What is the lotus effect?

At this time of year many lakes and rivers are thick with it but, while many anglers may curse the green stuff, here’s why the underwater world would be all the poorer without it...

‘A short walk around the garden can be like a world tour’

Decorating the land with their brilliant and varied hues, our native flora–which operate as clocks, calendars and Nature’s medicine cabinet–are simply blooming brilliant,

Toby shares summertime inspiration with his favourite big-leaved foliage plants that revel in the sun

THERE’S nothing better in midsummer than going into the garden and listening to the buzzing of bees going about their business – especially if you are taking the chance to sit and relax! Similarly, it

I was amazed to learn that, on average, we spend 90 per cent of our lives indoors, which makes it crucial that our homes are healthy environments that support our wellbeing. A home can be so much more