Science is proving what gardeners have always known – that tending plants and spending time outdoors is soothing to mind, body and soul

to help you enjoy a calmer, brighter new year

Create beautifully scented, long-lasting indoor arrangements using winter greenery and flowers from your garden. Choose fragrant blooms such as viburnum, witch hazel, Christmas box and wintersweet, an

Make a sustainable start to the New Year and fill the quieter days after the festive flurry with these mindful greener crafting ideas that will bring lots of joy but won’t cost the earth

Ellen Mary sings the praises of this health-boosting Mediterranean herb

Ross Pearson extols the happiness that comes from learning and embracing traditional skills