Can Hospital Design Actually Help You Heal?
Hospitals are often clinical and overwhelming spaces, but biophilic design shows how nature can improve patient wellbeing and recovery.
Outdoors
Retreat space in a tranquil meadow garden
Just recently I worked on a meadow retreat and the goal was to achieve a calm space for all year round relaxation for the client and their airbnb guests. A really fun thing for me to do as I am usually working on the interiors of homes. Luckily, the meadow is far...
Live Your Own Way with Writer and Broadcaster Kunle Barker
A very interesting Podcast chat this week with property expert, writer and broadcaster Kunle Barker. If you’re a fan of ITV’s Love Your Home and Garden then you will have seen him working alongside Alan Titchmarsh where he was also the consultant...
Live Your Own Way – with Author and Plant Stylist Hilton Carter
These weeks are flying by which means we are now on Episode 2 on the second series of my Podcast. I had a great chat with Plant Stylist and Author Hilton Carter this time who very kindly shared some of his day with me to discuss his life and how he cares for and...
Live Your own Way Podcast – Biophilia with Sally Coulthard
I absolutely loved talking on my Live Your own Way Podcast this time with best selling Author Sally Coulthard about her latest book Biophilia. She has also offered a prize for my readers with more information at the end of this post. It was well worth the purchase...
How to Choose the right Parasol for your Outdoor Space
Ad – This post is a paid partnership with Solero Parasols. As I’m very garden focused at the moment, finding a good parasol is something I’ve been giving quite a bit of thought to. If this Summer is anything like last year then it’s definitely...
Mediterranean Border with Garden on a Roll
You might call 9 years of talking and thinking about doing our garden a little on the side of procrastination ? But this year when we hit the start of Spring I decided this was the season we would finally get motivated by creating a Mediterranean border with Garden...
Versatile Homeware for Indoors and Outdoors
This is a post that brings the outdoor in and vice versa. I decided to put together this post for several reasons. One because we have pretty up and down weather here in the UK which means it’s useful to think about versatility when thinking about purchasing...
Interview with BBC 1’s The Instant Gardener Presenter Danny Clarke
If you’ve watched BBC1’s The Instant Gardener, you’ll have seen some amazing transformations made by Danny Clarke and the team. Bringing unloved outdoor spaces back to life and making the owners really happy. I love it. So, who better to interview...
Create an Urban Jungle with these Tropical Houseplants
Over the last few years I’ve become increasingly obsessed with plants. You only have to read my last post about planters for evidence. So, here’s some tips on how to create an urban jungle with tropical houseplants. I was pretty well over the moon when...
