How to tell the time with nature
by Joshua McGowan
How can you tell the time with the natural world? Using the environment around us we can actually get pretty good. I’m outside most days in my spar...
Identifying Summer flowers
by Joshua McGowan
Summer arrived and so did the heat and rain. Which can only boost the life around us. For me, the month of June has been about looking at flowers a...
Keep the grass a little bit longer
by Joshua McGowan
The garden is full of life, especially since it looks overgrown at this time of year even with regular maintenance. Giving grass and verges the tim...
Robins only get noticed at Christmas?
by Joshua McGowan
Spring is here and all the delights of colour are back. I’m looking at fields of fresh grass, big yellow dandelions, delicate forget me not, primro...
Winter Loosening Grip
by Joshua McGowan
Matching up the end of winter to the new season of spring gives me a feeling of nature celebrating the triumph of surviving the winter. We’re now s...
Lighter mornings in a time of change
by Joshua McGowan
Times of change are here with the morning getting lighter but also politically, with Europe working together with greater urgency, coming together ...
Winter song
by Joshua McGowan
A cold January day is often quieter than the summer months without the buzz of life everywhere, but this is a chance to enjoy species that make the...
New year, new leaf
by Joshua McGowan
The trial and errors are different for everyone, some people are focused on locally made, others for shopping plastic free. I began with a few bits in the kitchen like glass jars, wooden dish brush and buying a few organic products.
Twoo-ards the winter
by Joshua McGowan
December arrives and winter starts with us getting ready for our very first christmas market this year! We’re looking forward to showing McGowan R...
Wrapping up for the change in season
by Joshua McGowan
At McGowan Realm, you may have seen the Christmas page is now up and running. We’re hoping to show off our products that we sell throughout the yea...
Our values & carbon neutral delivery option
by Joshua McGowan
As we reach out for more sustainability, I thought I would include some of our values this month, as I plan to display the same message on our McGo...
Late summer sunshine
by Joshua McGowan
In the fields as I drive past most days and evenings they have been in full harvest with machinery and bales on the move. In late summer our busine...
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