There is nothing better for the soul than to grow flowers from seed.
Tag: playing
Bling
There is one thing I love gazing at more than flowers. Baubles.
Reach out and touch me
I have been talking recently about sensory aspects of gardening, with colour and form. Today it is the turn of texture. Specifically, flower texture. When I was a child, I liked fluff. I remember staying in a hotel one night and having an incredibly fluffy blanket. I kept pulling off bits of wool all night and in…
From Screen to Green
We’re halfway through the summer holidays in the UK and I wonder how many households are having arguments over screens? If left to their own devices my children would spend hours in front of a screen. As I would have done at their age. And did, in fact, with the telly. Screen-time can be creative…
Up to the highest heights
On Sunday we took Stevie for a hang-gliding lesson. Stevie had made the mistake about a year ago of casually saying it looked fun. I made a mental note and proudly presented him with a gift voucher for his birthday. For some reason it has taken some months for him to book it. We all…
