Anny began gardening as a child under the tuition of her father and uncle, both of whom used the old methods which are now known as 'organic'. In the 1950s there wasn't much else. Later, when Paul became interested in biodynamics she was delighted to find that many of the things she'd learned from her father and uncle are part of the backbone of biodynamics. Anny designed and built a biodynamic town garden at their terrace house in London. When they moved to the Welsh Marches she began again, starting with a bare field on 1st June 2000. She designed and built  Archenland in two years and, yes, it really is possible for a garden to become established this quickly with the aid of biodynamics. She helps people design gardens which respect and interact with the natural world, helping people to create their own 'paradise' ... paradise is the old Persian word for garden.

Paul first began gardening under the aegis of an uncle who was also a fruit farmer in Kent, in south east Britain. In 1991 he became interested in biodynamics and learned from Karin Herms about the making and use of the preparations. He began his own 'Stirring Group' in SW London which came to include a dozen of his neighbours, plus people from north London and other towns in the South East. When he and Anny moved to the Welsh Marches he joined the South Hereford Biodynamic Group. He and Anny built the garden at Archenland as a demonstration of how biodynamics works on a small scale and for the 'average gardener'. Biodynamics should be available to everyone, it is so good, simple and cheap, as well as good for the environment.