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Gardening in April

WCP Staff April, 2020

by John Hosford of The Weekend Garden Centre Self-isolation and longer days with the clocks going forward by an hour last weekend gives us more time to get out and about in the garden. Let’s hope our good weather continues during our lockdown so we can take advantage of the […]

Let the Earth breathe again

Fiona Hayes April, 2020

Data is being published from various scientific institutes that monitor the amount of pollution in the air on a global scale as well as by region and by country. Everywhere that we have ‘lockdown’, the levels of Nitrous Dioxide (NO2) and Particulate in the atmosphere have fallen along with Carbon […]

Splendid Isolation

Tina Pisco March, 2020

It is 11 o’clock on Saturday morning. I am sitting on the sofa in my pajamas and dressing gown, knitting and watching Ru Paul’s Drag Race. Outside it is cold and grey with a fierce wind blowing from the North. I have no plans for the day except to not […]

Hope on the wings of the bumblebee

WCP Staff March, 2020

by Mags Riordan of Bumblebee Flower Farm Amidst all this uncertainty and downright scary stuff, today was one of those days that gave me real hope, taught me that life goes on and, if we help and support nature, she will thrive. Birds are starting nests, bumblebee queens are emerging, […]

Stay together – apart

Tania Presutti March, 2020

I never thought that I’d be writing a pandemic-related column, but here I go. Covid-19 is here! Isn’t it ironic, the document I opened to write this column, was titled: ‘Go Outside’. Here, almost three months later, I could easily rename this ‘Stay home – stay inside. However I chose […]

Hello beautiful

Louise O'Dwyer March, 2020

Human contact is essential, we cradle our children, we kiss our partners and we greet those we care deeply about with a hug of fondness and undoubtedly many of us CANNOT hug some of the people that we love at the moment – unless they live under our roof. Struggling […]

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