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Vegan Books. Are there two finer words in the English language? Maybe, but not in my opinion, and it’s definitely better than cellar door (haha fu Tolkien). In this blog post we are going to be looking at the best books for vegans, no matter whether you’re a newbie or an old-hat, no matter if you’re looking for cookbooks, books on how to go or be vegan, whatever you like I’ll give it to you (o-er). ALSO, we’re going to be discussing the intricacies of travelling with books because this is a vegan travel blog yo! I called this blog post ‘best vegan books for becoming (and staying) vegan. The becoming part is clear – these are my personal favourites on how to go vegan – ones I used myself back in the day, and ones that I’ve read since (gotta keep up-to-date, also, I’m a nerd). I say ‘and staying vegan’, but a more accurate keyword would have been ‘vegan cookbooks’ – my personal favourites, but more o...

You tend to see the same ten ornamental trees wherever you go in the UK. This is because they are tried, tested, have an element of ornamental value and generally easy to grow. However if you are seeing the same trees time and time again then eventually they end up fading into the background, no longer drawing your attention. This doesn’t need to be the case as they can be adorned and upgraded simply by mimicking the tree environments found in the tropics where a single tree can be home to a dozen other plant species, greatly enhancing the look of a tree and adding multiple layers of ornamental interest! There are a range of hardy plants that can be employed to give you this look that is created by tropical epiphytic plants such as bromeliads and orchids and even Spanish moss! So with English Horticulturists Lorna and Simon first attempt at upgrading their boring trees how did they get on? And what do they have in store for next season?