Garden

Last month I was delighted to be asked to try out a beautiful piece of living art, The Willow Wand. The Willow Wand is supplied as a hardwood stick cutting…

Kokedama is the Japanese art of growing plants in moss balls. Traditionally, Kokedama is formed by wrapping the roots of plants in clay before tying moss around it. The result…

Our DIY window bird feeder is made from an old cake pan and allows us to watch our lovely wild birds eat their breakfast while we eat ours. It is…

Colourful succulents, with their beautiful, complex shapes look like mini works of art. Here we show you how to plant a succulent pot to make your own piece of garden…

There are many benefits to growing your own vegetables. Financial, quality of product and the satisfaction of growing them yourself. Raised beds are a brilliant way to establish a vegetable…

I love rustic home décor elements and have wanted a Birch bark covered flowerpot for ages. But when I first tried pot decoration with bark I could not get it…

Did you know that air plants are powerful air purifiers? Or that they take up water and nutrients through their leaves?

Have you heard of a spring bulb lasagne? It’s an easy way to create a beautiful spring bulb potted display that will reward you with flowers from late winter through…

It’s easy to forage a beautiful hedgerow bouquet and now is a perfect time before the hedges are cut.

I am delighted to be working with Bostik as a Bostik Blogger. Each month the Bostik Bloggers are set a theme with the challenge to create a craft that our…

Hedgehogs are one of our best-loved mammals here in the UK, and most people would be delighted to find one snuffling around their flower beds.

I have no idea who first came up with the notion of seed bombs, but in the last couple of years I have seen numerous mentions of them as a…