A Garden Holiday
In this strange world in which we are all locked down to halt the spread of Coronavirus, our movements are limited, and the world feels a slightly smaller space. It feels…
Danny Clarke’s National Wildflower Day
I would love to work with a bee charity, maybe in collaboration with a wildflower charity to establish a national Wildflower Day. A day set in springtime where we would…
Garden Antiques
During the summer we visited Garden Art Plus located in Hungerford. A company that specialises in globally sourcing and supplying garden antiques ranging from contemporary garden furniture to antique sundials. As a…
Woodlands Under Threat!
Protection for our irreplaceable ancient woods and trees must be given high priority.
10,000 Trees Planted at The Young People’s Forest
10,000 trees planted on the site over the five hours of the event. Wow, what a headline! And this was just at the Young Peoples Forest site in Derbyshire. https://youtu.be/QviF051d62w A…
Rudolf the Wooden Reindeer
What do you think of this little fella? Isn't he gorgeous? 'Rudolph was made by a year 10 student from Stony Dean School in Amersham. Christmas is a time of…
Charity Christmas
I love Christmas - it is such a magical time of year and there is nothing better than foraging for materials in the local woodlands to make decorations for the…
1000s of New Trees to Fight Climate Change
The Woodland Trust On Saturday 30th November 2019, I was privileged to join The Woodland Trust at The Big Climate Fightback event where they aimed to plant as many as…
Our Trees!
I love trees. They give us so much - shade on a hot day, shelter on a wet day, something to climb, fruit to eat, air to breath….. Beautiful all year round…
Wholesome Halloween Pumpkins at Night
Wholesome Halloween
I wanted to look at the tradition of Halloween differently this year and to have a ‘Wholesome Halloween’.