Hey darling, welcome to the Rebellion!

Grab your trowel we’ve got minds to quiet, confidence to grow and gorgeous gardens to cultivate.

I’m writing to you from a little village just outside of Reading, in the South of England.

On warm and sunny days I sit and write underneath my grapevine wrapped pergola which provides just the right amount of shade and a soft dappled green light to help the words pour out of me.

When it’s cold and grey outside, I’m tucked up in my attic office, surrounded by plants and the beams of our 18th century cottage. Likely with a hot water bottle on my lap and a steaming hot cup of coffee.

I’m writing my newsletter here on Substack because I want to provide a simple way for you to harness the healing power of nature in your own garden, because being disconnected from nature and ourselves is keeping us stuck, exhausted and burnt out.

And I wanted a way for you to do that in community with other women who get it. Who are also figuring out how to say fuck it to putting another load of washing in the machine and instead getting out into nature to soothe their frazzled souls.

I’m writing here for the women who love being in nature and want gardening to be a joyful, nourishing experience.

They need encouragement, clarity, and a sense of community as they grow their gardening confidence and they want someone to provide simple, soulful, and practical guidance that meets them where they are.

I’m a mum to two wild and wonderful little girls, married to a handsome forensic scientist who is also amazing at bringing to life whatever DIY or Garden project I dream up. I love wearing bright colours, the feeling of the sun on my skin and deep and meaningful chats with friends.

I’m here on Substack specifically because I find the rest of the internet really lonely and I want to carve out a space here for us to come together as we grow, to find ourselves in the weeds in community, to share the good bits and the shit bits of both life and growing a garden.

I don’t believe you need to know every latin plant name (I sure as shit don’t) or have an RHS qualification to be considered a gardener. I’m fed up with the gardening media being utterly stale, male and pale and I’m on a mission to switch it up and show busy women how to garden in a way that is accessible for them.

What I hope to publish and when

I hope to publish weekly on a Sunday, so that you have the time to read my words and be inspired to take action in your garden during the week ahead.

🌱 Free subscribers get one post a month that includes our theme for the month i.e. focus on this ONE thing in your garden this month and you’ll make progress.

🌷 Paid subs get the above plus at least one ‘How to do this gardening activity’ article a month (with audio so you can garden along with me in your ears)

They also get to come along with me on my Garden Adventures where I visit a garden and share the things I LOVE, the things I don’t and tips so you can recreate the things I love, in your garden at home.

And they get to fully participate in the community including ‘ask me anything’ chat threads.

🏡 Annual paid members can add on a 60 minute 1:1 with me that you can use however you’d like.

Past clients have used it to decide on a planting plan for one border, get advice on transforming a sad looking area into something spectacular or to get some advice on how to prune a tricky plant.

A word of warning…

I’m not here for the ‘open up your gates to the show garden, wander around drinking tea and eating cake and critiquing your planting choices crowd’ and I’m definitely not here to show you how to grow prize winning dahlias.

I’m here to mobilise more women into the one place that most of us have access to that is underutilised in terms of wellness benefits.

Because the only ones that can make a change to our health and happiness is us. And it starts in the garden.

To find out more about the company that provides the tech for this newsletter, visit Substack.com.