A reflective look at what happens when insects disappear from the garden, exploring pollination, balance, and the quiet shift from resilience to dependence.
Author Archives: Earthly Comforts
Aquilegia
An observational essay on Aquilegia (Granny’s Bonnet), exploring self-seeding, impermanence, and what this short-lived plant reveals about control, chance, and how gardens really behave.
Australian Insects
Explore Australia’s grasshoppers, crickets, and cockroaches—hardy insects adapted to heat, drought, and dramatic boom-and-bust cycles.
What Gardens Do at Night
A reflective essay on what really happens in gardens after dark — soil, wildlife, moisture, and the quiet work that shapes healthy gardens.
Deposits, Bottles, and the Distance ..
Deposit return schemes reshape behaviour by giving waste value, revealing the gap between policy design and everyday habits.
Earthly Comforts 