Chelsea Flower Show Highlights
The playwright, Alan Melville once said, “If the ‘Private’ view of the Chelsea Flower Show is privacy, Trafalgar Square on New Year’s Eve is glorious isolation”. He has a point to a degree but nonetheless […]
Celebrity Interviews
The Garden in the Clouds
Despite receiving much acclaim for his book, ‘The Garden in the Clouds; from Derelict Smallholding to Mountain Paradise’, well known columnist and author, Antony Woodward declares an anti-interest in gardening. “My mother was a botanist […]
"Seedbomb, Seedbomb; You’re my Seedbomb …."
Josie Jeffery describes herself as a 33 year old mother of three, first time author and a gardener. “I have studied horticulture” she explains, “but ‘horticulturist’ sounds a bit grand, I’m aware there is still […]
Fresh Air = Feeling Good says Psychotherapist Andy Garland
Registered psychotherapist and lecturer at Cardiff University, Andy Garland is a great advocate of being outdoors. “Most people think they have to do something quite extraordinarily special to feel good,” he explains, “but just talking […]
From Plot to Plate at the Felin Fach Griffin
The Felin Fach Griffin, in the Brecon Beacons, www.eatdrinksleep.ltd.uk, was the first hotel and restaurant in Wales to attain certified organic status for their kitchen garden. Their head gardener, Joe Hand, did his ‘informal apprenticeship’ at the […]
Spring Flowers Fit for a Royal Wedding
Freelance gardening editor of Country Living, Stephanie Donaldson is also an author of many popular gardening books and co-authored ‘The Elements of Organic Gardening at Highgrove, Clarence House and Birkhall’ with the Prince of Wales. […]
Ria Jones On Stage and On Deck(ing)!
Well known Welsh performer Ria Jones not only designed her London terrace garden but also worked alongside her Dad to build it. “One minute I’m on the Albert Hall stage, the next I’ve got my […]
Chris Beardshaw has Concrete Plans for Chelsea Flower Show
Award winning designer and TV gardener Chris Beardshaw admits to looking at his own garden a few weeks ago and thinking how awful it looked. “My lawn is totally destroyed by the snow and the […]
Talking Mind, Body and Soil with Perry Haldenby
Just a few years ago Perry Haldenby was a dedicated body builder who owned a couple of cocktail bars, enjoyed eating red meat and by his own admission, “had no real awareness of life on […]
Ex Cardiff Blues Player Rhys ‘Lightning’ Williams Goes Green
Retired WRU and Cardiff Blues player turned business consultant, Rhys ‘Lightning’ Williams admits failing to secure a business deal close to home. “Last year I offered my sister a bit of money to help me […]