TOAST Magazine

Environment

Exploring the land around us and the ocean beyond. Finding new, thoughtful ways to preserve our environment and connecting with the outdoors.
The Philosophy Behind Niwaki Tools

Jake Hobson first travelled to Osaka to become a sculptor, and discovered the art of topiary

5 years ago
Rewilding with Grace Alexander | Time to Make

Somerset seedmonger Grace Alexander shares her tips on rewilding.

5 years ago
Currents of Time | A Japanese Garden

Reflecting on the currents of time within a garden in Kyoto.

6 years ago
Grace Alexander | A Somerset Seedmonger

We talk to seed grower Grace Alexander from her potting shed.

6 years ago
The Secret Life of Snow

Giles Whittell explores the wonders and mysteries of snow.

6 years ago
Winter Flowers | Frida Kim

We meet the floral designer behind our Christmas Windows.

6 years ago
The Magic of Sea Buckthorn

A trip to the east coast of Scotland to watch the harvest of this vivid berry.

6 years ago
Inside the Kew Herbarium

The extraordinary legacy of a pressed flower.

6 years ago
Worm | A Floral Design Studio

We meet the team behind the flowers.

6 years ago
Alys Fowler at Chelsea Flower Show | 2019

There is a distinctly distopian feel to this year's gardens.

6 years ago
Dartmoor's Pygmy Forest

Matt Collins explores this dramatic, ancient forest.

7 years ago
The Story of Frankincense

From the Holy Land to the Mediterranean.

7 years ago
Autumn's Asters

Matt Collins delights in the abundance of road-side daisies.

7 years ago
The Sea

Laura Barton on living and writing by the sea

7 years ago
The Delights of Seed Swapping

Matt Collins on the joys of handing down plants - from marigolds to irises.

7 years ago
Alys Fowler at Chelsea Flower Show

Garden writer Alys Fowler discusses this year's Chelsea Flower Show.

8 years ago
Cacti | The Will to Survive

Nature writer Matt Collins explores how cacti have adapted to survive in

8 years ago
An Interview with the Founder of Conservatory Archives

Jin Ahn is the founder of Conservatory Archives a plant store situated on

8 years ago
Field Guides

Field guides ideally pocket sized, well thumbed, perhaps ink-stained or

8 years ago
New Found Rituals | Celebrating the Winter Solstice

A handful of swimmers gathered at sunrise on the bank of the river, meeting in

8 years ago
A Winter Journey

Late on a midweek evening in winter, five years ago, I came to Euston

8 years ago
Stargazing

The festive season, with all its sparkle, is soon to be upon us. But rather

8 years ago
A Winter Garden | Hauser & Wirth

Matt Collins visits the garden at Hauser & Wirth, Somerset Cut down

8 years ago
Shinrin Yoku | A Japanese Tradition

Japanese tradition devotes an entire philosophy to time spent in

8 years ago