Every year, I make an autumn wreath with both fresh and dried cuttings from our garden. Last week, I took down our old hop bines from around the inglenook fireplace …
Kirsten
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Making your own homemade bath bombs is a fun and easy way to pamper yourself and add a touch of luxury to bath time. It’s also a great way to …
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The festive season is just around the corner and I will start my Christmas decorating in a weeks’ time. This year I’ll be using a foldable paper Christmas tree from …
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We have a lovely brass, Indian temple bowl that we picked up on our travels many years ago that now lives out by the pond, and this year I was …
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This is the first year we’ve grown alliums and these fun globe-shaped flowers on long straight stems are perfect for filling flowering gaps between spring and summer.
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Last year we made the decision that going forward we will try to only buy plastic free, zero-waste, sustainable gifts for our friends and family. Here are five suggestions if …
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One of the best features and selling points of Felco secateurs, pruners and loppers is that you can take them apart to clean, fix and maintain them, which is very …
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I have taken a real liking to growing succulents, and this year I’m making my displays using a perlite and peat-free compost mix. This is the first time we’ve used …
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Stress is a side effect of modern life for the majority of us whether we are living a high-speed lifestyle in the city or a slower paced one in the …
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This year we have had more house plants than ever before, and even though it is lovely to have such a great selection of greenery in the rooms they have …