Gardening offers a rich seam of linguistic colour through its long history in rural life and sayings. Agricultural metaphors date back hundreds of years, and still continue in common parlance today. They provide a crucial crutch in gardening therapy as people make sense of illness, disability or difficulties. It may be an old gardening lore Read more…
If you remember happy idle hours pond dipping as a child you may like a fuller immersion as an adult: from Spring 2015 you could be dipping yourself into a giant pond – the first UK natural public swimming pool – in the new Kings Cross development in London. Originally conceived by Ooze Architects and Read more…
It may feel like the Summer heat is a fond memory, but the garden keeps on producing a harvest deep into the coldest months. Children relish the continuing excitement of sowing seeds even in the Autumn term. Starting salad leaves, broad beans, garlic, onions, alliums, daffodils, tulips, sweet peas and strawberries are staples of the Read more…
In this Summer heat a burst of rain is welcome in the garden. For plants it is an opportunity for soaking in some sustenance, for gardeners it is often a moment’s respite from the task at hand. However, it can be more than that. Mindful gardeners see a shower as a refreshing, quite visceral experience Read more…
Amy Pliszka’s exhibition ‘Bees Beside Us’ at the Chelsea Physic Garden, London, is the last of the Chelsea Fringe events this year. The intricate pleated textile and turned wood beehive is “an urban living space designed from the perspective of the honeybee”. Fledging sister festival to the Chelsea Flower Show, the Fringe offers a hearty Read more…