fresh flavour and an amazing bright green colour.

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Make wild garlic butter

Wild garlic is only available March-May so recipes to preserve wild garlic are really worth it. This wild garlic butter can be frozen and only needs three ingredients: butter, wild garlic and salt.

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Make an upcycled watering can

It is so easy to make your own watering cans by repurposing containers you already have at home and it’s great to have extra for children who love to help out watering the plants!

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Make toilet roll seedling starter pots

These toilet roll seedling starter pots are great because, not only are they inexpensive as you’re using the toilet roll tubes you’d normally throw away, but they’re also environmentally friendly as they are completely biodegradable. They’re also really easy to make!

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