Now what can be better than a quiet afternoon in summer, contemplating the next few months. . . Life is busy maybe but we do have to plan ahead and an office in or very near a garden strikes me as the perfect solution. Of course, having the right furnishings for the office also helps […]



There are some industries that make complete sense of having the office set out in the grounds of the house, or arden if they are not so extensive. Obviously there are many that cannot be run out there. but when t comes to admin, design, arty and crafty businesses, then the world is your oyster […]


The carefree days of summer and the school holidays are over – the word carefree used fairly loosely here. School holidays inevitably mean shuffling of responsibilities comes into play. Unless said children are all over the age of about 13 or 14, no parent feels comfortable leaving them for very long to entertain themselves if […]


Getting the right office furniture is very important in these days of working from home or sharing offices. It’s no good going to the cheap furniture outlets and just buying the cheapest set there is. The items, particularly seating, have to be hard wearing and comfortable – these two factors alone will rule out the […]


I experienced the most perfect example of offices and work spaces in a shed recently. I have some pals who seem remarkably talented in the crafting and hobbying side of life. There’s nothing they like more than rummaging about in a box of scrap fabric and yarn to make up little cat nip mice or […]


One of the beauties of working from home is being able to stroll out to the garden more or less at leisure. There’s definitely something rewarding in the getting up and off the chair, if nothing else. However there is so much more to be had from a mid morning leg stretch. The garden is […]


I’m sitting here looking out onto a slightly damp back lawn surrounded by even damper borders abundant with early summer growth. As I get older, the simpler things that mother nature never fails to provide brings me a life enhancing quality. Just when I thik my favourite woodland plant hasn’t survived that rather harsh winter, […]


Being able to see out to the garden whilst I work is one of the joys of having a large patio door and windows very near my work station. Having commuted to various offices for many years, where the outside world was often just a glimmer whilst passing a window, I used to go out […]


There can be no greater inspiration to do well in your day’s work than if working from home and have a fantastic view from the work room. As I write, my mood and way I approach the job is completely dependent on the weather and how I feel about the day surrounding me. I can […]


This is not the best time of year for going round a garden. It’s been horribly damp lately and of course, being autumnal, there is a later start to the working day and an even earlier end to it. However, there are many aspects of working around gardens and being able to have an office […]
