We are delighted to unveil our most recent collaboration with the esteemed bespoke furnishing studio, Lorfords Contemporary.

Our debut collection of handcrafted upholstery has been designed to sit within a number of rooms here at Thyme. The collection includes soft seating that has been covered in our signature linen fabrics, showcasing hand-painted botanical artworks from our founder, Caryn Hibbert.

Cedro or Citron is an ancient citrus fruit, one of the original cultivators used to breed the modern citrus varieties of oranges, lemons and limes we are familiar with today. 

Does anyone need an excuse for a good, hot soak at the end of a long day? It’s not just a lovely, luxurious thing to do, but it also has a myriad of wellbeing effects. So if you need a reason to carve out much needed me time in the tub, read on…

In winter, the views are softened by early morning mists and sparkling white frosts with muted grey greens and  stark silhouettes of the leafless woodland trees dominating the  landscape.

In our final conversation with Rose, we discuss the effects of stress on gut health and how breathing can significantly impact our immune function.

It’s no secret, that sleep is the the most crucial parts of our every day life. It is important for maintaining optimal health and well-being.  Like regular exercise and a balanced diet, getting enough good quality sleep improves your brain performance, mood, and overall health.

Hiding in the frosty soils of our winter kitchen garden are the knobbly brown tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke.

Sometimes called the earth apple or wild sunflower, it originated from the Americas and is a member of the daisy family.

Balance in life is so important for both health and happiness and after the high octane, often exhausting festive season, now  is the perfect time to rest, reset and be kind to ourselves.

If we can learn how to recognise the signs of low grade, chronic stress we can begin to manage it, take the matter into our own hands and restore balance in both our body and mind, to retune our engine. 

This ritual switches off the body's stress response by activating the parasympathetic nervous system through the powerful combination of diaphragmatic conscious breathing, scent, nature and positive thought training.

The effects of conscious diaphragmatic breathing, scent and nature on our wellbeing are profound, empowering and well established in scientific principals – switching off your stress response and harnessing your body’s innate ability to heal itself.