In our brand-new column, our own Cara Gage answers student questions on whatever issue they are experiencing with their studies. Dear Cara, I’m really enjoying the course, but I am having a hard time finding the time to actually do it. I’m studying the Poultry course, and when I get into it, I can read
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Women in Horticulture
With it being International Women’s Day, the topic of women in horticulture naturally comes to the forefront. Horticulture is a field associated with long hours outdoors, heavy lifting and dirt. So, so much dirt. Dirt that gets *everywhere*. As such it was historically considered men’s work though times have changed in this field as many
Grow Gardens and Dreams This Spring – Why study the RHS course online
If you’re thinking of studying RHS courses now is the time. Why study the RHS course online? Spring is almost here, or spring is already here depending on whether you subscribe to the meteorological or astrological calendar. In the former case, spring begins on the 1st of March. In the latter, spring does not begin
Counsellor and the Chemistry of Love
As counsellors and everyone else knows, science likes to ruin everything and the chemistry of love is no different a topic. Just like how science has ruined our space fantasies with claims that faster-than-light travel is impossible or that porcine animals can never fly. Or how scientists claim that the heart is not the seat
What Does a A Marriage Counsellor Do?
As too many marriage counsellors know only too well, many marriages end in divorce. Reportedly as many as 90% of marriages in Portugal are reported to end this way and the rate is high in many European countries and the United States. Many couples, for a variety of reasons now don’t get married at all
A Time for Counsellors
The Covid pandemic was unique for counsellors in our shared lived history. There has been no other event that has been so bluntly experienced by almost every human alive. The shared trauma of our experiences is something that will leave its mark for years if not decades to come. But for the children and young