Read our August gardening jobs, which includes harvesting, planting, seed collecting and making a bug hotel.

The link between time in nature and our mental health is getting clearer and clearer. Gardening is especially good because it provides a window into processes that take place in nature

Although usually a very wet time of year, April can bring some surprisingly warm and sunny days, providing plenty of opportunity to get stuck into the long list of jobs for this month!

Decorate pebbles with colourful tissue paper and display around your garden or as part of an Easter or spring display in your home. The tissue paper gives a really lovely stained glass effect.

A pinecone wreath makes a great decoration, either hanging on your door or as a centerpiece on your table.

A colourful window star makes a beautiful winter decoration with the warm, low winter light shining through it. Read our blog for step by step instructions on how to make one

Pinecones decorated with felt balls make lovely decorations at this time of year. And if you celebrate Christmas in your house they look great as miniature Christmas trees – or as decorations hung up on a real tree.

Elderflower cordial is great to have on a hot summers’ day with some ice and a slice of lemon. Elderflowers are beautiful delicate white flowers that can be found growing in hedgerows, parks, and woodland. They are usually flowering from late May until the end of June.

Turn old jam jars into colourful lanterns for your garden. This is a lovely simple activity that can be enjoyed by children of all ages.

Celebrate the return of the bees with this beautiful alder cone bee mobile! Alder trees are common throughout the UK all year round.

These are so pretty and they make lovely homemade gifts! You just need candles, pressed leaves, boiling water, grease proof paper and two spoons

How to make an autumn leaf crown

These painted wind chimes look very pretty hung outside your house and make a lovely clunking noise when they get blown by the wind.

As food becomes more difficult for birds to find, they will really appreciate your help. These bird feeders are easy to make and you will be able to watch your feathered winter visitors enjoying them.

Make some fun and simple butterfly petal pictures using brightly coloured petals and leaves

Printing with flowers is a lovely plastic free nature craft activity that is simple to do and can be done by children of all ages.

This delicate bowl takes some patience to make as it needs to be done over two to three days, but it is a great way to show off the colourful leaves you will find all around you in autumn!