Author: Ashley D Penn

In this article I look at how regular access to high quality landscape can have measurable physical and mental health benefits.

“You’re Dyslexic? But you’re a writer!?!?” These are the harmless enough words that were said to me by a well-meaning colleague I recently met for the first time. Unfortunately, the conversation moved on before I could enquire as to his incredulity about a person who has dyslexia being a writer. But this scenario is by […]

Having a lung disease (chronic pulmonary sarcoidosis), I am always looking for ways to improve the air quality in my home. Also being a keen gardener I love to make those improvements using plants, which have a range of other benefits as well. In this blog, I would like to share with you some of […]

Spring is well and truly underway in the UK. It seems to be happening earlier and earlier each year! When spring comes around the average gardener is itching to get out in their beloved garden. With plenty of jobs needing doing in the garden this time of year, and with Mother’s Day just around the […]

No one likes to think about death. It’s a macabre subject. But, as Benjamin Franklin is often credited as saying “in this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” While we can’t always choose the manner in which we leave this mortal coil, we can, at least, get to decide […]

This time of year the internet is awash with helpful articles about changing your habits in new years resolutions. The focus is usually on dieting and exercise advice. However, there are often other areas of your life you may wish to improve upon, make efficiencies in, or simply do better in. In this article I […]

As a specie we like to believe we are the best at everything. However, when it comes to architecture, that may not be the case. For millions of years animals have been creating their own environmentally friendly and cost-effective homes from whatever they find around them. Mighty mounds One of the most famous animal architects […]

So much of gardening is about planning ahead. Its important to always be thinking of the next season before it is upon us. Therefore autumn or fall is the perfect time to be thinking about what your garden will look like in the winter. Here I share with you my top picks of the most […]