Brown May Still be Green
Don’t worry, that title has nothing to do with politics, I know my boundaries! A lot of shrubs, particularly evergreens suffered badly last winter as it was so cold for so long and nature’s antifreeze […]
Articles by Lynne Allbutt
From Field to Fork with Bryn Williams
As Head chef and sole proprietor of Odette’s Restaurant at Primrose Hill in London, Bryn Williams has designed his restaurant garden to provide a tranquil space for diners to relax before they eat. “People want […]
Winning by Smiles
Last year’s Grand National winning jockey, Liam Treadwell admits to feeling better after working up a sweat in his garden. “Only last week I got uptight and stressed out, so just took a fork out […]
The Incredible Runner ‘Being’
Inspirational writer and lecturer, Rosie Swale Pope MBE is busy preparing for her latest extreme adventure, running 26 marathons in 26 days. “I will be running my first marathon in Tenby, my home town, on […]
My ‘Hap-bee’ Week
The three little pigs are settling in well and seem to be as ‘happy as pigs in, you know what’. I had a bit of a panic when one had a huge bright red, blood-like […]
‘Bird’ Food for Thought
People who put out food for wild birds and then enjoy watching them from the windows of their homes could be helping reduce their stress levels by doing so. According to recent independent research commissioned […]
Green Funerals and Woodland Burial Parks
Managing Director and co founder of Woodland Burial Parks, Nick Taylor has been in the funeral business for over 30 years. As a funeral director, he developed his core principle of understanding people’s bereavement needs […]
Shell Shock
You can recycle your egg shells to make a slug deterrent. Bake the empty shells in the oven to make them harder and sharper, then crunch up before sprinkling around hostas and other vulnerable herbaceous […]
Close Knit
Chicken jumper knitter, Olive Linge learnt to knit before she started school, “… and I’m 73 now,” she adds. “I have always knitted; I knitted my way through University. It helped me focus on my […]
Chicken Winner – Woolly Jumpers for Feathered Friends
As a rule, woolly jumpers are associated with sheep but now a few lucky rescued, and bald, battery hens are also benefitting from knitted jumpers while they regain their own feathers. Miranda McPherson, Craft Centre […]