Christmas Gift Guide
Black Friday is upon us so we thought we’d launch a few offers to help with your Christmas shopping this year. Check out our Black Friday Special Offers here. And to help you decide what to get for who, take a read of our Christmas gift guide below. The Perfect Gift for…Gardeners The gardeners’ gift […]
How the Stafford Garden Angels overcome common gardener’s skin problems
The Stafford Garden Angels are a group of female gardeners who tend to gardens across Staffordshire. They were very helpful in informing us what they needed from hand care. As gardeners we have: Sore hands, rough skin, blisters on our palms, stings and cuts, brittle nails, hands that are chapped in the winter and hot […]
National Trust for Scotland stocking Walk Mill Botanics
Scotland holds a special place in my heart. My Mother has lived on the inner Hebridean island of Islay for over 25 years, we have a cottage on Islay and my products are now made by a social enterprise based in Scotland. So, I was delighted when the National Trust for Scotland became our latest […]
New Stockist – Moseley Old Hall
I’m absolutely delighted to tell you about our latest National Trust stockist. Moseley Old Hall is an Elizabethan farm house in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands and is where King Charles II hid here from Cromwell’s troops after he fled the Battle of Worcester. It is a wonderful day out if you love visiting historic gardens. […]
What comes to mind when I say “Mindfulness meditation”?
Saffron clad monks sitting cross legged chanting, or wandering around your garden enjoying the sights, sounds and smells? There are lots of ways to practice mindfulness So what is mindfulness? Mindfulness is about focussing on the present moment. It is not about switching off your thoughts; that just won’t happen it’s more about noticing them, […]
Microbeads to be “scrubbed” from ingredient lists
The UK government has recently announced a ban on the sale of products containing microbeads by 2017, so too has the US. So what are microbeads? … tiny plastic beads added to face and body scrubs as an exfoliant. If your ingredient list includes polyethylene or polypropylene then chances are these little plastic balls are cleaning up […]