Good (RHS) Show!
What a tremendous RHS Show at Cardiff last weekend – record numbers, the hottest day of the year so far and so many people coming along to The Green Room to say Hello. I was […]
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When Pam Ayres Gets Up From Her Chair!
Writer, broadcaster and entertainer Pam Ayres tells me that she is quite keen about gardening despite getting somewhat overwhelmed by it occasionally. She explains, “I am lucky I have a beautiful garden. It was on […]
A Breath of Fresh Air at The Green Man Festival with Fiona Stewart
There is a buzz in the air in Crickhowell as preparations are underway for the popular Green Man Festival at Glanusk Estate on 17-19th August. Director of the Festival, Fiona Stewart is a huge fan […]
Fresh Air Fitness with Colin Jackson
Olympic athlete turned TV presenter, Colin Jackson, admits that although he’s not a keen gardener he does like plants and appreciates a nice garden. “When I was little Dad used to take me strawberry picking […]
Talking Telepathy with the Great Rupert Sheldrake
Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world’s most innovative biologists and writers, is best known for his theory of morphic fields and morphic resonance which is explains leads to a vision of a living, developing universe […]
‘Roses Grow on You’, says the Mayor of Funchal
His Excellency the Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Albuquerque, is a passionate gardener. Born and raised in Madeira’s capital city, he recalls gardening at a very young age with his grandfather who also introduced many rock […]
Bake your Lawn with the Fabulous Baker Brothers
The Fabulous Baker Brothers have recently enjoyed a successful series on Channel 4 with brothers Tom and Henry Herbert, both 5th generation bakers, creating quick and simply home cooked bread, pies and other rustic dishes. Tom is […]
Radio 2’s Sally Traffic (Sally Boazman) Share’s her Juicy Top-Tip
BBC Radio 2’s Sally Boazman , or ‘Sally Traffic’ as she’s better known, tells me that she recently felt sorry for the plants out on her balcony of her London flat so brought them all […]
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 […]
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 […]