Gardening & Wellbeing – 5 Ways Personally, I believe that the benefits of gardening for mental and physical wellbeing are born from its stimulation of all five senses. No surprises then that an initiative created by the New Economics Foundation called: “The...
Wimbledon Cake The strawberry plant has kept on giving and I was determined to use the homegrown strawberies this year. So what better time than July to make a Wimbledon Cake – recipe by Mary Berry. To oder “Mary Berry’s Complete Cookbook”...
Flowering in June Astrantias The Astrantias are like stellar explosions, perfect for highlighting the shady area under my rhododendron hedge (zone 1 on my garden map: “Up Front” – click “Map of the Garden” below). I chose Astrantia Roma...
Planting out Pumpkin Plants Sowing Pumpkin Seeds Getting my kids outside can be a challenge, now that they are venturing into their tweens and teens. However back in April, the incentive of Halloween pumpkin carving spurred my son on to plant some pumpkin seeds. ...
Pros and Cons of a Buxus Hedge Me and my Buxus To lighten up the red brick of the house, I have chosen a white colour scheme to wrap around the perimeter. The 1920s home has an elegant perhaps imposing style, that I felt could do with some softening up. The...
May Highlights Lilac Evoking memories is one of my driving forces when choosing plants. The smell of lilac takes me straight back to childhood and my walk home from school past the neighbour’s garden. We have two...
