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Monthly Archives: Oct 2026

Within Living Memory

What can gardeners tell us about environmental change? A personal reflection on observation, soil, changing seasons and the realities of working with nature.

Posted byThe Curious Gardener29th Oct 202623rd Oct 2026Posted inWithin Living MemoryTags:environmental change, Garden Maintenance, garden observation, garden soil, nature observation, seasonal changes, Wildlife GardeningLeave a comment on Within Living Memory

When the Pacific Changes the Weather

Discover how El Niño and La Niña may influence British gardens, from waterlogged soils and drought to frost, plant health and unpredictable growing seasons.

Posted byThe Curious Gardener28th Oct 202623rd Oct 2026Posted inWhen the Pacific Changes the WeatherTags:drought, El Niño, Frost, Gardening, La Niña, resilience, waterloggingLeave a comment on When the Pacific Changes the Weather

I Was a Gamer Before Gaming Went Online

A lifelong passion for gaming, from Napoleonic tabletop battles with Dad to World of Warcraft, exploring how gaming grew and changed alongside me.

Posted byThe Curious Gardener28th Oct 202623rd Oct 2026Posted inA Walk Back Through TimeTags:Memories, Nostalgia, Strategy, gaming, wargaming, Warcraft, NapoleonicsLeave a comment on I Was a Gamer Before Gaming Went Online

Living with a Mad Gardener

How six months of telephone conversations introduced Suze to the eccentric Mad Professor who would one day become her Mad Gardener.

Posted byThe Curious Gardener27th Oct 202623rd Oct 2026Posted inLiving with a Mad GardenerTags:courtship, eccentricity, Humour, Lincolnshire, mad gardener, memoir, relationships9 Comments on Living with a Mad Gardener

South American Insects

Discover South America’s extraordinary butterflies and moths, from blue morphos and Heliconius to clearwings, swallowtails and giant silk moths.

Posted byThe Curious Gardener27th Oct 202623rd Oct 2026Posted inInternational InsectsTags:butterfly camouflage, clearwing butterflies, Heliconius, morpho butterflies, silk moths, South American butterflies, swallowtails2 Comments on South American Insects

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