I was so excited to hold this first issue of Gardeners’ World 2025 in my hands as this includes the beginning of my year long series of Growing the Good Life.
I’ll be sharing tips and tricks from both the garden here at Hen Corner and the allotment and hope that it will encourage readers to have a go at trying new crops throughout the year.
We’ll also be posting short films on social media each month, so do subscribe to see all that we are up to!
With Christmas blessing to all our course guests, customers and readers. We hope to see you in 2025! Sara and all at Hen Corner Merry Christmas from Hen Corner! was…
Our latest post on The Chiswick Calendar – Sara Ward on Living the Good Life: Apple and chilli jelly, beeswax candles and an edible Advent Christmas wreath are among the Christmas…
With Christmas Day literally one month away, Stir Up Sunday is behind us, the Advent Calendars will be refilled and displayed this weekend, and we are busy foraging for foliage as we prepare for the Big Christmas Wreath Week!
Best Christmas Events: Festive Pop-Ups In London
Wow, our Christmas Wreath Workshop at Page8 Hotel, Trafalgar Square has been featured as one of the best Christmas events in The Women’s Journal – how exciting!
Our latest post on The Chiswick Calendar was advertised as ‘Christmas comes but once a year (but it does go on a bit!)’ This is the first mention of Christmas, and…
We are really looking forward to the Festive Workshops that we are running at Page8 Hotel in London’s Trafalgar Square:
Linen Cracker Workshop Friday 22nd Nov, 6-8pm
Christmas Wreath Workshop Friday 29th Nov, 6-8pm
It was great to discover that Travel and Tour World have published a piece on their website promoting the events!
I think that we are rather good at embracing every season of the year! I finished the last of our summer tomatoes just yesterday and am marvelling at the splendid offerings that are proudly displayed in the garden. Above is the crown of this year’s purple Brussel sprouts – I do hope they keep their colour when I cook them…
Our column in this issue of Out & About Magazine is a double page spread highlighting seasonal celebrations and our festive plans in the lead up to Christmas, there’s also…
It was lovely to chat to Lucy Hall of Saga Magazine earlier this year, we had previously met in 2023 when I was promoting my book, and when she asked for an interview to talk about ‘Grow Your Own’ I was naturally delighted.
It was a bonus to discover that Mark Diacono was also included in the piece – he really knows his onions (rather literally)!
We talked about how growing our own fruit and vegetables can reward us with fresh, tasty food and help our health, both our physical and mental health.