I’m a ’70s baby, so growing up I spent time outdoors running wild in fields and woods. Now I live on the borders of southeast London and Kent so I’m lucky to have woodland and green spaces surrounding me, with an abundance of places on my doorstep where I can forage freely.
Making herbal remedies and foraging has been a passion since the early ’90s when my mum gave me the 1972 edition of Food for Free by Richard Mabey.
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WARM WELCOME
Creating social spaces to entertain family and friends was key to the design of Emma Shaw's inviting country home
Relight YOUR FIRE
CREATE AN OUTDOOR ROOM WITH A FIREPIT AT ITS HEART AND BRING A COSY FOCAL POINT TO ALFRESCO LIVING
Take ONE JAR
THESE SIMPLE MAKES TURN THE HUMBLE GLASS JAR INTO CREATIVE GIFTS AND HOME ACCESSORIES
NIGHT LIGHTS FOR GARDENS
MAKE MORE OF YOUR GARDEN AFTER DARK WITH THESE ILLUMINATING IDEAS
My garden apothecary
Sustainable farmer Becky Cole celebrates wild plants, and shares how she uses them in wonderful recipes and remedies
MAKE A WISH
This couple gave up the day job to follow their dream of renovating a farmhouse - and it's created new opportunities they never expected
IN THE COUNTRY WITH Clodagh McKenna
GETTING A WRIGGLE ON WITH A WORMERY!
EMMA SIMS HILDITCH The secret to timeless style
YOU CAN FOLLOW FASHION AND STILL CREATE A LOOK WITH STAYING POWER. HERE, THE INTERIOR DESIGNER SHOWS HOW IT'S DONE
BRIGHT OUTLOOK
Francesca Reed's imaginative refurbishment of this listed farmhouse has created a colourful and welcoming retreat with an uplifting take on Victorian style
GARDEN JUBILEE
Summer entertaining just got colourful! Celebrate occasions large and small with a garden party styled for good times
JESSICA KENT
Jessica Kent’s life was on the brink of falling apart completely. The 23-year-old was sitting in a jail cell hundreds of miles from home, awaiting a two-year prison sentence on drug-and gun-related charges.
Colorful Creations in Louisville, Kentucky
How one woman pours her artistic talents into her business and home
JAPANESE E-VEHICLE BATTERY COMPANY TO BUILD KENTUCKY PLANT
A Japanese electric vehicle battery technology company will build a factory in Kentucky, creating 2,000 jobs in a $2 billion investment that reinforces the state’s leadership in battery production, Gov. Andy Beshear said this week.
OFF TO THE RACES
You can bet on a good time at this Kentucky Derby blowout. Pastel embellishments, homemade mint juleps, and a themed game make for thoroughbred fun.
VANDERPUMP CHEATS DEATH IN HORSE HORROR
Emergency op after leg snaps in two places
THE LOCKDOWN SHOWDOWN
ALARMED BY UNILATERAL COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, STATES ARE IMPOSING NEW LIMITS ON EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY. ERIC BOEHM
The Golden Age of Bourbon
"A new bourbon bible heralds the ascendance of America’s signature spirit"
GLOBAL GLITCH: SWATHS OF INTERNET GO DOWN AFTER CLOUD OUTAGE
Dozens of websites went down briefly around the globe Tuesday, including CNN, The New York Times and Britain’s government home page, after an outage at the cloud computing service Fastly, illustrating how vital a small number of behind-the-scenes companies have become to running the internet.
JENNIFER LAWRENCE: I HAD TO DISAPPEAR
IN A CHATTY NEW INTERVIEW, THE STAR ADMITS, ‘I’D GOTTEN SICK OF ME.’
KENTUCKY PLANT BENEFITING FROM LATEST APPLE INVESTMENT
Apple deepened its ties to a Kentucky plant on Monday by awarding another $45 million to support Corning Inc.’s work to supply glass for the tech giant’s iPhones and other devices.