Discover the slow worm, a legless lizard often mistaken for a snake, and learn how it survives in sheltered, soil-rich, quiet, untidy habitats.
Author Archives: Earthly Comforts
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.
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