It’s only a month away from the workshop that I’ll be running with Anna Potter ( and @swallowsanddamsons on Instagram )in Sheffield on October 17th and as there are a few places still left, I thought I’d put together another arrangement in the sort of...

Yesterday I held my Summer workshop, only I hadn’t quite anticipated that the end of August was going to feel so much like the gateway to this year’s Autumn...

There’s nothing quite like Autumn, and although I’ve only caught vague whiffs of orchards and faint glimpses of a change of light so far, I know I’ve probably only imagined it as we’re currently in the height of Summer, but basically for me, Autumn...

I’ve been trying to plan new workshop dates for a while, and today I have them! There will be a small one at my home on Saturday August 29th for 5 people, a larger one with 25 places in Sheffield on Sat October 17th which will be...

Being Half Term, I was away for a few days earlier this week. I was in Cornwall initially and then on Tuesday morning I drove 6 hours to Warwickshire to see my Mum, and then a further 3 hours back to Brighton that evening...

So, as this is my first official blog post from 5ftinf’s new home, I thought I’d make it colourful! It’s taken a lot of work and a massive leap of faith to get it here, and I will probably carry on tweaking a few things as...

Last week I got a bit caught up with sending out masses of my calendars...

The garden is thinning, but there's still colour hidden amongst the sticks...