What if Day of the Triffids happened slowly? A thoughtful, humorous exploration of how gradually changing growing seasons could leave gardeners quietly struggling to keep pace with nature.
Monthly Archives: Aug 2026
If Insects Became the Size of Buses
For one impossible day, Britain’s insects become enormous: football-sized aphids, bicycle-sized bees, car-sized butterflies and beetles as big as buses. Gardening carries on regardless.
Within Living Memory
Every garden is unique. A gardener reflects on observation, changing weather, microclimates and why learning to see is the most important skill in caring for the natural world.
Echoes Through the Garden – The Second Verse
Two original poems written twenty years apart, exploring solitude, purpose and the quiet journey from isolation to understanding through the passing of time.
The Garden Butler Essays
Trust is the most valuable tool a gardener carries. Rory reflects on how reliability, judgement and quiet consistency transform gardening into stewardship.
The Gardener's Curious Journal 