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| About our writing & imagery Many of our articles are written by us, drawing on real experience, reflection, and practical work in gardens and places we know. Some pieces are developed with the assistance of AI as a drafting and research tool. Featured images may include our own photography, original AI-generated imagery, or—where noted—images kindly shared by other creators and credited accordingly (for example, via Pixabay). All content is shaped, edited, and published by Earthly Comforts, and the views expressed are our own. |
Earthly Comforts Latest Posts …
Why Decay Is Not Failure but a Process in Gardening
Why garden decay is not failure but a vital process, and how gardening teaches patience, timing, and trust in life’s natural cycles.
Things I Didn’t Notice at First
An observational essay on the forgotten shelf found in most homes — a quiet study of objects, uncertainty, responsibility, and the spaces where unfinished things wait.
Zombie Plants
Zombie plants explained: discover parasitic, dormant, and manipulated plants that survive in a living-dead state and what they reveal about resilience and adaptation.
Thinking Between the Beds
A gardener’s quiet reflection on care, consequence, and choice—using lessons from the soil to think about society, stewardship, and long-term thinking.
The Lie of the Perfect Spring Reset
Why the idea of a perfect spring garden reset fails, and how real gardens grow through mess, delay, and seasonal overlap.
A Flash of Blue Fire
A vivid, in-depth guide to the common kingfisher in the UK, exploring its behaviour, fishing skills, breeding, and close connection to healthy rivers and waterways.
What Patience in the Garden Teaches Us About Patience in Life
A reflective look at how gardening teaches patience, resilience, timing, and trust—and how those lessons shape a calmer, more grounded approach to life.
Troubleshooting Hydrangeas
Can hydrangeas get too much water? A reflective look at overwatering, soil structure, and how UK conditions affect hydrangea health.
Japanese Garden Principles
A clear, thoughtful guide to Japanese garden principles, exploring balance, simplicity, symbolism, and harmony with nature for calm, meaningful garden design.
Mariano Bueno
Discover Mariano Bueno’s Spanish approach to vegetable gardening, where design, soil health, and water wisdom support food growing in hot, dry climates.
Why We Mostly Use AI Imagery in Our Gardening Practice
An honest reflection on why Earthly Comforts mostly uses AI-generated imagery in our gardening writing, balancing privacy, originality and modern practice.
The Wonderful Wren
A gentle spring portrait of the UK wren — its song, nesting habits, and why slightly untidy gardens matter more than we think.
The Small Garden
A practical look at how limited storage shapes small gardens, and why designing for fewer tools, less waste, and steady maintenance leads to calmer, more usable spaces.
How We Would Advertise Earthly Comforts
A reflective exploration of how Earthly Comforts would advertise gardening services through calm, seasonal imagery and quiet marketing strategy.
The Sleeper in the Hedgerow
A detailed, engaging guide to hazel dormice in the UK, exploring their behaviour, habitats, seasonal rhythms, and why they are vital indicators of healthy landscapes.
Chemical-Free & Organic Weed Control Policy
An in-depth look at the hidden environmental, soil, and wildlife impacts of synthetic and chemical herbicides, and why chemical-free weed control matters.
Have Advertisers Lost the Plot
A reflective essay exploring modern advertising, absurd marketing trends, and why older consumers sometimes feel left behind by today’s savvy campaigns.
Kent Climate Drift
Kent climate drift is subtly reshaping seasons, soil, plants, and everyday outdoor life—discover how gradual climate change is quietly transforming Kent’s landscape and how we can adapt.
Eating Insects Was Never the Shock
A reflection tying together insect decline and future food, exploring how culture, childhood, and context shape our relationship with insects as food.
Praying Mantis Philosophy
Observing praying mantis behaviour in Malaysia reveals lessons in patience, timing, and restraint that continue to shape a gardener’s approach to nature.
Insects as Food
A detailed exploration of insects as future food, examining sustainability, regulation, safety, ethics, and whether “bugs on the menu” are a realistic part of tomorrow’s diets.
Gardening as It Is Becoming
How global drought and water pressures are reshaping lawn-based gardening services—and what UK firms can learn from California’s turf conversion economy.
The Secret Life of Weasels
A deep, engaging exploration of weasels in the UK—covering their behaviour, hunting skills, habitats, and vital role in maintaining ecological balance.
When the Garden Becomes the Larder
A gardener reflects on a future where insects are seen as food, exploring sustainability, scarcity, and what this shift reveals about our relationship with nature.
What Winter Gardening Is Actually For
What winter gardening is really for: observation, restraint, soil protection, and letting gardens rest instead of forcing change.
Night-Time Wildlife
Discover the hidden world of night-time wildlife in gardens, exploring nocturnal animals, insects, and ecosystems that quietly support healthy, balanced outdoor spaces.
How Many Insect Species Go Extinct Each Year?
Explore how many insect species go extinct each year, why recent environmental discussions are bringing this issue into focus, and what it means for ecosystems and gardens.
Things I Didn’t Notice at First
A reflective essay on maintenance work — the essential jobs only noticed when they stop — exploring visibility, repetition, and the quiet value of keeping things running.
Feedback Gardening
Feedback Gardening is a responsive approach that teaches gardeners how to read plant, soil, and wildlife signals to create healthier, lower-effort gardens.
Stefano Soldati
Discover Stefano Soldati’s Italian approach to vegetable gardening, where crops grow within living systems designed for resilience and long-term balance.
Snowdrops Again
A reflective, experience-led essay on snowdrops in UK gardens—covering growth, soil, light, naturalising, and what they quietly teach working gardeners.
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| About our writing & imagery Many of our articles are written by us, drawing on real experience, reflection, and practical work in gardens and places we know. Some pieces are developed with the assistance of AI as a drafting and research tool. Featured images may include our own photography, original AI-generated imagery, or—where noted—images kindly shared by other creators and credited accordingly (for example, via Pixabay). All content is shaped, edited, and published by Earthly Comforts, and the views expressed are our own. |
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