Beat the weather with energy efficient Garden Rooms

Beat the weather with energy efficient Garden Rooms

After our great summer, which culminated in a wonderful September (the driest on record), autumn seems to have arrived with rather a jolt. As the nights grow longer than the days in the Northern Hemisphere, the temperature contrast between the Equator and the North...
World Mental Health Day 10th October

World Mental Health Day 10th October

Organised by the Mental Health Foundation, World Mental Health Day is an annual global celebration of mental health education, awareness and advocacy. The organisation aims to change our understanding of mental health problems and improve the future outlook for the...
10 Jobs To Do In The Garden In October

10 Jobs To Do In The Garden In October

We have been blessed with a gloriously warm and sunny September, but autumn is stealthily asserting itself. Leaves are starting to turn and fall, nights are drawing in and mornings growing ever chillier, so it’s time to dust down your rakes, carry on harvesting and...
Is a Granny Annexe the answer for The Sandwich Generation?

Is a Granny Annexe the answer for The Sandwich Generation?

In our modern, busy lives, how we can ensure that we get the very best out of our relationship with aging family members? For, as the wise old bird Eleanor Roosevelt once commented: “Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of...
Gym Germs and Other Reasons to Exercise at Home

Gym Germs and Other Reasons to Exercise at Home

So, we all know not to eat nuts at the bar or to help ourselves from the bowl of Imperial mints at your local Indian restaurant……if you don’t, take the advice. But how much thought have you given to the bacterial levels present on the weights, bike seats and shower...