Podcasts for gardeners
Most times when I’m outside I prefer to hear the birds singing and the bees buzzing. But the gardener who tends my neighbour’s garden likes to turn up his radio […]
Earth Day 2021
The theme of this year’s Earth Day is Restore Our Earth. Regenerating and rebuilding healthy soils is a key part of the work needed to restore biodiversity and fight climate […]
Why not peat?
How and why to garden without peat Towards the end of last year controversy struck the horticultural world. Monty Don used his gardening column to urge gardeners to steer clear […]
Three reasons to plant a garden
This piece was originally posted on Medium. It’s the first thing I’ve published on the platform and, to be honest, it hasn’t been an overnight success. In fact, it has […]
Why make compost?
The short answer is simply that homemade compost is brilliant stuff. It feeds the microbes that build healthy soils, helps improve soil structure and is a great way to recycle […]
Diversity is good
If you look at a natural ecosystem, you’ll find a diverse range of plants, animals, fungi and microbes living together, interacting and supporting a sustainable system. Everything from the rainforests […]
What is regenerative gardening?
Regenerative gardening is a relatively new name for a set of principles that draw from organic and no-dig gardening, permaculture and natural ecosystems. The heart of the idea is based […]
Five things you might not know about your garden soil…
A healthy soil is full of life… just one teaspoon […]
