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Create Magic this Halloween

This Halloween rediscover the magic of childhood 💫 Did you know that words have been quietly disappearing from our dictionaries, stolen away under the cover of darkness? Words that should be treasured, words that hold a deep sense of nostalgia. Words that should be the sum of a childhood well s...

Create your own Fairy Garden 🧚‍♀️ | @thomasalm3ida

" I wanted to make something inclusive to all kids and that could be done by taking advantage of nice outdoor weather to find the materials. " This week we are privileged to welcome the incredibly talented Loren and her little boy Thomas to the pages of our journal. Loren and Thomas have made ...

AN ENGLISH SUMMER | ELDERFLOWER HARVEST

"I wonder what it would be like to live in a word where it was always June." L.M MONTGOMERY We may have slipped quietly into July, however the resonance of Montgomery's musings remain .. a world of eternal summer sounds like the most glorious place (however I do maintain that Autumn is my ...

Allotment Life | Garden Day

"In the Spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." MARGARET ATWOOD Allotments are the ultimate way to live the Good Life, bypassing the need to have an illustrious back garden off your inner city, or country home. Digging, planting, watering, growing, unwinding 🌱 One of ou...

PLANT A SMILE | BE NATURE’S VALENTINE

"Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature." STEVE MARABOLI This Valentine share the love far and wide with our 'Plant a Smile'. What could be more uplifting during these endlessly difficult times than sharing love thr...

UNDERSTANDING NATURE | BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH

"I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs." JOSEPH ADDISON This month (between the 29th and 31st January) the RSPB will launch their Big Garden Birdwatch. They are asking people to stop for an hour and spend tha...

FORAGE & CREATE | ICE LANTERNS ❄️

We love a beautifully crisp, cold, day and have been particularly fortunate to have woken up to several frosty mornings of late, where the grass is glistening with silver shards. As tempting as it is to snuggle up inside, this is a lovely time to wrap up and get outside with the kids. There is...

FORAGE & CREATE | OPENING AN BUG HOTEL

“Everything needs something to hold on to... Sometimes even nature needs help to keep it safe from itself.” TAMSIN CALIDAS, ‘I AM AN ISLAND’ The natural world is overflowing with wonder and amazement and as adults we take so much of it for granted. However, if you slow down and watch your c...

UNDERSTANDING NATURE | TREES & LEAVES

“As we move away from Slieve Muck, I can feel my feet treading more lightly and my heart rate start to slow - my anxiety about school flowing into the earth.” DARA McANULTY, DIARY OF A NATURALIST The Half Term is upon us, life has returned to a new state of normal and the break from school giv...

UNDERSTANDING NATURE | A LITTLE DIRT NEVER HURT

"Teaching children about the natural world should be one of the most important events in their lives." THOMAS BERRY

UNDERSTANDING NATURE | GARDEN BIRDS

"In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence." ROBERT LYND The beauty of the moment we find ourselves in currently is the opportunity to stop and listen. These are challenging times we are living through. We are cooped up in spaces together, in degrees of close confine...

REMEMBER, REMEMBER | ANNABEL KARMEL BONFIRE SPECIAL

“Remember, remember the fifth of November of gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.” ALAN MOORE, V FOR VENDETTA CORAL ATKINSON | TÖASTIE CLOUD PUFFER | OCHRE | COPPER Bonfire night is one of those evenings genuinely enjoyed by EVERYON...

Bird House, Le Jardin du Moulin Roty

£16.50

Compass, Le Jardin De Moulin Roty

£9.99

Endangered Animals

£15

Flower Press, Le Jardin du Moulin Roty