Bronwen Collins

Bronwen Collins

I spotted the offer of a £10 voucher (if lucky!) in your recent email by sending an image of someone wearing Genus clothing.  I was helping out with a re-wilding project yesterday (in Jordans, Bucks) and remembered it, so here below is myself wearing the waterproof gardening trousers and Dixter gilet(both of which I love) and I know I’d have had a couple of your fine tools in my cut-proof pockets!

Gardening explained - dioecy

Parents-to-be may have the sex of their newborn in the forefront of their minds but few of us ever suspect it to be an issue when choosing plants for our...
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Plant folklore - orchids

We find there's always something magical about stumbling across orchids during a countryside walk.  With their stunning flowers they’ve been weaving their way into our stories and folklore for centuries....
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Wildlife in the garden - dragonflies

If you’re lucky enough to have a pond in your garden there’s every chance that you’ll be rewarded with the spectacle of dragonflies skimming over the water’s surface.  There are...
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