In May we are at one of the only times in the year when almost any seed will germinate. With long days and warmer soil...

In between the showers, I will take every opportunity to enjoy the lengthening days and warmer brighter weather this month. The sun is still rising in the sk...

You remember all that stuff I said about enjoying the rest and recuperation of Winter? Well, forget all about that now. It's Spring!

Almost out of winter, the sun rising in the sky, little bit closer to lighter evenings and the soil beginning to warm, I am chomping at the bit knowing what ...

One of those tipping points of the year, August gives us a moment to pause, the still close days naturally entice one to lull on the grass and simply take it...

And…… relax. Leaves, once verdant, settle down to rich green. The fresh frothy lusciousness of May and June has gone, and the hot summer months have checked ...

June 1st is the Astronomical beginning of Summer, whilst the 21st is both the longest day and the shortest night, marking the Meteorological start to Summer....

Maia, the Greek Goddess of Fertility, Land and Growth seems to have inspired the name for the month of May and is certainly appropriate. The Romans celebrate...

The month of the goddess ... The celebration month.. The Anglo-Saxons called April the month of the goddess Eostre and there is also a Pagan festival of Eost...

The Vernal Equinox, the days and nights are of equal length, tipping over into spring... The Roman calendar March.. March has always been a pivotal month, In...

We are just a few weeks away from blinking into the spring sunshine... The mid-winter framework.. By the end of the month, the day will have lengthened by a ...

We focus on the trees this month in January – pruning, planting and celebrating their produce. The mid-winter framework.. In mid-winter, the framework of fru...

I am thrilled to kick off my first column of a long series for the Cambridge Edition, which we will share on our brand new Blog :) This month, as Autumn, the...

The shortest day of the year makes December the obvious month for many festivals of light. Christmas and the Roman.. Well before it was known as Christmas, t...