This Saturday sees the first plant sale and open garden of the season with better weather predicted than today! Please come along to enjoy the beautiful garden and then revisit later in the year when it is in full bloom and see the difference! Open from 10.30 -14.30 for you to enjoy. There is another […]
This Saturday the garden is open for you to have a look around and there will be perennial plants for sale. It is a great time to plant perennials as the soil is warm from the summer and they can bed in well to thrive next spring/summer. The open garden and sale run from 10-4 […]
Saturday 5th August was a day for a creative workshop run by Louise Grassby making batik silk paintings. It was a cold wet day so we decamped from the garden to the kitchen and picked flowers from the garden as inspiration instead of being able to go round the garden. Batik pictures were created that […]
The Nurturenature garden enjoyed a very special afternoon yesterday with the wonderful Jackie Kay, award winning poet, novelist and playwright. There were two “sittings” as we had been oversubscribed for the first and it was a truly magical experience. The rain held off for the 2 o’clock session but we were treated to a downpour […]
Shame about awful weather today but forecast is better for tomorrow though still some rain forecast. However, we have a waterproof gazebo which has successfully kept chairs dry today even with today’s rain so looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Probably sensible to wear waterproofs to look around garden but everything going ahead as […]
A quick update on what is happening in the Nurturenature garden. There are a few places left for the poetry reading on Saturday 15th July both for the 2 o’clock and 4 o’clock sitting. Jackie Kay is a wonderful poet and reads beautifully so do come if you can manage it. For tickets contact me […]
A quick update about events……. We had a successful silk scarf making workshop on 23rd June with 10 participants facilitated by Louise Grassby and fun was had by all with beautiful scarves the products. Photos below. Next in line is the Jackie Kay poetry reading on July 15th. Already lots of people have signed up […]
Lovely to have had some warmth and sunshine. Amongst other things I have been planting out cosmos which have settled in well in a big raised bed and I am hoping to pick them before too long. The herbaceous borders have grown tremendously over the last week or so and will soon be bursting into […]
Silk scarf making workshop 23rd June
Apologies for the horribly long time since I last posted. I am really hoping that this time I can post regularly and keep everyone up to date with what is happening at NurtureNature. It has been a long time without posts and while the garden has continued to be developed to make it a healing […]
It has been a difficult year for most people including us here at nurturenature. However there is some good news to share and I am very optimistic about the garden being able to help many visitors next year including, importantly, individuals who are suffering mental health problems and/or physical consequences of Covid-19. It is being […]
Next event coming up …… Mindfulness, Drawing and Writing Retreat (non-residential) A weekend retreat on the 3rd and 4th August in the nurturenature healing garden in Wortley exploring the relationship between mindfulness and creativity. This unique 2-day retreat allows you to explore creativity (drawing and writing) in a fresh way, from a mindful perspective. Each […]
I spent a lovely evening last night with my Dad, his wife Svava and my friend Doris listening to the local Waldershelf Singers perform their summer concert “Showstoppers”. Wonderful singing and a great collection of ‘showstopping’ songs, even some for us to sing along as the audience. Very generously the proceeds from the concert are […]
First day of sunshine in a while yesterday and I managed a walk with the dogs – joy! The woods were as ever beautiful, greens everywhere, birds singing and the three dogs running crazily up and down and after sticks. Didn’t go right up to the pond where the dogs swim as there is a […]
I have finally done it this afternoon. Forced to spend more time than usual in bed (even for me) because of fractured pelvis I have spent this afternoon creating a nurturenature facebook page. Lots of people ask me whether we have a FB page and increasingly embarrassed by saying no I thought I’d better say […]
Am currently having literally a cracking time – broke my ankle a couple of months ago and still in a cast though that may be coming off tomorrow. Then had a fall in the shower 3 weeks ago and have fractured my pelvis is two places – very painful and simply a matter of waiting […]
Just thought I’d remind you about events…… but really wanted to post pretty pictures of alliums which I am not responsible for – well I grew the alliums but didn’t take the photos – aren’t they glorious – and also Heuchera Lime Marmalade in the woodland and it has those vibrant green leaves all year. […]
Things have been very quiet over the wet grey months of winter that have made time in the garden less joyful than usual. Thankfully we have now got the benefit of sunshine days and warmth and a feeling that summer might be approaching Spring tulips look beautiful in the nurturenature garden, some in pots, some […]
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