A closer look at the Japanese anemone, a beautiful late-flowering perennial with an unexpected history and a determined habit of spreading.
Author Archives: The Curious Gardener
The World’s 50 Most Remarkable Tarantulas
A journey through 50 of the world’s most remarkable tarantulas, exploring their extraordinary diversity, behaviour, habitats, adaptations and natural history.
I Used to Go Looking for Ghosts
A personal journey from teenage ghost hunting to an unexpected fear of horror, exploring haunted houses, Candyman, Annabelle and why fear stays with us.
Extraordinary Gardening Adventures
Rory and John follow traces of human activity through the prehistoric landscape and discover an enormous abandoned garden — along with unsettling evidence that they may not be the first people to have found their way there.
The Lost Art of Sweeping
Why sweeping remains an essential gardening skill, from choosing the right broom to mastering paths, leaves and the final garden tidy.
