Recent research has shown that children are now spending only half as much time playing outdoors as their parents’ generation did. If you’re concerned that your kids aren’t getting enough time out in the fresh air then help is at hand – in the form of the simple stick. We conducted a survey which showed […]
via The humble stick revealed as the must-have toy for summer. — National Trust Press Office
It’s lily season in New England. I know they only last for a single day, but I love them anyway. They’re the same, but different. The colors are all beautiful. They’re straight, and they are curly. They are large, and they are small. They’re like us humans – all different, but all beautiful. 💗 “Gardening […]
Collage picture archive: ‘tired of London, tired of life’ – http://wp.me/p2CnX7-1wt
With a new Mayor and a new Government strategy for children and nature on the way, it’s time London made its children an ‘indicator species’.
via Back to the future: how London’s new mayor can reconnect children with nature — Rethinking Childhood
By Alice Marks, @alicemarks0 On 19th July, the first annual report on the progress of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was launched as part of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2016 is designed to set the benchmark for […]
via Finding hope in a gloomy view: the state of SDG 2 — One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?
An occasional series exploring Winterbourne’s weeds (yes, there are a few!) through the work of cyanotype artist Anne Parouty…
Following up on the last post, here’s a run down of the blooms in the rest of the garden: the Left Bank (the smaller part of the front garden that lies west of the driveway) and the shady back garden.
By the middle of July it feels like we have reached the gateway to high summer in Chicago. Let’s see what’s blooming in the garden, starting with the main part of the front garden: the Driveway Border, Sidewalk Border, and the Island Bed. The remainder we’ll cover in a second post.
Last week’s post looked at the origins of Harlow New Town and the architectural and planning ideals – sharply criticised by some – which inspired it. It was, in every sense, a young town but it’s grown up since then. This post explores what became of the high hopes. By 1954, the first of Harlow’s […]
via Harlow New Town: ‘Are you going my way?’ — Municipal Dreams
Well when you have one of the world’s great gardens nearby, it’s pretty irresistible. The team at Great Dixter were holding a press day, and although I know the garden very well, there are always things to learn, techniques to observe , new plants to see and the ever-changing plantings to admire. I will do…
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