Edward Bowring BSc DipSTH
Social and Therapeutic Horticulture Practitioner and Garden Writer

January The greenhouse thermometer registered -4C in the cold spell leading up to Christmas, which was a first for us down here on the...

March Here in West Sussex we've finally had the first taster of spring. It's such a joy to not have to wear a jacket gardening or walking...

January The days are still punishingly short, but thankfully the nights grow shorter with each passing day bringing the hope that lighter...

July Here in West Sussex it has been really wet, and I mean proper rain for days on end. Thankfully the sun has come out again, but...

June After all the May rain and recent sunshine, the gardens are flourishing, so green and lush and dotted with colour. The longest day...

May With the evenings lengthening day by day and the hope of soon seeing friends and family properly, hope is in the air. May is a...

April Spring is officially here and combined with the relaxation of lock down, vaccines being rolled out left, right and center and the...

I think we would all agree that January is never the easiest month to get through, let alone when combined with a lock-down and the endless

Hellebore in the frost January We leave 2020 firmly behind us and enter the new year thankful for new beginnings and in hope that things...

With the threat of covid 19 raising its head higher again we are living in an increasingly uncertain and unsettled time. Winter looms...

Dahlia 'Walzing Matilda' It's July and I can't quite believe where the past 3 months have gone, lock down is tentatively being eased and...

Put simply it is using gardening to help someone through promoting their health, well-being and social inclusion. Thrive, The UK's...