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GCJ Book Club – Grow Easy
This is a very exciting post because we have just finished our first ever GCJ Book Club read, Grow Easy by Anna Greenland. What a great book to get us started! Before we start talking about Grow...
Meaningful winter activities
Winter can be a hard time for many people. The shorter, colder days might make it more difficult for us to get outside and enjoy nature in the ways we would at other times of the year. However,...
Book club!
Like many other people I have appreciated books more than ever in the past two years. I have wishlists on paper and saved in social media, purchases waiting in checkouts, holds placed with my local...
Great books about wellbeing and nature
Here are some great books I have on my bookshelf. Some are specifically related to health, wellbeing and nature and some a little more loosely so. However, all encourage us to think about our...
What is social and therapeutic horticulture?
I write about Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) a lot on this website, so I thought it would be useful to explain a little more about what it is and how it is used. The benefits of...
Gardening and the 5 ways to wellbeing
The knowledge that gardening and caring for nature has positive effects on our wellbeing is quite widespread now. Furthermore, solid evidence as to how and why it is beneficial is continually...
