‘Bird’ Food for Thought
People who put out food for wild birds and then enjoy watching them from the windows of their homes could be helping reduce their stress levels by doing so. According to recent independent research...
View ArticleThe Incredible Runner ‘Being’
Inspirational writer and lecturer, Rosie Swale Pope MBE is busy preparing for her latest extreme adventure, running 26 marathons in 26 days. “I will be running my first marathon in Tenby, my home...
View ArticleWinning by Smiles
Last year’s Grand National winning jockey, Liam Treadwell admits to feeling better after working up a sweat in his garden. “Only last week I got uptight and stressed out, so just took a fork out into...
View ArticleHow Craig Rowe’s Garden Grows
QVC’s popular presenter Craig Rowe hasn’t let his childhood memories spoil his love of gardening. “I remember helping my Dad do the weeding and cut the grass and as it was so long ago, he just had...
View ArticleWriggly Reassurance
We often find or see leeches in gardens, particularly in ponds but Carl Peters, Manager of Biopharm Leeches reassured me they are nothing to worry about. “The small leeches found in ponds, water...
View ArticleWalk Tall and Lose Weight
Easily recognised for having been a Health and Nutrition expert for ITV’s daytime show This Morning, Diet and Movement Specialist Joanna Hall is a big fan of the Great Outdoors and exercising in the...
View ArticleProfessor Robert Pickard Talks About Bees
Professor Robert Pickard is an international authority on the biology of honeybees and President of both the Cardiff Beekeepers. Association http://www.cardiffbeekeepers.info/ and the UK Central...
View ArticleShazia Mirza Supports Trees For Cities
Stand up comedienne and writer, Shazia Mirza’s first gardening experience gave her quite a shock. “I moved into a house in Hampstead with a lovely garden and big lawn about 3 years ago. It was my...
View ArticleIn for a Penny ….
Journalist, broadcaster and novelist Penny Smith is as busy as ever. She is currently standing in for Claudia Winkleman on Radio 2’s Art Show, whilst Claudia hosts Strictly Come Dancing, in her own...
View ArticleGreen Funerals and Woodland Burial Parks
Managing Director and co founder of Woodland Burial Parks, Nick Taylor has been in the funeral business for over 30 years. As a funeral director, he developed his core principle of understanding...
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