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What are Green Roofs? Are they some new hippy trend concocted by eco-warriors, or have they been in existence through history? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the first examples of [...]

After the bursts of colour through spring and summer we all get that dejected feeling that comes with dull grey cold winter days. When we talk of gardens or garden design how many of us give any [...]

The Zoroastrian religion was founded on the four sacred elements air, water, earth and fire. Humans need air to breath, water to drink, fire to cook food and earth to grow plants for their [...]

Hedges have existed since the first Bronze Age farmers who cleared woodland to create fields for farming. Certain strips of woodland were left around the edges to mark boundaries. Hedges were [...]