10 low-cost ways to love those snowdrops
Have you seen any snowdrops yet this year? Every year I look forward to particularly beautiful, delicate flowers, pushing their heads through the cold soil letting us know that spring is on its way. This winter has been rather strange, warmer than usual, and I am sure it will affect the flowering of snowdrops. Flowers [...]
12 Days Of Christmas: 3 Nature Nuts
The message of Christmas can be summed up in 3 words- Hope, Peace and Joy. I experience each and every one of these in my job as a botanical photographer and designer. I am very blessed to have a job I love! My task allotted to me for the special Birds ‘12 days [...]
The Dazzling Delights Of Hydrangeas
On a recent trip to Cornwall, you could not fail to notice the mighty hydrangea – it was everywhere! We began a game – ‘spot the hydrangea’. They lined paths and streets, as well as gardens filled with every type and colour, but nothing prepared us for the sight of the Hydrangea Valley at Trebah [...]
Top 10 Nature Activities To Do This Summer
I used to literally count the days until the summer holidays when I was a child. I have always loved nature, investigating what was happening in my garden. I would always be off somewhere on my bike, by the local river or woodland, observing birds, butterflies, snails, caterpillars as well as my beloved flowers, living [...]
A Crowd Pleaser That Causes a Real Stink!
The amazing design of plants and the power of scent! On the surface you may just think plants / flowers are there just as a decorating tool to the countryside, which can also be enjoyed in our homes, but if you look further, the life of plants can be a complicated mix of perfect design [...]
All that jazz – All in A Day
If I sat down and really thought about what I could achieve in a single day, I might be able to come up with some interesting challenges that I think might be possible…. but record a whole album? Well that would probably not be one of them, even if I had the requisite talents. But [...]
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