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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 …
Spring Rejuvenation Checklist
A practical spring rejuvenation checklist covering soil, pruning, mulching, and preparation before growth begins, helping gardens start the season healthy, balanced, and resilient.
How Did I Get Here?
A reflective essay on how music shapes memory, consciousness, and awareness, exploring how songs become personal landmarks that help us stay awake inside our own lives.
The Noctule Bat
Discover the noctule bat, one of the UK’s largest and boldest bats, known for its early evening flights, open-sky hunting, and reliance on old trees.
Sandwich: A Town Allowed
A reflective look at the River Stour and how water shaped, supported, and quietly constrained Sandwich as a working port town.
Things I Didn’t Notice at First
An observational essay on the most honest street in a town — exploring maintenance, mixed use, quiet resilience, and what everyday streets reveal about how places really work.
Climate-Resilient Plant Choices
Climate-resilient plant choices help gardens withstand drought, heat, heavy rain, and changing seasons while reducing maintenance and supporting long-term garden health.
Luke Marion
Explore MIgardener and Luke Marion’s seed-first approach to vegetable gardening, focused on soil health, affordability, and long-term success.
Bees Beyond Honey
A spring look at solitary bees in UK gardens, why they matter beyond honey, and how quiet, imperfect spaces support vital pollination.
The Small Garden
An exploration of how repetition in planting creates calm, clarity, and resilience in small gardens, reducing maintenance and helping compact spaces feel intentional and settled.
The Unexpected Sleeper
An in-depth, balanced guide to the edible dormouse in the UK, exploring its origins, behaviour, long hibernation, woodland life, and relationship with people.
Hydroponics at Home
An honest, practical look at hydroponics for home gardeners, exploring whether water-grown systems like vertical towers are a realistic, sustainable future for everyday gardens.
Soil as a Living System
Soil is not just dirt but a living system. Learn how soil organisms, structure, and organic matter work together to support healthy plants and resilient gardens.
Sandwich: A Town Allowed
An introductory reflection on the history of Sandwich, exploring how land, water, and human adaptation shaped a town that was never inevitable.
Gardening as It Is Becoming
How experimental planting and in-house propagation build climate-aware knowledge and economic resilience for small gardening businesses.
Coming Home to Smaller Worlds
Returning to England after years abroad reveals a quieter but deeply resilient insect world, reshaping how small-scale life, patience, and observation define British gardens.
Gardening as Community Care
Gardening is often solitary, yet it quietly supports neighbours, wildlife, and shared spaces. Discover how gardening becomes community care, even when done alone.
NIMBYism & Land Conflict
An exploration of NIMBYism and land conflict, examining why people support nature in theory but resist change when it disrupts comfort and control.
The European Rabbit
European rabbit overview covering behaviour, habitat, burrowing, diet, reproduction, ecology, and its complex relationship with humans and the land.
Supporting Biodiversity—Just Not Nearby
A thoughtful exploration of why supporting biodiversity doesn’t always mean placing it right next to homes, and how intentional distance can benefit both people and nature.
Gardening in the Rain (and Why Sometimes You Shouldn’t)
When gardening in the rain helps, when it harms soil and body, and how knowing when to stop protects both garden and gardener.
Evergreen Frameworks in Gardening
Evergreen frameworks form the backbone of a garden, providing year-round structure, balance, and resilience while supporting seasonal planting, wildlife, and long-term garden health.
The Irony of Pollinator Campaigns Alongside Pesticide Use
Exploring the contradiction between pollinator campaigns and ongoing pesticide use, and why real support for bees and insects requires deeper systemic change.
Zooming Out in Gardening
Zooming out in gardening helps you see the bigger picture, creating healthier soil, better plant choices, lower maintenance, and a more resilient, balanced garden over time.
Kevin Espiritu
Discover how Epic Gardening and Kevin Espiritu have made vegetable gardening modern, accessible, and inspiring for a new generation of growers.
The Legless Lizard That Thrives on Being Overlooked
Discover the slow worm, a legless lizard often mistaken for a snake, and learn how it survives in sheltered, soil-rich, quiet, untidy habitats.
Hedgehogs in the Garden
A spring reflection on hedgehogs in UK gardens, their need for safe routes, shelter, and why connected, gentle gardens matter more than ever.
Gardening as Rebellion — in Wellies
Gardening as rebellion explores how growing, tending, and caring for soil quietly challenges modern culture, reconnecting us with nature, patience, and responsibility.
The Small Garden
A thoughtful exploration of how small gardens can support wildlife through consistency, tidy structure, and deliberate planting, without tipping into chaos or neglect.
Why Joy Might Be the Most Radical Thing We Grow
An exploration of how joy, especially through gardening and care, becomes a quiet but powerful act of resistance in a fast, anxious world.
Things I Didn’t Notice at First
An observational essay on why familiar towns can still surprise us — exploring attention, habit, perception, and the moments that make us see places anew.
Structural Planting in Gardening
Structural planting explained: learn how trees, shrubs, and form-focused plants create year-round structure, balance, and longevity in garden design.
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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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