If you’re in London this weekend with a few hours to spare get yourself down to Woodland Wonders at Kew Gardens. It’s one of the loveliest events I’ve ever been to and a great opportunity to learn about coppice crafts, do some woodturning and carving. Of course you can also walk round Kew Gardens, always [...]

The eight annual Compost Awareness Week runs from 4th-10th May so if you haven’t started your compost heap yet now’s a good time to get started. There’s plenty of information on this site to help you get started including the simple DIY bin described on the post below, and I’ll be posting more helpful hints [...]

At last the news we’ve all been waiting to hear. Push mowers are just as good, and in some cases better than machine mowers, both electric and petrol. The new machines are much lighter and easier to use than the old ones almost everyone gave up using back in the sixties and seventies. So says [...]

It’s Compost Awareness Week next week so what better time than now to get your compost bin made. Here’s one I made earlier.

It’s dead easy to make. You need these tools and materials.

Bang four wooden posts in the ground to make a square shape the size of the bin you require. These are from an [...]

Small organic flower grower Sweet Loving Flowers have launched a new wedding service and the take up is already proving there’s a big demand for eco weddings this year. With the wedding season approaching fast if you haven’t already ordered your bridal bouquets now is the time. Sweet Loving Flowers is run by Sue Harper [...]