in the garden

Recipe by our friends at Lune + Wild who deliver seasonal, organic children's meals for first tastes and beyond. Ideal for raising curious and confident eaters for life.   A delicious roasted carrot mash perfect on toast for a delicious and creative lunch. You can try getting the kids involved, think the toast as a blank canvas and the toppings and herbs can be used to get creative, making...

This raw vegan, sugar free pudding is deliciously simple to make and tastes great fresh or stored in the freezer. Full disclaimer, this can be eaten raw or baked, it will bring out different textures, flavours and of course whether you like it hot or cold. We normally choose the bake the base first and then add in the filling and eat raw.     Works perfectly with salted caramel ice cream. Ser...

Have you ever thought where a leaf might fly? Might turn and twist or jive? Leaves are to be jumped in, to go whoosh in the wind, to follow through the autumn breeze and around the trees on a journey around the world.

Recipe by our friend Miriam founder of Mimi's Bowl who makes cooking a delight for families around the world using seasonal ingredients and keeping recipes simple for busy family lives.  These light fritters are her go-to for a quick and healthy supper in the Summer months. She uses grated courgette to bulk up the fritters, just grate them with the skin on and get all the green goodness. Kid...

All you need is a box, egg carton or chocolate box (be sure to eat every chocolate first..) - anything really that already has compartments or you can make easily with some cut up cardboard.

Without the bees, we would be without plants and without plants there would be no us. Sometimes with our wants for beautiful outdoor spaces, or more cities we forget to look after our buzzing friends, planting and growing what they like to eat.

In the past, there were great plant hunters, that would search the world for new and undiscovered plants for plant lovers to have in their garden. The earliest record is from 1495BC when great botanists from China were sent to Somalia to find incense trees for Queen Hatshetput. ​ Nowadays, people still do try and find rare and wonderful plants - luckily for us all, it can also be as easy a...

Recipe by Flora Woods of London's "Books for Cooks", it was published by Nigella Lawson and aptly named Flora's Famous Courgette Cake. Here is a recipe where courgette takes an unlikely (but oh soo good) starring lead in the cake. Just like carrot cake, the cake takes much of the sweetness of courgettes as it's sugar and topped with a zesty lime curd and icing, you'll be counting down the hours...

Believe it or not, studies show that plants love to listen to music to help them grow big and strong...

Gardening with kids at the beginning can be a bit of a hurdle, all of those Latin names, fussy plants who like it just right and will tell you very quickly if they are packing it in. 

Make the most of any small outdoor space with a bit of inspiration. With each garden plant, piece of furniture, water feature or structural element, you can create your ideal garden space.Discover our ideas for small space gardens below. Paul Massey a table for two? A bistro-style table (reminding us of croissant stops in Paris) makes for versatile seating and an alfresco dining situation. The...

Whether you are starting in a new garden fresh, or perhaps for the first time, a young garden can feel patchy and need instant impact colour, foliage and scent. Discover our list of top-performing winners that will make your garden feel established and thriving in no time. cosmos sensation tall annual flowers: cosmos Unless you are growing a Giant Sunflower, it is sometimes hard to achiev...

When designing a garden, whether you are a minimalist or a maximalist gardener, the key is to create a garden scheme you will love for the years to come.  Now more than ever, the garden has become the new living space. It is for entertaining, for play and the occasional alfresco Zoom call. In short, it's a space you want to feel at home in. That's why finding the right garden style is so impor...

Get your prep on for the new year for bright times ahead. As the autumn colours begin to fade in your garden (sob), and it everything slows down to a trickle, preparation for next year is on the cards from planning your beds (elaborate sketches encouraged), bulbs and early seedlings to any frost guarding you might need to do. Here is our list of things to keep the garden humming along, enjoyi...

Who is not a fan of sweet peas? Before growing anything each year, there is the same ceremony. Raiding seed drawers, scrolling through social for saved plants or old pictures of gardens, garden designer plant lists or the occasional text to a friend to remind me of something they have grown - it does not get more complicated than that. Laying everything out on the table and maybe an amateur d...

April in your garden feels like that moment when your party gets going. It is a busy gardening month but will feel like a breeze when you take it with a couple of weekend goals. It's a great month to also look at your physical planting and whether you might have some holes to fill. Here is our list of things to keep your garden going and get excited for the seasons ahead. poppy pandora cu...

If adding some much-needed green into your home has been a bit struggle, here are a few indoor gardening tips to give you a few helpful suggestions to grow plants indoors.   choose the right plants  A great place to start is choose plants that suit your space, even the most brilliant of gardeners can’t make a sun-loving plant thrive in a cool, shady area. So, pick plants that are suited to ...

Growing sunflowers from seeds can be so satisfying. There are many types, from Giant Sunflowers, tall and crisp to Dwarf varieties like Teddy Bear Sunflowers that are fluffy pom poms. They’re a colourful landmark for any space and great to grow with little gardeners and watch as the flower heads follow the sun across the sky.   Latin plant name: helianthus annus  when to grow sunflowers  Eac...

Into the golden days of autumn, leaves are coming down thick and fast and the world around you is creeping closer to winter. The mornings are met with wet ground from dew, cobwebs are visible in the morning light and some parts of the country are experiencing their first frosts.  October is full swing preparation for the winter, fruit and veggies should be brought in and stored, plants tha...

September change in the garden is upon us. Things can quickly turn from summer blooms, to hues of oranges of autumn before winter blues. There are lots of things that can be done which will make a happier garden, with less things to do next spring and whilst it is still warm (ish) outside.

Have you ever heard of a plant labelled as annual, perennial, hardy or biennial and felt lost? Then this guide to help you identify the different types will help with planning what to sow, plant and grow in your garden.  annuals An annual is a plant that germinates, roots, sprouts, flowers, and goes to seeds before dying all in one year. Annuals can be hardy or half-hardy.  hardy annuals Hardy...

Like all proud plant parents, we want our seedlings to grow and thrive into healthy plants. Here is how you can help them. When should I move my plants into bigger pots? Healthy garden plants typically need to be re-potted and given fresh soil every 12-18 months, depending on the plant type and how actively they have grown. Spring is the best time to re-pot ahead of the growing season, bu...

  Why are my plant leaves turning yellow? It’s an age old question! If you’ve ever seen yellow leaves on your what-was-once-green-plant, read on to find out the causes, symptoms and solutions. It’s all going to be fine!We might not be able to lip read, but plants have a pretty good way of telling us what’s making the plant unhappy. Among the reasons plant leaves are yellow are environmental co...

By germinating seeds indoors, you’re able to control the conditions, start growing plants earlier in the season, saves sprouts from being killed off by a frost and help avoid the sprouts being eaten by garden pests.

Want to turn your kitchen scraps into new things to grow? Bring your veggies back to life from your fridge, to the spice rack. Have fun experimenting together and finding the right conditions to even get the more exotic veggies and fruits growing.

You've landed on the forever growing list of loved podcasts, that challenge my perspective and will listen to when I can during the day.  The list is split up into Gardening, Business and Culture & Life and with suggested gem episodes that struck a chord.  gardening the daily gardener Anecdotes and discussions let by Jennifer over botanical history gardening ideas and techniques.An episod...

 We’ve been asked a bit what advice we’d give to anyone starting their own brand, so we’d thought we’d share it with you all in the case of use for anyone out there who is starting their rollercoaster journey.  1. Don’t quit your day job I happened to hear about this (thankfully) before I started Herboo from a book called The Overlap, essentially by not putting your business under the financial...