Founder of Flower Box, Zoe Lafberry and floor manager Amy Hunger talk with Leona Fensome about early days business, setting up her home interiors and floristry store in St Albans and what life has bee…
The High Street Life podcast is presented by Roma Bhowmick and Leona Fensome and is a six-part series looking at life as an independent retailer on the St Albans High Street. The series is sponsored b…
I was never one for housework. I find is so time consuming and not hugely rewarding. I love that famous Quentin Crisp quote: “There’s no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the…
This Sunday Jonny Seabrook will be popping down to the Cottonmill and Nunnery Allotment to catch up with Keith Reynolds to find out how things have down at the Allotment this strange year. Plus David…
I was amazed by this garden and got totally lost in its horticultural richness. Row upon row of Dahlias were thriving in all their glory. They had been so carefully cultivated by experts. Walking betw…
Glyphosate is the most commonly used weed killer in the world and in the EU. It’s used on crops and by councils to kill weeds in paving, as well as being available for garden use. But should we be con…
I mentioned that I was gardening in late March on my Facebook page and received a few messages that made me smile like “Blimey Marisa you must be bored!” or “Are you okay Marisa?” Gardening was never…
