Fazed by a fuschia? Here’s the solution! Your kids are glued to their Xboxes, bedazzled by Bejewelled and entranced by Adventure Time – and they’re not heading anywhere near the great outdoors. The same kids who could list all 150...
You long for the flitter-flutter of butterfly wings and the gentle buzz of bees creating honey. You want to see birds flock to your garden like a Hitchcock flick and cats prowl the premises with ginger movements and contented...
The fresh summer air, the pollen toing and froing around you as the smell of freshly cut grass tickles your nostrils – there are few better feelings than pottering around your garden. And your green fingers could even be...
As winter finally makes way for spring, hay fever sufferers around the country get set for their yearly battle against nature. With the pollen count certain to soar in the coming months, workplaces up and down the country will...
We all love our gardens to be an uninhibited space. We amble, we prune and, with the gentle potting of plants, we suddenly feel free. But some people on this green earth let everything hang out while they water...
More variable and sometimes extreme weather conditions in the UK are some of the expected effects of global climate change. This year alone, we have seen heat waves followed by snowstorms! This changeable climate makes caring for garden plants a...
It’s time to salute your portrait of Winston Churchill, stroke your pet bulldog and pull your Union Jack t-shirt from the wardrobe – two British mainstays, gardens and galleries, have joined forces at Buckingham Palace to fill your summer...
It’s not just people who can fool others, nature has it’s own fair share of tricksters. Many plants have developed complex chemical defences to avoid being eaten by animals or insects. Plants such as herbs and spices have developed...
You’ve got oodles of free time, the spring is in full flow and you fancy a day out – it’s time to hop in your car and hit some gorgeous gardens. In dear old Blighty, we’ve always been a...
Many buildings offer us more than just a roof over our head for shelter. Hotels, spas and shopping centres all seek to offer users a sense of calm, refuge and tranquillity from the hustle and bustle elsewhere. This encourages...