Summer Favourites

Chamomile is one of those plants that earns its space twice over. It's easy to grow, it smells wonderful, and once it starts flowering you'll have more than you can deal with. Here are ten genuinely useful things to try with the harvest.

Aura cleansing has been around in various forms for centuries, but it's had a real resurgence lately and a lot of the beginner content out there is either too woo-woo or too vague to actually be useful. This post covers what an aura is, why people cleanse it, and how to do it practically using plants and herbs you can get hold of right now in summer. No special equipment needed.

If you've always wanted to make beautiful lavender candles at home, this guide will walk you through the method I use. I'll show you how to calculate the right amount of wax for any container, choose the right wick, use an 8% fragrance load, and avoid common beginner mistakes. Whether you're making candles as a hobby or thinking about starting a small business, this step-by-step guide will help you create candles that look great and smell amazing.

It is not beautiful to garden in. I don’t do my best work in the heat, so we’ve mostly been hiding indoors, and now the cloud’s rolled in I can finally get back out and do something useful.

If you've ever bought a box of fancy chocolates and thought "I could probably make these myself," you're likely right. This post walks through a proper vegetarian chocolate recipe from scratch, including the ganache, the shells, and a few variations worth trying. No tempering machine required.

Shop-bought citronella candles are usually paraffin, they don't smell great, and half of them barely work. Making your own takes about an hour and the result is genuinely better. Here's the recipe I've settled on after a fair bit of trial and error.

Summer arrives and suddenly your diary fills up before you've even agreed to anything. Everyone wants a piece of your time, and somehow saying no feels worse in June than it does in January. It doesn't have to be that way.

This fresh garden sleepy tea has become one of my favourite evening rituals. Made with chamomile, lemon balm, mint and calendula, it's simple, comforting and a lovely excuse to slow down after a busy day in the garden.

That's the problem with British summers, when we actually get a warm one, nobody's quite prepared for it. Central heating houses, thick duvets, and skin that's used to cold wind suddenly have to cope with 28 degrees and 80% humidity.

Celebrate the Summer Solstice Digital Detox with simple ways to reclaim your energy, spend less time scrolling and enjoy the longer summer days.

Looking for summer door wreath inspiration? Discover 5 beautiful summer door wreath ideas that will add colour, charm and personality to your home.

For years my breakfast was a cup of tea and whatever I could grab on the way out the door. Smoothies were meant to fix that and didn't, until I worked out the bit I'd been getting wrong. Here are the six high protein breakfast smoothies I make on repeat, all under five minutes and most of them from stuff you've already got in.

-mess, low-prep craft ideas is perfect for keeping children busy, creative, and screen-free all summer long.

There’s something magical about finding your summer scent. The kind of perfume that makes people turn their heads when you walk by, or lean in a little closer during a hug, or straight-up say, “Wait—what are you wearing?” in that tell me immediately kind of voice.

Looking for fun ways to keep the kids busy? Here are 10 of the best summer outdoor games to play with the kids this weekend — simple, nostalgic ideas that turn your garden, local park, or scruffy patch of grass into a memory-making adventure."

Get inspired by the hottest beach nails for summer 2026! From mermaid shimmer to sunset ombré and seashell details, this guide is packed with trendy beach nails designs you’ll want to save for your next manicure.

This dandelion honey recipe is one of those things that sounds like it shouldn't work and then absolutely does. Technically it's a floral syrup rather than true honey — no bees are involved, no hive. It's a reduction. Petals, water, lemon, sugar. You simmer it, strain it, simmer it again, and what comes out is golden, floral, and genuinely close enough to the real thing that it earns the name.

Every summer drink recipes list is the same five drinks. Lemonade. Iced tea. A mojito. Something with watermelon. A sangria that's mostly just wine with fruit drowning in it. They're fine. They're not exciting. And you've made all of them before, probably last summer, possibly while reading a list exactly like this one.

So, if you’re ready to romanticise the heck out of this season and actually enjoy it instead of just watching it go by from inside a fan-cooled room, here are 10 summer bucket list ideas that are genuinely fun, a little whimsical, and totally doable.