Planting the Seed

How to build a reclaimed stone fire pit

Craft

As summer fades into autumn and the nights begin to draw in, it’s the perfect time to enjoy your outdoor space around a cozy fire. Here's how to build a reclaimed stone fire pit.

In Search of a Nature Cure

Inspire

How gardening and nature connection might transform our mental health

Kids Calendar – August

Inspire

A range of free and paid for local events and activities for kids this summer.

Natural Farming with Joshua Sparkes

Inspire

We really enjoyed a lively and inspiring talk on Natural Farming by Joshua Sparkes at Charleston Festival last month. Joshua’s talk focused on how we can produce nutritious food in healthy soil by working harmoniously with nature gently and without disturbing biological functions.

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

Inspire

How rewilding our human experience can make for better lives and a healthier planet

Field Trip

Craft

This is where our Sweet Chestnut wood comes from. This is a charcoal sketch we made from Chestnut charcoal burned here in an area of Coppicing woodland we visited today. On the left is Greenwood craftsman Rich and his daughter carving together in their work area.

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside

News

We’re currently working with designer Carol Whitehead on a lovely little garden by the beach in Camber Sands. We’re really enjoying this unusual coastal location, which feels quite industrial, yet incredibly cozy and teeming with wildlife at the same time.

DALL·E 2

Design

We've been playing with DALL·E 2- a new AI instant art generating tool.

August Plant Hero

Nature

These beautiful plants are exceptionally tough and bring floods colour to your garden for almost 6 months of the year.

Our Story

News

To coincide with the launch of our new online magazine Planting the Seed, we thought it would be a good time for Stuart to share a bit about our story and motivation behind the company.