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Tanya Anderson of Lovely Greens: Live simply, grow your own, make natural things

Tanya Anderson of Lovely Greens: Live simply, grow your own, make natural things

I’m Tanya Anderson, organic gardener, soap maker, beekeeper, and green living enthusiast on the Isle of Man.

Here on Lovely Greens, you’ll find fresh ideas for growing useful plants and creatively using them in the home. It could be growing flowers for handmade soap, vegetables for homemade meals, or herbs for health. I also share how you can connect with others, whether it’s by growing in an allotment garden, sharing the harvest, or organizing a seed swap. I believe that our natural human habitat is equal parts nature, home, and community and that an edible garden can bring it all together. We really can improve our lives and the environment through growing and making our own.

I share a lot of ideas for how you can make that happen for yourself and it all begins in the garden. Growing food that nurtures body and soul, and using plants in creative ways. Though you’ll find plenty of information on the website, I’ve also written a book that features dozens of useful plants and ways to use them for home, health, and creativity. Learn more about A Woman’s Garden, Grow Beautiful Plants and Make Useful Things

Practical gardening & natural soap making

Ten years ago I was an ordinary professional, commuting to work, doing the 9-5, and buying everything I used in the home. I wasn’t happy though and I realized that I had a major disconnect between the life I wanted to live and the path I was on. Fast forward to now and I’ve happily found a way to live a simpler and more fulfilling life.

Lovely Greens is about sharing with you what I’ve learned. How to grow herbs, vegetables, and fruit, and how to use them to make soap and natural beauty products. At the heart of Lovely Greens is the philosophy that gardening and traditional crafts bring us back to our roots as people. We were made to make!

Getting started

First of all, I’d love for you to have my book. A Woman’s Garden is available for preorder on Amazon and many other booksellers worldwide. You can also browse topics ranging from organic gardening tips to soap making recipes though the menu at the top of the page. If you like what you see so far, I’d like to invite you to get my free newsletter too. I update you on what’s new on Lovely Greens, share seasonal ideas, and links to the newest videos. It’s the best way that I can share ideas with you. Best of all, it just arrives in your inbox and you can read it at your leisure.

Lastly, on YouTube I publish new videos regularly. This is my time to show you my personal garden and to share tips and creative ideas. You can subscribe here and make sure to click the little bell icon on my channel to get notifications for new videos.

Lovely Greens: Creative and Natural ideas for the Home and Garden #lovelygreens #gardening #soapmaking #plantbasedbeauty #growyourown

Garden Making & Living

The two most popular topics on Lovely Greens are Organic Gardening and How to make Natural Soap. There’s a strong connection between the two because many of the edibles you grow can be used to make plant-based beauty products. Other topics I introduce include garden recipes, foraging, and beekeeping. Every piece is intended to show how to create a stronger bond with nature, the food we eat, and the products we use. There’s a lot of material covered on my site and you can use the top navigation to move around different topics. Here’s a selection of popular pieces:

Natural Soap Making for Beginners: Ingredients
How to Make a Better Strawberry Pallet Planter
Honey & Lavender Soap Recipe + Instructions
30+ Garden Projects using Sticks & Twigs
No tools required DIY Pallet Cucumber Trellis
How to use Calendula Flowers in Skincare
Don’t make these 15 Common Garden Mistakes
Growing Plants, Flowers, and Herbs for Skincare

The Isle of Man

I live in a place that you’ve probably never heard of before — the Isle of Man. It’s an island made up of rolling green hills, forested glens, and only about 83K people. It’s in the middle of the Irish Sea and a few hours ferry ride from England or Ireland.

Born in the United States, I moved away almost twenty years ago and have lived all over the world including various places in Europe. The Isle of Man is my forever home now though and I love the peacefulness and small community on the Island. If you’re curious about the Isle of Man I have many pieces sharing fun things to do here, local green initiatives, and some of the beautiful and ancient places you can visit.

When I’m not writing or making videos I’m giving soap making lessons, visiting my honeybees, and tending the home and allotment gardens. I also make a range of natural soap and beauty products at lovelygreens.co.uk

 

Thanks for visiting

I hope you enjoy exploring all that Lovely Greens has to offer and invite you to connect with me on social media too.  I always share fresh new ideas, what’s happening in the garden, and what’s trending on my YouTube channel and website. It goes straight to your inbox every week. All the very best, Tanya

Tanya Anderson is a proud member of the Garden Media Guild. The GMG is a professional organization for garden writers in Britain and encourages excellence in garden communication. Guild members are professional members of garden media and include authors, journalists, photographers, editors, broadcasters, lecturers, and artists.

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  • 2017 YouTube Next Up Winner — London
  • Finalist for the 2018 UK Blog Awards — Green & Eco category
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