Mindful Solitude in the Garden

Mindful Solitude in the Garden

Jun 13, 2017 | Blog, Residential

“Spend some time alone every day.” Dalai Lama Modern society has a tendency to measure success by the accumulation of wealth, power and belongings and to gauge a person’s usefulness by their busyness. If we are not furiously multi-tasking and chasing the next marker...
Get up with the birds in your garden room

Get up with the birds in your garden room

May 6, 2017 | Blog, Residential

As winter retreats and spring makes its welcome appearance, our days lengthen and temperatures begin to rise, both of which send a clear signal to the birds that breeding season has arrived. From March until July, the male songbirds compete to secure a mate and defend...
Full of the Joys of Spring

Full of the Joys of Spring

Mar 24, 2017 | Blog, Residential

To be full of the joys of Spring, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, is to be lively and cheerful. At this time, with the spring equinox and with the clocks springing forward, it is perhaps a good time to contemplate the why and how of springtime joyfulness....
Spruce up your eco-building to make it good as new

Spruce up your eco-building to make it good as new

Jan 24, 2017 | Blog, Residential

There are very good reasons why we clad most of our buildings in red cedar. It is beautiful, durable, environmentally friendly and sustainable. Cedar has a considerable naturally resistance to decay and should last a good 40 or 50 years without the need for any...
Reboot Your New Year

Reboot Your New Year

Dec 21, 2016 | Blog, Residential

The festive season is fast approaching and our minds are awash with Christmas preparations: food to procure and prepare; gifts to buy, wrap and dispatch; decorations and diplomacy; family and friends. The lists are endless, but before we know it the scraps of paper...