We may be well into autumn now, with winter well in sight but for the avid home gardener it’s not quite time to hang up your tools and retire in front of a fire to await the passing of the colder season. Now is the time to start making the final adjustments to your garden
One of the side effects of our increasingly urbanised societies is that people begin to become detached from the natural cycle of growth, decay and renewal that previous generations lived by entirely. A trip to the supermarket in any modest sized town or city offers a huge range of plenitude that even prior decades couldn’t have
Why is UK Wildlife Law so confusing? Lee Raye, Wildlife Law tutor at ADL, shares his favourite stories of wildlife legislation. UK Wildlife Law can be confusing. Swans and stranded whales belong to the crown and you should not touch them. Nesting birds and wild plants are also protected, but you should exterminate rabbits whenever
Being a real farmer is, at it’s heart, about being a businessmen. No matter how much you love the land, your crops and your animals, if you can’t bring in the money to sustain it, you’ll risk losing it all. But even for small scale farmers doing it more as a hobby in their
The RHS exams for 2015 may be done and dusted for this year, but if you’re to work towards your qualifications in horticulture than it’s already time to think ahead to next year’s examinations in 2016. The first load of exams will be held in February of the new-year. However, the deadline for signup is the 27th
If you have a Garden, you can Keep Chickens! Unless you’re unfortunate enough to have an intolerance to them you probably like eggs. And if you like eggs you’ve probably thought about where they come from. Following that line of thought, you may well have come to the conclusion “Wouldn’t it be a great idea
There are few things quite as quintessential to the typical English summer as Wimbledon. Indeed, the idea that there might be a tennis tournament held outdoors in England may come as a surprise to some foreign readers, convinced as that Britain is an island perpetually lashed by wind and rain. They’d be wrong though, despite
Royal Horticultural Society Course exams are underway!! From the 22nd till the 25th of June our RHS students will be reaping the seeds of education they planted with us. Best of luck to them!! And remember: if you're looking to progress even further, Academy for Distance Learning offer both Level 2 & 3 Royal Horticultural
Space exploration is the great untapped frontier of the next generation. All those rocks, planet, comets and other space bits hurtling around the solar system promise a rich haul to the first people to claim them. We may have taken a bit of a break in our adventures in space as a species since the
Long ago, before the advent of modern healthcare and medicines people were reliant on other, more primitive methods of getting better. Some ideas, in retrospect weren’t very good ones such as drilling a hole in the head to let out bad spirits. But some methods and routines continue to remain effective and affordable even into
Education opens doors to success windows of opportunity and in at least one case, gates to new possibilities. Such is the case with ADL success story Annabella Baker. Originally from Italy, but now living in the UK, Annabella faced a tragedy all too familiar to many when she lost her airline job during the Covid
Gardens are hard work.  Behind every immaculate lawn and carefully tended flowerbed is a never-ending struggle between nature and gardener. Of course simply leaving the garden to its own devices isn’t really an option; Untended, plants will grow freely for the whole of spring and summer and even into autumn. Worse yet, an uncared for
Some stories of educational achievement soar into the heavens. Of individuals who through hard work and toil overcame the challenges in their life to achieve. Certainly, at ADL we’ve seen and helped many individuals achieve their dreams through completing a course which helped them get a place at university or begin a new career. This,
If you’ve been in the UK over the past weekend you might have noticed you had a day off on Monday (or looked on enviously as other people had a day off). The coronation of a new monarch in Charles the Third means a new era. One that the Monarch is especially keen does not
If you’re looking for a side business or career that combines a love for fitness and a mentoring role. personal training might be for you Personal training is at it’s heart all about being able to help people live healthier, happier lives. By combining physical exercise with essential lifestyle changes like diet they help their
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