To hide my new garden’s nakedness, I planted trees. Damson and mirabelle plum, ‘Discovery’ and reinette apples, two pears, a quince and a ‘Nottingham’ medlar. There was a purple-leaved filbert, a ‘Che

OCCASIONALLY on rural roads you’ll see cones and a sign proclaiming, Hedge cutting in progress. Sure enough, a little further on you’ll find a tractor with a fearsome looking attachment giving the hed

As the days stretch out, so does our sense of possibility – brighter mornings, longer evenings and more time to focus on ourselves

Light is essential for health, but most of us aren’t getting enough of it, says functional medicine practitioner Dr Damien Downing. Here’s what you need to know about light and how to put the right light back into your life

IT was a clear early spring day, the breeze light and the sands empty. Sea and land seemed to go on forever, their divisions blurred by light and distance. Brigitte Wetherby breathed in the salty air

I’m reading a lot of articles about the effect that glare can have on people when driving at night (PC issues 492 and 500). Much of the blame is being placed on modern headlights and where they are mo