In 2021 I gave up a career in politics to join my husband in his gardening business. Like many others, the pandemic made me review my priorities, and it became clear that I wanted to spend more time with my family, having just had a baby, and then losing my mum to cancer.

During the process of cutting back in that first Winter, I began to admire the shape and structure of the seedheads and flower stems that were ready to go to compost. Ever since, I've gathered a variety of natural materials that would usually be headed for the compost bin, and given them a second life. My interest has evolved into growing and drying flowers, foraging for natural treasures in woodlands and meadows, and occasionally buying in items of special interest from Sheffield Flower Market.