“The Woodland Trust are urging volunteers to grab a spade and tackle the climate crisis” (The Guardian 23 September 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/23/call-for-1m-people-join-uk-biggest-mass-tree-planting-campaign ) This necessary and worthy event is part of…
In a recent blog post I talked about my love of colour in gardens and The Black Gardener paint range. Hopefully you will have seen me recently on TV where I…
What’s the greenest shop you know? I would not be surprised if lots of you said ‘garden centre’. I wonder if you think I would agree? I was recently asked…
How do we make gardens or green spaces accessible to people who don't have them? Especially in the city. I take my hat off to all the Guerrilla Gardeners out…
This is fantastic! In June I posted an idea about sustainability titled ‘Garden Salvage Chic’. In July we filmed this for ITV This Morning and turned the idea into reality. Demonstrating how simple,…
How do we make gardens or green spaces accessible to people who don't have them? Especially in the city? Could we move gardens from place to place for people to…
Who loves Totem Poles? I know I do! How about adding a splash of colour to your garden with these Totem Pole inspired painted posts? They are more accessible than…
Who watched BBC1 David Attenborough’s Climate Change - The Facts. If you didn’t you really must. Here’s the link. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00049b1 After watching this programme I had every faith that 'every bit we…
We have become very accustomed these days to throwing away old stuff to build sparkling new things. And it’s the same when it comes to garden design. It breaks my…
I am going to talk about something other than gardening today - my love of clothes. But did you know the fashion industry is the second most polluting industry in…