Botanical ingredients

Summer Scentsations - Natural Perfumery workshops

Summer Scentsations - Natural Perfumery workshops

After my sojourn in Northumberland at Dilston Physic Garden, I have two Natural Perfumery classes in London this Summer.  Come and join me!

Perfumery at Dilston Physic Gardens

Perfumery at Dilston Physic Gardens

This time next week I shall be ensconced in the enervating environs of Northumberland, teaching a Natural Perfumery workshop at...

A Spice Odyssey at Kew Gardens

A Spice Odyssey at Kew Gardens

This year the Kew Summer Festival is celebrating the mysterious, exotic and fragrant world of SPICES.

Autumn skincare workshops

Autumn skincare workshops

Doesn't this picture just make you want to pull on your boots and KICK up those leaves with unabashed glee!!

Sunflowers, Carrots and Cocktails - A week of botanical inspiration

Sunflowers, Carrots and Cocktails - A week of botanical inspiration

I think I have rather overbooked my diary this month!  London is the cultural + social equivalent of Wonka's chocolate factory, there is a smorgasbord of events for every taste, inclination and budget.

BBC Gardeners' World Live Exhibition - NEC Birmingham

BBC Gardeners' World Live Exhibition - NEC Birmingham

AT LAST, the sun has finally made an appearance, the world seems a brighter place and everything is looking and smelling glorious.