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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 …
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.
Foxes and Their Place in the UK Landscape
A thoughtful, in-depth guide to foxes in the UK, exploring their behaviour, intelligence, urban lives, and role in Britain’s landscapes and ecosystems.
When Gardening Switches the World Off
An exploration of hyperfocus, gardening, and neurodivergent attention, explaining why deep focus occurs in nature and why interruptions can feel startling despite calmness.
The Small Garden
An exploration of why small gardens benefit more from careful thinking than constant planting, and how restraint, planning, and clarity lead to calmer, easier-to-maintain spaces.
Long-View Gardening
Long-view gardening focuses on designing and maintaining gardens that improve over time through thoughtful planning, soil care, and sustainable plant choices.
Glimmers of Hope
Recent biodiversity data shows glimmers of hope for insects. Discover what stabilising trends mean and how gardens can help turn slowdown into recovery.
The Quiet Guardian
A detailed, balanced guide to the European adder in the UK, exploring its behaviour, habitats, venom, and vital role in healthy landscapes.
Butterflies Without Borders
Living in Malaysia reveals the full scale of insect life — giant butterflies, deadly mosquitoes, malaria, and the hard lessons learned where beauty and danger exist side by side.
Insect Decline and the Garden Response
Insect decline is accelerating, but gardens can help. Learn how wildlife-friendly gardening choices support insects, biodiversity, and healthier ecosystems at home.
Gardening as It Is Becoming
A research-led look at how climate volatility is reshaping gardening work—and why professional garden businesses must diversify to stay resilient.
Vigour vs Health
An in-depth exploration of vigour versus true plant health in gardening, explaining why fast growth can be misleading and how balanced, resilient gardens are built over time.
Natural Succession
An informative guide to natural succession in gardening, explaining how plants, soil, and time work together to create healthier, lower-maintenance gardens.
From A Guy Called Bloke to Quiet Practice
A reflective essay on blogging prompts, validation culture, autism, and the relief of shifting from performance-driven growth to sustainable writing.
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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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