I must admit it was a shock to see that Christmas has already taken over the shops….or is it? Our Christmas at Flora-tec starts in January and ticks over throughout the year. I know a friend of mine who has her Christmas shopping done, wrapped and packed away in the loft by mid- March.

For those of you who do not know, Flora-tec has an amazing initiative in place in partnership with the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and Carillion.

Here we have an interesting article, written by Oliver Heath, “a leading figure in biophilic design. Oliver is working with global modular flooring manufacturer Interface to raise the awareness of the benefits of design inspired by nature. A prominent thinker in the architecture industry and owner of Heath Design Ltd, Oliver is also a writer and TV presenter.”

I can’t believe the variability of the weather….we are in June and it’s supposed to be the start of Summer.

I’ve driven past the same housing development at least once week since it started. It’s been fascinating to see the speed that it’s been built and how they’ve managed the traffic issues around the development.

As you can imagine, we’re always thrilled to find reports and the science that proves how amazing plants are in terms of improving health and wellbeing.