Feathers and flowers

EVERY time I smell the sweet scent of September air, I am transported back to Alderley Cottage. I am walking up the garden path strewn with grass and twigs towards a faded blue painted door with a bro

Ellie’s new friend made a suggestion – and it was bloomin’ marvellous

When I saw the robin, it was perched on a cereal box in the supermarket, cocking its head. As we shared a moment, I could hear my kids bickering in the next aisle. “Why don’t you ever do what Mum says

A short while after we married, Tom and I made the decision to leave behind our hectic London lives and relocate to the tranquillity of rural living. We wanted a slower pace of life where the countrys

Suited to dazzle and trilling a joyous song, the goldfinch weaves its magic in both the countryside and garden

A short while ago I was very interested in Julianne Robertson’s article about the tiny flies that plague houseplants. Thank you, Julianne, for the information and advice. I ordered two Drosera capensi