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Fascinated, enchanted and restored by the natural world

Moments, observations and reflections on nature, amongst the demands and distractions of everyday life. How plants and flowers can bring calm, joy, nourishment and creativity.

GCJ Book Club – The Garden Cure

GCJ Book Club – The Garden Cure

The Grow Create Joy book club is back and I'm picking up from where I left off with The Garden Cure by Jan Cameron. The Garden Cure is a guide to cultivating wellness, for ones self or for others,...

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Chamomile, before the tea

Chamomile, before the tea

Once you invite chamomile in, it becomes a faithful friend. Returning year after year, at first almost undetected as their tiny seeds nestle between the soil particles and the little plants...

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The chameleon and the crown

Goodbye to October, the chameleon and the crown of the season. A month when we can nostalgically forget the dark, rainy days and delight in the...

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How my garden holds me

The motif of this summer was intense heat and more intense work schedules. A garden participant said to me in one session “how lucky you are to work...

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