Holistic Interior Consultancy

The eco-hamlet – garden-centred planning

Jeffrey Gale proposes the development of garden-centred sustainable communities in the form of small-scale ‘eco-hamlets’  Writing in the February 2008 issue of Town & Country Planning*, Peter Roberts referred to the need to learn from what has gone before in creating new settlements. Pioneer thinkers like Ebenezer Howard, George Cadbury, Titus Salt et al. all wished [...]

Beneficial Creatures for our Gardens & Allotments

Beneficial creatures: Ground Beetles, useful predators of slugs, aphids and caterpillars. Hoverflies, can eat up to 100 aphids a day. Hedgehogs, eats caterpillars, beetles and slugs.     Rove Beetles (Devils Coach Horse), predators of soil grubs, insects and slugs. Ladybirds, larva eats 500 aphids. Wasps, many solitary wasps are beneficial against aphids and caterpillars. Centipedes, [...]

The eco-hamlet – garden-centred planning

Jeffrey Gale proposes the development of garden-centred sustainable communities in the form of small-scale ‘eco-hamlets’  Writing in the February 2008 issue of Town & Country Planning*, Peter Roberts referred to the need to learn from what has gone before in creating new settlements. Pioneer thinkers like Ebenezer Howard, George Cadbury, Titus Salt et al. all wished [...]

Launch of England China Business Forum on Friday 8th February, 12 pm to 2 pm

Launch of England China Business Forum on Friday 8th February, 12 pm to 2 pm, at the Birmingham Hippodrome with the theme England China – the Next 10 Years. Speakers include Gisela Stuart, MP; Adrian Shooter, Regional Chair of the Confederation of British Industry; John Rider, Regional Chair of the Institute of Directors and Dr [...]

Happy Christmas & Merry Positive New Year.

We would like to wish all our clients and friends a Happy Christmas and positive New Year. We look forward to sharing ideas, being creative,  and working with you in 2013.