Environment

Exploring the land around us and the ocean beyond. Finding new, thoughtful ways to preserve our environment and connecting with the outdoors.
Restoring Native Woodland with Moor Trees

We speak to the Director of the Dartmoor-based conservation charity.

3 years ago
Finding Peace In Nature's Symphony

As our cities and towns fell silent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the glorious soundscape...

3 years ago
Calibrating a Rural Relocation

Nature writer Matt Collins adjusts to a new landscape in Suffolk.

3 years ago
Light Rain Sometimes Falls: An Essay by Olivia Meehan

Reflections on the winter season of hibernation at the allotment garden.

3 years ago
A Stretch of Suffolk | Five Acre Barn

David Woodbine and Bruce Badrock explore their East Anglian landscape.

3 years ago
Fox & Thorn | The Making of our Christmas Windows

We talk to Paula Ellis about the inspiration behind our golden Christmas windows.

3 years ago
The Nature of Flux by Louisa Thomsen Brits

Louisa Thomsen Brits examines how, in the midst of flux, we can flourish.

3 years ago
Taking the Waters | The Restorative Effects of Outdoor Swimming

Elizabeth Metcalfe on her gravitation to cold water and the allure of Hampstead Ladies' Pond.

4 years ago
A Garden in Lockdown

The Garden Museum's Matt Collins reflects on our relationship with flowers.

4 years ago
Tips for Tending Houseplants | Time to Make

From keeping your houseplants healthy to growing your collection.

4 years ago
The Philosophy Behind Niwaki Tools

Jake Hobson first travelled to Osaka to become a sculptor, and discovered the art of topiary

4 years ago
Rewilding with Grace Alexander | Time to Make

Somerset seedmonger Grace Alexander shares her tips on rewilding.

4 years ago
Currents of Time | A Japanese Garden

Reflecting on the currents of time within a garden in Kyoto.

4 years ago
Grace Alexander | A Somerset Seedmonger

We talk to seed grower Grace Alexander from her potting shed.

4 years ago
The Secret Life of Snow

Giles Whittell explores the wonders and mysteries of snow.

4 years ago
Winter Flowers | Frida Kim

We meet the floral designer behind our Christmas Windows.

4 years ago
The Magic of Sea Buckthorn

A trip to the east coast of Scotland to watch the harvest of this vivid berry.

4 years ago
Inside the Kew Herbarium

The extraordinary legacy of a pressed flower.

4 years ago
Worm | A Floral Design Studio

We meet the team behind the flowers.

5 years ago
Alys Fowler at Chelsea Flower Show | 2019

There is a distinctly distopian feel to this year's gardens.

5 years ago
Dartmoor's Pygmy Forest

Matt Collins explores this dramatic, ancient forest.

5 years ago
The Story of Frankincense

From the Holy Land to the Mediterranean.

5 years ago
Autumn's Asters

Matt Collins delights in the abundance of road-side daisies.

5 years ago
The Sea

Laura Barton on living and writing by the sea

6 years ago