by Annabel Bridge | Apr 26, 2020 | Tips & Tricks
We know that the number of people making compost during the lockdown has shot up. We thought it may help to run though the basics of what can sometimes seem a confusing subject. After all you don’t want your new compost heap to just sit there? You want it to do... 
by Funda Kemal | Nov 3, 2023 | Gardens
One of the most inspiring clips I have watched recently is ‘Why soil is one of the most amazing things on Earth’ by BBC Ideas (link below). It talks about how this essential resource is being degraded, describes the role it has in the nitrogen carbon cycle of the... 
by Funda Kemal | Oct 6, 2022 | Garden Inspiration
Mental Health UK has a section on its website about how to handle ‘Climate Anxiety’, the name given to a feeling of fear or stress about what the adverse effects of a warming planet caused by carbon dioxide emissions will be. Even with news of depleting glaciers,... 
by Kate Woodhead | May 5, 2022 | Plants, flowers, Garden Inspiration
Popular flowering plants for your herbaceous borders The plants I am going to explore are popular for good reason; they are colourful, easy to grow without much intervention and persist in their flowering year after year. Two of them are the backbone of many borders... 
by Kate Woodhead | Mar 1, 2022 | Plants
Clivia and Cactus on the window sill[/caption] House plants are all the rage! I would like to introduce you to my top three houseplants, which give me endless pleasure and generally little trouble. They are not trendy ones, but I have picked them as they are...