Helen Johnson, Yorkshire Writer
Helen Johnson Freelance Writer
Christmas in Yorkshire can be dark, dull and cold. But at Ravensworth Nurseries in Yorkshire, Christmas heralds a munificence of glowing scarlet poinsettias filling acres of cosy, heated glass houses. Continue Reading →
Tim Laurie is a landscape archaeologist who has devoted years to studying ancient woodlands and trees in three Pennine Dales. After years of dedictated study, Tim gave me an interview Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson met Jocelyn Burnand, a botanical artist who is publishing a book of paintings of flowers of Swaledale, for Dalesman Magazine. Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson looks at hedges on her walks round Appleton Wiske in Yorkshire Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson looks at early buds breaking in Appleton Wiske, and recalls that the weather was very different last January. Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson met Chris Wadsworth, who works with heavy horses, for Countryman Magazine.
Chris explained how he uses his horses to extract logs from forests, and for non-chemical bracken control. Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson went to Todmorden for Dalesman Magazine, October 2013. She met Pam Warhurst, chair of regeneration agency Pennine Prospects and Incredible Edible Todmorden. Incredible Edible has revitalised the area, attracting worldwide interest. Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson met members of Crakehall Leek Club for Yorkshire Ridings Magazine Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson visited Wolds Way Lavender for Dalesman Magazine, where she met Steve and Anne Jaques. Steve has built a wood-fuelled still to distill lavender oil from his plants. The oil is used in a variety of products. Continue Reading →
Helen Johnson meets potter Carol Metcalfe, who reminisces about the use of bracken as animal bedding during her childhood in the Yorkshire Dales. Continue Reading →