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When Abundance Wobbles

A reflective essay exploring why food behaves less like a product and more like a system, and what gardening teaches us about living with that reality.

Posted byThe Curious Gardener6th May 202619th Jan 2026Posted inPhilosophical ObservationsTags:Earthen Passions, ecological food systems, food as a system, food systems, food systems thinking, future of food UK, gardening philosophy, resilience and food, Seasonal Growing3 Comments on When Abundance Wobbles

When to Cut Back Salvias

When to cut back salvias for spring in the UK, explained through real gardening experience, timing, and plant behaviour.

Posted byThe Curious Gardener6th May 20263rd May 2026Posted inEarthen PassionsTags:cut back salvias spring, garden timing spring pruning, herbaceous salvia pruning, salvia maintenance, salvia pruning, Salvias, shrubby salvia care, when to prune salvia UKLeave a comment on When to Cut Back Salvias

After Control

A reflective exploration of deep soil as memory, exchange, and ecological decision-maker.

Posted byThe Curious Gardener6th May 202618th Jan 2026Posted inPhilosophical ObservationsTags:after control, carbon storage, deep soil, gardening insight, land resilience, regeneration, soil ecologyLeave a comment on After Control

Australian Insects

Explore Australia’s flies, cicadas, and true bugs, revealing how sound, speed, and decomposition shape ecosystems and everyday life.

Posted byThe Curious Gardener5th May 202615th Jan 2026Posted inInternational InsectsTags:Australian cicadas, blowfly, Earthen Passions, insect impact, insect soundscape, march fly, stink bug, summer insects, true bugsLeave a comment on Australian Insects

Moving a Phormium

A reflective guide to moving mature phormiums, exploring timing, division, and the realities of transplanting established garden plants.

Posted byThe Curious Gardener5th May 20263rd May 2026Posted inEarthen PassionsTags:divide phormium, garden relocation, mature plant moving, moving phormium, phormium, phormium transplant, root disturbance, spring gardeningLeave a comment on Moving a Phormium

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