Single Use Plastics Many single use plastics come into our homes in disguise! Did you know that chip packets, lolly packets and even food sachets are actually made of plastic? In fact, single use plastic is used all across the food industry to get food products to us...
Living a Low Plastic Life If living without plastic was easy, we'd all be doing it! Most of us are aware at a rational level that plastic has significant negative impacts on the environment. But plastic is so widespread in our lives today it seems impossible to...
I have signed up to Plastic Free July! I thought I would start my Plastic free living journey with some of my reasons for making the change. And one of the major reasons is the awful, tragic effect that plastic pollution is having on animals, especially in our oceans...
5 New Year Resolutions Here are five new year resolutions that have been tweeted as popular this year. And how your garden can help you to keep to achieve these resolutions in the next the 365 days. Resolution 1: Exercise more A lot of people start the New Year with a...
Growing Water Lotus The Water Lotus is a beautiful flowering plant that grows totally submerged in water. The flowers come in a range of colours from pure white, through to yellows, pinks and reds. And I warn you, they are addictive! I have a beautiful lotus, that has...
Why is soil preparation important? I have recently pondered the question of whether people realise how important soil preparation is? What raised this question is that I have been watching a new garden being established in the neighbourhood. And it made me realise...