Old but new Algarve garden
If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll often read in my captions about the latest plans and work in my garden. Before I start writing …
Wild Flowers Up Close
If you trust in Nature, in the small Things that hardly anyone sees and that can so suddenly become huge, immeasurable… then everything will become …
That Winter Spring Thing
Just as we were expecting spring to arrive here in West Sussex winter descended upon us. Throughout the winter months I had hoped for some …
My botanical desk – Winter nature diary
“Determined that this diary should start off with a bit of flourish, I sallied forth on this fine winter’s day to see what I could …
My botanical desk – Autumn nature diary
“Nature never did betray…The heart that loved her…For she can so inform the mind that is within us.” From The Nature Notes of an Edwardian …
Snowdrops – 10 fun facts to tell kids
It’s snowdrop season! From January to March – depending on regions and the weather – carpets of snowdrops in woodlands, meadows and gardens signal the …