Using all five senses

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

LIGHT is everything when it comes to taking pictures, and after weeks of nothing but drab greyness, the weather is set fair. In a quiet corner of our rambling garden, I have set up my small portable p

A keen gardener’s love of colour and fragrance has resulted in a small garden with big impact

When a friend came to visit recently she loved all the colour in our flower garden but she took one look at the veg garden and said, “Ah, food!” There’s nothing better than harvesting delicious fresh

In an insect-rich summer common blue THE ‘insectageddon’ ...

Getting children into gardening gives them so much. They learn about the cycle of life, where food comes from, about wildlife and being outside. Research shows that if children are involved in gardeni