National Gardening (Therapy) Week
National Garden Week 2020 saw me writing a blog post for the ellenor Hospice on how we can all benefit from time spent enjoying our garden or a local park. With current global worries about COVID-19 and much reduced personal contact with family, friends and community, the ability of nature to relax and restore make those green spaces we do...
Garden styles for Modern houses
You do not have to live in an architectural award winning house, or even a new build to enjoy ultra-modern architecture. Many older houses are extended to create an open plan living space with bi-fold doors to the garden. This effectively means creating a garden alongside a 21st Century sleek metal and glass façade where previously you were looking at...
Green Shoots Garden Therapy at the ellenor Hospice
It is hard to enter the ellenor hospice in Gravesend without noticing the lovely garden, visible through the building and from many of the rooms and offices. What may be less obvious is the contribution the garden makes to the patients, families, visitors, staff and volunteers who make the ellenor the place that it is. Just ten minutes of quiet...
Gardening by Design Box of Tricks
If you want to build up your gardening knowledge and leave behind costly mistakes, then the Gardening by Design ‘Box of Tricks’ is for you, free of charge. My most popular talks and teaching topics are available as video tutorials containing practical, implementable advice, with photographs, diagrams, examples and summaries to help you get to grips with the topic and giving...
Seed sowing Success
With Spring in sight many gardeners’ thoughts turn to sowing seeds for this summer’s annual flower and vegetable crops and very little beats the excitement of seeing those tiny green shoots emerge. Here are my tips for success: I recommend that you make a list of what you need and have space for before shopping for seeds whether online or at...