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I have been hiking through rainforests: many, many rainforests. No: not those rainforests. The ones we have here, in Britain. It’s not surprising…

Mar 21

Hello! This week’s newsletter is a bit of a departure from the usual – literally and metaphorically, as I’ve left my little veg patch behind me far to…

Mar 19

I’ve always thought it would be useful to have a directory of genuinely sustainable garden products, greenwash-free and produced by people who really…

Mar 16

I bought myself a new garden sieve the other day. My old wooden one had broken, and the metal one is rusting out, and I’m in peak compost-making mode…

Mar 14

Hello! It’s another week into spring, but we’ve all been brutally reminded that this is a treacherous time of year, full of burgeoning hope dashed to…

Mar 12

Most people, when they want their retail shopping fix, head for the high street. But racks of shirts leave me cold: and I’ve never quite understood the…

Mar 9

I have a lot of baby tomato plants. No, really – a LOT. I am eyeing them with some trepidation, because I know where this ends. Of course, I over-sowed…

Mar 7

Hello again! Have you had a good week? I do hope so. I am at that point of dissonance: the mismatch between the spangle of spring flowers scattering…

Mar 5

Plant labels, I’ve decided, are my nemesis. I’ve been able to replace almost every plastic item in my garden with something that’s either as good or…

Mar 2

February 2023

I am lucky enough to have a garden studded with hazel trees. They are the default tree for the ancient Somerset hedgerows which draw hazy outlines…

Feb 28

Hello to you all, and I hope you’ve been having a good week. This is the last newsletter of February, can you believe – this time next week I shall be…

Feb 26

The latest genuinely greener gardening products

Feb 24

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