Charlotte the Gardener

Charlotte the Gardener šŸƒ Learn how to care for your garden with confidence
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07/09/2026

Did the ladybirds manage to eat all the aphids over the weekend?

šŸž The results of my completely unscientific experiment to see if a bunch of ladybirds shoved on my Lupins would get rid of the aphids are in.

šŸž Ladybirds 0
šŸŖ²Aphids 1

Theyā€™ve had full weekend to get stuck in, but I canā€™t say the ladybirds made a huge difference on this occasion.

I mean the aphids are MASSIVE.

Perhaps the ladybirds are feeling a bit like I am - theyā€™ve overindulged all summer, enjoying the sunshine and the snacks that come with it, and now theyā€™re looking down at their post summer body and thinking maybe we need to rein it in a bit, so we can go full throttle again in a few months? šŸ·šŸ«’

So I canā€™t blame them for not eating up the aphids and will instead squish them off with my fingers. Iā€™ll see if I can recruit Sam for the job - he generally likes anything a bit gross šŸ¤¢

Talking of Sam, he starts school TOMORROW!! And Tom starts SECONDARY school!! So Iā€™ll just be sat here, crying into my ovaries.

06/09/2026

Aphids.

My garden hasnā€™t really been bothered by them this year, but I took a wander down the garden today and found them feasting on the Lupins.

So I grabbed about 10 Ladybirds and popped them on the Lupins for a banquet!

So in my head the aphids should all be gone by tomorrowā€¦but I may be being optimistic!

Have you tried this? I donā€™t use any pesticides in the garden so usually Iā€™d just squish them all off, but as we have so many ladybirds around I thought Iā€™d see if nature can just sort the issue! Also the kids loved it šŸ„°

If this is the first time youā€™re seeing me, then follow along or you wonā€™t see me again!

02/09/2026

I know I doā€¦.

Itā€™s easy to feel stuck when youā€™re working so hard that you donā€™t have time to think about how to make your business work better for you.

Which is why Iā€™m now offering 1:1 mentoring for gardening business owners.

Itā€™s for you if youā€™re thinking about starting a gardening business, youā€™ve recently started one, or youā€™ve been doing it for a while but feel like youā€™ve hit a bit of a wall.

Because the thing Iā€™ve realised from talking to so many gardening business owners is that itā€™s usually not a lack of information thatā€™s the problem.

You can find endless advice online about pricing, getting clients, social media, bookkeeping, what to put on your websiteā€¦

The tricky bit is working out what YOU actually need to do next.

What should you focus on first?

Are you charging enough?

Should you be saying yes to this job?

How do you actually build a business that makes enough money without taking over your entire life?

Thatā€™s the bit I want to help with.

Iā€™m calling it Grow With Charlotte 1:1 Mentoring and Iā€™m opening up a small number of spaces.

Tell me a little bit about where youā€™re at with your gardening business.

30/08/2026

I started my gardening business by accident - I had no business experience and no real clue what I was doing! Which meant I made mistakes and learnt everything through trial and error.

In the last 12 months Iā€™ve developed a mentoring programme to help new and aspiring garden business owners, so you can avoid the mistakes I made and develop your business with confidence and clarity. Iā€™m now developing a new way to work with people on a 1-1 basis and Iā€™m really excited about! It means we can delve deeper into whatā€™s holding you back and how to make self employed life work for you.

If youā€™d like to know more, comment below or slide into my DMs and Iā€™ll send you the details šŸ’„

Iā€™ve been brewing something up for a few months now and I canā€™t wait to share it with you, watch this space and sign up ...
19/08/2026

Iā€™ve been brewing something up for a few months now and I canā€™t wait to share it with you, watch this space and sign up for emails to be the first to hear the newsā€¦

I just want to make a genuine recommendation for Famileo UK & Ireland - I came across this company over a year ago. You ...
17/08/2026

I just want to make a genuine recommendation for Famileo UK & Ireland - I came across this company over a year ago. You upload photos, with descriptions, and they put them all into a paper gazette thatā€™s then posted to your nominated person.

Both my parents love looking through photo albums weā€™ve done, but I find they take a lot of time to put together. As this is monthly, I find it simpler and quicker to do. I also find itā€™s better for my Mum, as sheā€™s more likely to remember that weā€™ve just been to Wales for example. I make sure I include our names and a brief description to help. My Dad puts them all in a folder to keep.

Anyway, this isnā€™t an ad - Iā€™m not that important šŸ¤£ but I hope someone finds this useful!

16/08/2026

Asplenium trichomanes showing us how itā€™s done.

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