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| This space isn’t a traditional blog. It’s a working record of our gardening — and the thinking behind it. Because we rarely display our clients’ gardens, much of what we do is reflected here in writing instead. Most posts are grounded in real, day-to-day garden work, with the occasional reflection on place, land, and the nature of the work itself. It isn’t written for a wide readership. But for those who take a moment to look, it offers a clear sense of how we approach what we do. 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 …
The Small Garden
A practical exploration of why short, regular maintenance visits are ideal for small gardens, preventing overwhelm and keeping compact spaces calm, healthy, and easy to manage.
Things I Didn’t Notice at First
An observational essay on repetition — exploring why doing the same things over time teaches deeper understanding than constant variety ever can.
Brown Hare
A rich, engaging guide to the brown hare in the UK, exploring its behaviour, breeding, farmland life, and why this iconic species is a powerful indicator of countryside health.
Why Individual Responsibility Can’t Replace Systemic Change
Why focusing on personal responsibility alone fails to solve collective problems, and why lasting progress depends on changing the systems that shape behaviour and outcomes.
Gardening as It Is Becoming
A strategic conclusion outlining how Earthly Comforts can design for the next twenty years through diversification, soil-first practice, and climate-resilient garden services.
Beetles, Woodlice & the Underground Workforce
Beetles and woodlice form the hidden workforce beneath British gardens, breaking down organic matter, supporting soil health, and quietly sustaining everything that grows above.
Why Laughter Makes Hard Work Lighter
An honest reflection on how laughter reduces strain, builds connection, and helps people carry hard work with resilience, perspective, and shared humanity.
Containers and the Art of Containment
A reflective, experience-led essay on container gardening in the UK—exploring soil, structure, climate and the quiet discipline of growing within limits.
Queen Insects
Queen insects are the quiet force behind insect colonies, shaping behaviour, structure, and survival through stability, reproduction, and biological signalling.
Sandwich: A Town Allowed
A reflective examination of power, governance, and authority in Sandwich, exploring how order shaped a town built on uncertain land and water.
Heat, Fatigue, and Slower Work
Why summer heat demands slower gardening, how fatigue affects judgement, and why letting your body set the pace leads to better outcomes.
Earwigs Uncovered
Earwigs have a bad reputation, but the truth is more balanced. Discover the myths, realities, and the quiet role earwigs play in a healthy garden.
Crickets & Grasshoppers
A reflective look at crickets and grasshoppers, exploring how their sounds reveal the health, balance, and quiet rhythms of summer gardens.
Beginner’s Guide to Mulching
A practical beginner’s guide to mulching, explaining the benefits, best materials, and how mulching improves soil health, reduces weeds, and makes gardens easier to manage.
Silent Watchers: The Secret Lives of Owl Species
An in-depth guide to owl species in the UK, exploring their behaviour, habitats, calls, and vital role as silent hunters of Britain’s landscapes.
James Prigioni
Explore James Prigioni’s backyard food forest and how vegetables thrive when grown alongside fruit trees, perennials, and living systems.
Compost, Cost, and What You Actually Need
Is there really a difference between cheap and expensive compost? A thoughtful guide to choosing the right compost for your garden.
Butterflies of the British Garden
A spring reflection on butterflies in British gardens, their full life cycle, and why patience, long grass, and untidy edges matter.
The Small Garden
A considered look at how paths, paving, and structure can support planting, access, and soil health in small gardens when used thoughtfully rather than excessively.
Sandwich: A Town Allowed
A reflective exploration of work, land, and everyday labour in Sandwich, showing how ordinary effort shaped the town’s character and limits.
Britain’s Night Bats
A complete UK bat guide covering lesser and greater horseshoe, Daubenton’s, common pipistrelle, brown long-eared, Brandt’s, Bechstein’s and barbastelle bats—how to spot them, where they live, what threatens them, and how to make landscapes bat-friendly.
How to Choose the Right Composting Method for Your Space
A practical guide to choosing the right composting method for your space, time, and waste type, covering hot, cold, bin, tumbler, and worm composting.
Gardening as It Is Becoming
Exploring how rewilding, soil stewardship, and ecological management are reshaping the role of the professional gardener in a changing climate.
The Spiders of the Spade
British garden spiders reveal the hidden structure and balance beneath the soil, showing how quiet predators shape healthy gardens from behind the spade.
Summer Gardens Under Water Restrictions
How to garden responsibly during summer water restrictions by prioritising survival, accepting loss, and protecting long-term garden health.
Ant Architects
Discover how ants build complex underground cities using instinct, cooperation and environmental awareness, creating sustainable structures that adapt and endure over time.
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.
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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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