International Dawn Chorus Day

International Dawn Chorus Day

Spring is advancing at full throttle, with trees bursting into leaf and bluebells carpeting our woodland floors, and the birds are feeling perky and chirpy, particularly at dawn! International Dawn Chorus Day is the worldwide celebration of nature’s daily miracle....
It’s National Gardening Week

It’s National Gardening Week

When gardeners garden, it is not just plants that grow, but the gardeners themselves.  –   Ken Druse This week, from 13th April until 19th April 2015, the RHS will once more be curating the UK’s annual campaign to celebrate all things green and marking four...
Easter Serenity in your own Garden Annexe

Easter Serenity in your own Garden Annexe

Sing a song of sixpence A pocket full of rye Many free from (meat, dairy, gluten) varieties Baked in some pies When the pies were opened The littlies start to shout Yuk I’m not eating that While Gramps suggests a clout The aunts were in the dining room Bickering about...
Beat the Energy Suppliers with an efficient Garden Room

Beat the Energy Suppliers with an efficient Garden Room

The world oil price has plummeted by more than 50% since last June and wholesale costs to energy suppliers have been slashed. During the years of rising oil prices and costs, retail energy prices were very quick to respond, but are proving woefully sticky on the...