Winter Stories

Creating land drainage on heavy clay
Garden24 March 2016

Creating land drainage on heavy clay

A DIY look at creating an efficient land drainage system for a garden built on solid blue clay in North Wales.

The Long Winter
Winter24 March 2016

The Long Winter

After a very wet and seemingly endless winter, finally, the village is slowly emerging from its hibernation.

Poetry for Winter
Winter06 December 2015

Poetry for Winter

WInter poem

Are compact SUVs any good in snow?
Travel01 March 2015

Are compact SUVs any good in snow?

A Mercedes GLA 250 4Matic is put through its paces through virgin snow on the Llantysilio Mountain in North Wales. Read about how well it faired.