How might English gardens evolve over the coming decades? A reflective look at water, soil, planting and design, exploring why the future may depend more on changing our thinking than changing our gardens.
Author Archives: The Curious Gardener
Rethinking the English Garden
Two conversations with clients and one visit to the allotment prompted a reflection on how English gardens may be entering a new chapter, one that asks gardeners to observe, adapt, and think differently.
Working With Worms
A reflective essay on patience in worm farming, exploring time, restraint, trust, and why waiting is often the most effective action.
Things I Didn’t Notice at First
A reflective closing piece on noticing as an ongoing process — exploring attention, familiarity, and why understanding is never quite finished.
Within Living Memory
Why does Britain still compare every heatwave to 1976? A gardener and environmental observer considers historic hot summers, changing seasons and the difference between memory and evidence.
