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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Terrestrial Terrors on our Home Turf
The sap of the Giant Hogweed can cause phytophotodermatitis (PPD) which isn’t easy to say and even more painful to experience. Basically, the sap reacts with sunlight to cause blistering and burns on the skin. […]
Back Yard Bullies – Non-Native Invasive Plants
The first thing that strikes me about the Deputy Head of Operations for the Wye and Usk Foundation, Tom Richards, is that he is much less assuming than his title. Having a demeanour that Dad […]