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Attracting Pollinators	Attracting Wildlife to Gardens
Alexanders	Agrimony
Angelica	Agrimony Benefits
Actinomycetes in Compost	Adding Spent Soils to Compost
Accelerate the Composting Process	Adapting Vegetable Gardening for Climate Change
Allotment Gardening: Lessons	AI Future Gardening
Autumn Garden Maintenance	Agapanthus
Autumn Mulching Guide	Ant Architects
Aquilegia

Bee Friendly Garden	Bug Hotel
Bird Species Variety	Bee Loving Herbs
Blackbirds	Bee Friendly Gardens
Banana Peels Composting	Bay Leaf Benefits
Best Blooming Plants for Bees	Bug Hotel DIY
Blue Bugle	Blue Hydrangeas
Begonia Growing	Beautiful Garden Climbing Plants
British Garden Wildflowers	British Wildflowers Importance
Border Forsythia	Burdock
Best Low Growing Ground Cover Plants	Bokashi Leachate
Bark Chipping Versatility	Bokashi Bran Benefits
Benefits of Bokashi Composting	Benefits of No-Dig Gardening for Allotmenteers
Benefits of G.Y.O Vegetables	Boost Your Home’s Kerb Appeal with Gardening Tips
Beetroot and Red Cabbage Companions	Benefits of Companion Planting for Your Garden
Basil	Banana Revealed
Benefits of Coffee Grounds in Gardening	Benefits of Using Eggshells in Your Garden
Benefits of Wood Mulch for Sustainable Gardening	Brash Deadwall
Bohemian Gardens	Balcony Gardens
Blueberry Bush Care	Biophilia
Benefits of Low-Noise Gardening Tools	Benefits of Composting Outside
British Caterpillars	Beginner’s Guide to Mulching
Bear’s Breeches

Creating Bee Friendly Garden	Create Butterfly Havens
Canna Lilies	Charlock Mustard
Common Mallow	Courtyard Plant Choices
Chickweed	Clover
Comfrey	Compost Slugs
Cold, Warm, and Hot Composting	Cardboard Composting
Compost Teas	Compost Critters
Composting Benefits	Composting Large Fruit Quantities
Composting for Improved Mental Heath	Compost Made Simple
Creating Bokashi Bran	Composting Eggshells
Create a Hügelkultur Box	Companion Planting with Clary Sage
Coriander	Catnip and Catmint
Chrysanthemums	Chives
Companion Planting: Maximize Your Garden Benefits with Ingenious Pairings	Creative Uses for Recycled Garden Materials
Circular Economy: Eco-Friendly Gardening Practices Explained	Conscious Gardening: Sustainable Practices for Modern Spaces
Creating Beautiful Cottage Gardens	Common Injuries in Gardening
Creeping Rosemary	Climate-Resilient Plant Choices
Creating a Wildflower Corner in Any-Sized Garden	Carpenter Bees
Crickets & Grasshoppers	Compost – The Honest Teacher
Columbine	Cotoneaster
Common Chiffchaff	Climatic Compost

Deadhedges & Walls	Deadhedge Wildlife
Different Hydrangeas	Dandelion
Dock Leaves	Deep Box Organic Composting
Dill	Designing a Sustainable and Relaxing Garden Retreat
Designing Eco-Friendly Gardens	Designing Wind-Resistant Rooftop Gardens
DIY or Call the Gardener?	Dirt to Earth
Dahlia	Dusky Cranesbill

Foxglove	Fuchsia
Forget Me Nots	Fallen Leaf Management
Fennel	Fascinating Earthworm Facts
Feeding Garden Birds Naturally	Forest Gardening
Frost Pockets & Cold Air Movement	Fungal Networks (Mycorrhizae)
Feedback Gardening	Fuchsia
Fatsia Japonica	Firethorn

Garlic Mustard	Garden Geraniums
Green Alkanet	Growing Vegetables in a Heatwave
Growing Rhubarb	Growing Parsley
Grow Your Own: Top 15 Essential Herbs for the Kitchen	Gardening in a Changing Climate
Gardening vs. Landscaping: Key Differences Explained	Gardening: A Path to Environmental Education for Children
Garden Fix Up	Growing Gladioli Well
Gardening Tips for Rainy Days	Gladioli Winter Storage
Gardening For Wildlife

Harvest Mice	Helping Bees Thrive
Hedgehog Wildlife	Hyssop
Honeysuckle	Heathers
Hanging Baskets Best Flowers	Hollyhocks
Horseradish	Hellebores
Hydrangeas [Understanding Them]	Harnessing the Power of Worm Castings
How Gardening Boosts Mental and Physical Health	Hidden Garden Jobs
Hedgehogs in the Garden	Hydroponics at Home
How to Choose the Right Composting Method for Your Space

Insect Importance	Insect Preservation
Importance of Turning the Hot Compost Heap	Integrated Pest Management in Gardening
Invasive vs Vigorous	Insect Decline & Garden Response

Jasmine	Knowing When to Stop with Gardening
Jungle-Style Gardens	Kitchen Compost Reality in Gardening
Joining Habitats in Gardening	Kent Climate Drift
Japanese Garden Principles
January Garden Tasks

Ladybirds	Lily Care
Lemon Balm	Lambs Quarters
Lupins	Lavendar
Lacecap & Panicle Hydrangeas	Lavender Versatility
Low Maintenance Garden Flowers	Lesser Celandine
Leaf Composting	Lesser-Known Edible Plants for Vegetable Gardens
Long-View Gardening	Lychnis

Moorhens	Maximising Garden Diversity
Magpies	Mahonia
Marjoram	Meat and Fish Waste Composting
Maximize Compost Efficiency	Maximizing Coffee Grounds
Microorganisms for Effective Composting	Maximize Yields with Bio-Intensive Gardening
Marigolds	Mint in Your Garden
Mowers, Which is Best	Mosquito-Repelling Plants
Mini-Maintenance Handy Person	Montbretia Care
Medierranean Gardens	Mulching & Composting for a Living Ecosystem
Making Compost the Wildlife-Friendly Way

Nettles	Osteospermum
Nasturtium	Oleander Care
Natural Pest Control: Effective Garden Strategy	Optimizing Composting Processing
No-Dig Gardening	Organic Mulch
Nutrient Lock-Up	Origins of Popular UK Garden Fruits
Native vs Non-Native Debate	Overwintering Geraniums
Natural Succession	Organic Gardening for Wildlife Health
Night-Time Wildlife	Growing & Harvesting Olives
Nigella	Observing Before Acting
	Oregano

Promoting Butterfly Biodiversity	Quick Guide to Making Leaf Mulch Fast
Pine Needle Mulch	25+ Quirky & Clever Gardening Hacks
Petunias	Questioning Garden Norms
Parsley	Quiet Gardening
The Pros and Cons of Using Coffee Grounds in Gardening	Quality Soil Over Quantity
Pollinator-First Design	Queen Insects
Plant Stress Signals
Pathways & Soil Compaction in Gardening
Patience as a Tool in Gardening
Pulmonaria
Peonies, and the Long View

Rat Deterrance [Organic]	Red Breasted Robin
Rewilding Garden Wildlife	Rosebay Willowherb
Red Campion	Raspberry Bush Care
Ribwort Plantain	Reasons to Grow Your Own Vegetables
Rosemary	Reconnecting with Nature Through Gardening
Robotic Lawn Mowers: The Future of Gardening	Regency Gardens
Rooted in the Right Place	Robotic Mowers: Enhancing Efficiency in Gardening Services
Resilient Garden Plants	Rugged Garden Heroes
Roses	Rewilding Gardens

Trumpet Creeper	Tailoring the Compost Heap
Top Benefits of Growing Perennial Vegetables	Top 20 Herbs to Grow in UK Gardens
The Importance of Weeding in Gardening	Top 10 Essential Gardening Gear for Durability and Comfort
Top 10 Ways to Protect Your Garden in a Drought	Top Qualities of a Professional Gardener
The Healing Power of Gardening for Autism	The Future of Gardening
Trumpet Creeper: A Guide to This Vibrant Climber	30 Essential Tools for Property Maintenance
10 Garden Jobs That Save You Trouble Later	Top 10 Surprising Benefits of Thyme Herb
Thriving UK Herbs Through Winter	Turning Fallen Leaves Into Garden Gold

Unusual Composting Materials	Vibrant Garden Flowers
Unique Composting Methods	Vermicomposting Value
Unlocking the Benefits of Composting	Victorian Gardens
Ultimate Guide to Comfrey	Vegetative Propagation
Understanding Permaculture	Value-Based Gardening
Understanding Gardening Mini-Seasons	Variable Weather Gardening
Using Bathwater for Plants: Safe or Not?	Vigour vs Health
Using Failure as Data in Gardening	Volunteer Plants
Underplanting	Verbascum
Unseen Soil Work

Xylophagous Insects	Yellow Necked Mouse	Zero-Waste Gardening
Xylocopa Bees	Yarrow	Zygomorphic Flowers
Xeriscaping	Yellow Loosestrife	Zinnia
Xylem & Phloem	Year-Round Soil Cover	Zantedeschia
	Your Garden’s Personality	Zero-Waste Gardening
	Yield vs Ecology	Zero-Input Plants
	Yellowing Leaf Diagnosis	Zombie Plants
		Zooming Out in Gardening

A Wildlife Series for UK Gardens

The Wonderful Wren	Birds That Nest Close to Home
Hedgehogs in the Garden	Bees Beyond Honey
Butterflies of the British Garden	The Unsung Heroes: Garden Insects
Wild Corners & Rewilding Small Spaces	Creating a Wildlife-Friendly Garden, One Step at a Time
Autumn Leaves: Habitat, Not Waste	The Secret Life of Frogs and Toads
Robin Redbreast: The Gardener’s Companion	Spiders in the Garden
Slow Worms in the Garden	Winter Wildlife Watch

The Soil Builders Hub Club

Recycling Garden Waste for Healthier Gardens	Compost – The Slow Magic of Black Gold
Worms at Work – Tiny Recyclers with a Big Job	Leaf Mould – Autumn’s Secret Gift to the Garden
Mulch Matters – Shredded Wood for Soil Health	Biochar – Locking Carbon in the Soil
Water Harvesting – Making Every Drop Count	Savings & Scale – Full Financial Picture
Closing the Loop – The Soil Builder’s Circular Economy

The Gardener Bloke

Why Every Season Holds Unique Value	Do I Have Time for a Personal Blog Anymore?
Personal Blogging	A New Side Direction
The Gardener Bloke	Gardening Isn’t Gentle on the Ageing Body
When Did Everything Get So Hard, Serious, And Complicated?	Is It Just Me… or Has Everyday Life Got a Bit More Abrupt?
Over-Promising, Under-Delivering, and the Generational Disconnect	Why Short Breaks Suit Me Better
Are Smartphones Getting Dumber… or Am I?	The Quiet Strength of Asperger’s in My Gardening Journey
Being Social Isn’t the Same as Being Limitless	After the Music Stops
Behind the Tinsel	What Shaped My Path Toward Environmental Gardening
Three Years In	My Lifelong Passions
My Top 15 Films of All Time	Films That Impacted Me
How Gardening Boosts Social Connection	Finding Calm Amid Chaos
A Deeper Look	Why Human Touch Matters in a Digital World
Do Journalists Still Proofread?	Pretty, but Neglected
Is Gardening a Real Career?	Where Did the Humour Go?
When the Garden Tries to Annex the Fence	Small Certainties in Uncertain Times
My Body Has Rules, It Just Won’t Tell Me What They Are	Playing Fair in an Unfair Game
When Fear Gets the Click How Social Newspapers Are Framing AI	The Value of What Looks Like Nothing
When Childhood Was Lived, Not Logged	When Gardening Switches the World Off
When the Garden Becomes the Larder	Eating Insects Was Never the Shock
What Patience in the Garden Teaches Us About Patience in Life	A Fall, a Setback, and Some Reassurance
Thinking Between the Beds	Why Decay Is Not Failure but a Process in Gardening
Gardening as Rebellion — in Wellies	How Conservation Led Me to Gardening
Plot 17 and the shifting seasons	How Did I Get Here?
The Beat Never Aged	Why Laughter Makes Hard Work Lighter
Responsibility Without Control	Zombie Apocalypse Survival

Life Series

Why Does Everyone Love Shark Films?

Introduction: Where My Fascination With Sharks Began	My Top 10 Shark Species
Part 1 Childhood in Australia · First Encounters	Part 2 A Six-Week Voyage
Part 3 Sharks in Everyday Australian Life	Part 4 The Truth About Shark Behaviour
Part 5 The Real Monster Was Never the Shark	Part 6 Peter Benchley and the Legacy of Jaws
Part 7 Conservation Today: What’s Better, What’s Worse, and Why It Still Matters	Part 8 Personal Reflections: Why Sharks Still Matter to Me
Where the Drains Ran to the Sea

Observations From Behind the Spade

Observations From Behind the Spade – Series Introduction

The Redback in the Jam Jar	Henrietta the Huntsman
Funnel-Webs, Bull Ants & Painful Lessons	Under the Bed — The First Insect Zoo
Butterflies Without Borders	Praying Mantis Philosophy
Cockroaches & Other Unloved Marvels	When Everything Is Alive
Coming Home to Smaller Worlds	The Spiders of the Spade
Beetles, Woodlice & the Underground Workforce	Why Insects Still Bring Me Joy

The Quiet Lives of Garden Wildlife

The Quiet Lives of Garden Wildlife	The Brown Rat
The Yellow-Necked Mouse	A Deep Look at Britain’s Magpie
Common Lizard	Woodpigeon
Understanding the Grey Squirrel in the UK	Understanding the Grass Snake
The Hedgehog	Shrews in the UK
Understanding Voles	The Night Engineer
European Adder	Foxes and Their Place in the UK Landscape
The Small Hunter: The Secret Life of Weasels	The Sleeper in the Hedgerow
A Flash of Blue Fire	The Quiet Architect of the Undergrowth
Soprano Pipistrelle Bat	The Flame of the Forest
The Legless Lizard That Thrives on Being Overlooked	The European Rabbit
Understanding the Edible Dormouse in the UK	The Noctule Bat: The Bold Flier of the Open Evening Sky
Britain’s Night Bats	Silent Watchers: The Secret Lives of Owl Species
The Pulse of Open Land: The Secret Life of the Brown Hare in the UK	Beneath Our Feet: The Hidden Life of Moles
The Three Quiet Neighbours of British Gardens and Ponds	The Acrobat of the Hedgerow

Earthly Comforts Business Posts

Challenges Facing Small Garden Businesses	Community Care: Gardening for Good in Sandwich
Building Trust with Colours	Earthly Comforts Loyalty Program 2026
Garden Butlers	Growing a Gardening Business Beyond the Garden
Kerbside Maintenance: Reviving Sandwich’s Historic Streets	Mini-Maintenance Handy Person
The Power of an A5 Window Poster	The Essential Qualities of a Great Garden Butler
The Importance of Green Waste	Why I Garden
Why Pricing Reflects Quality in Gardening	Why Earthly Comforts Charges Hourly
Why Brand Building Matters at Earthly Comforts	Garden Clean Up Ethics
Why You Rarely See Client Gardens Shared by Earthly Comforts	Why I Deleted 45,000 Photos
Improving Efficiency Through Better Tool Storage	The Project Utility Butler
Looking Ahead with Purpose	Building Positively
When the Employer Earns Less Than the Employee	How to Read a Garden
What to Notice in a New Garden Within Five Minutes	Why Earthly Comforts Doesn’t Chase Testimonials
Gardens Are Quietly Perilous Places	Can These Walls Be Cleaned Without Damaging Them?
Chemical-Free & Organic Weed Control Policy	Growing Curiosity: Exploring Children’s Nature Guides

The World’s Vegetable Gardeners

Charles Dowding	Huw Richards
Gerald Stratford	RED Gardens
Pascal Poot	Stefano Soldati
Mariano Bueno	Tamera Ecovillage
Kevin Espiritu	Luke Marion
James Prigioni	Jess Sowards
Gardening Australia	Mark Valencia
Sydney Backyard Veggies	Morag Gamble

The Small Garden, Done Properly

An Introduction	What This Series Will Explore
What Makes a Small Garden Work (and What Ruins It)	One Border, Treated Properly
The Best Plant Types for Tight Spaces	Why Small Gardens Need More Thought, Not More Plants
Gardening When Storage Is Limited	How to Make a Small Garden Feel Calm, Not Busy
Wildlife Value in Small Spaces	The Power of Repetition in Planting
When Hard Surfaces Help, Not Harm	Maintaining a Small Garden in Short Visits
What to Remove Before You Add Anything	A Small Garden Is Never Finished — and That’s the Point.

Seasonal Reality Gardening

What Winter Gardening Is Actually For	The Lie of the Perfect Spring Reset
When Everything Starts Growing at Once	Gardening in the Rain (and Why Sometimes You Shouldn’t)
Summer Gardens Under Water Restrictions	Heat, Fatigue, and Slower Work
When Not to Garden (and Why That’s Okay)	Mess Is Not Failure
Not Everything Can Be Saved	Autumn Isn’t the End — It’s Repair
What a Professional Gardener Leaves Undone	Enough Is Enough: Redefining a ‘Good’ Garden

Wildlife Gardening, Without the Chaos

********	Introduction
Neat Edges, Wild Centres	Why Some Weeds Stay — and Others Go
Feeding Birds Without Creating Problems	Compost Without Rats
What “Rewilding” Actually Means in a Town Garden	Epilogue A Garden That Looks Cared For, and Is

Media Story Connections

Glimmers of Hope	How Many Insect Species Go Extinct Each Year?
Insects as Food	The Irony of Pollinator Campaigns Alongside Pesticide Use
NIMBYism & Land Conflict
Gardening in a Changing Climate – Part 1	Gardening in a Changing Climate — What the Outside World Shows – Part 2

Philosophical Observations

How Insect Decline Makes Climate Change Personal	How climate change shows up before it’s acknowledged
What Compost Teaches About Renewal and Second Chances	When the Garden Grows Quieter
The Quiet Satisfaction of Work No One Sees	What patience in the garden teaches about patience in life
Why Joy Might Be the Most Radical Thing We Grow	Supporting Biodiversity—Just Not Nearby
Gardening as Community Care, Even When Done Alone	If the Earth Could Answer Back
Why Individual Responsibility Can’t Replace Systemic Change	Hands in the Soil, Eyes on the Horizon
Gardening as Advocacy for Creatures Without Voices	The Long Shadow of Wings
After Control	After Control -1
After Control – 2	After Control – 3
After Control -4	After Control -5
After Control -6	After Control -7
	When Abundance Wobbles When a Missing Fish Makes You Pause
When Abundance Wobbles The End of Effortless Food	When Abundance Wobbles Food Is Not a Product, It’s a System
When Abundance Wobbles Scarcity Is Not the Same as Hunger	When Abundance Wobbles The Garden After Abundance
When Abundance Wobbles Eating Without Certainty	When Abundance Wobbles Why Some People Adapt and Others Freeze
When Abundance Wobbles Local Is Not a Trend, It’s a Shock Absorber	When Abundance Wobbles The Quiet Return of Skill

Community Inspiration

Let’s Share Our Gardens

Conservation Articles

Gardening on the Frontline	Human Composting
From Carrion to Carbon	Where the Body Meets the Ground
Hedgehogs, Gardens, and the Work We Don’t See	Forever Chemicals, Useful Things, and the Cost of Permanence
The Weightless Myth of Digital Things	When Packaging Stops Being Abstract
Deposits, Bottles, and the Distance Between Policy and Habit	Records, Resilience, and What the Grid Doesn’t Tell Us

Historical Sandwich

Gazen Salts Nature Reserve
Sandwich: A Town Allowed	Sandwich: A Town Allowed – Part 1 & 2
Sandwich: A Town Allowed – Part 3	Sandwich: A Town Allowed – Part 4
Sandwich: A Town Allowed – Part 5	Sandwich: A Town Allowed – Part 6
Sandwich: A Town Allowed – Part 7	Sandwich: A Town Allowed – Part 8
Sandwich: A Town Allowed – Part 9	Sandwich: A Town Allowed – Part 10
Sandwich: A Town Allowed – Part 11	Sandwich: A Town Allowed – Part 12

International Insects

Australian Insects
Introduction

Ants, Bees & Wasps: Architects of the Land

Butterflies & Moths: Movement and Migration

Beetles: Armour, Colour & Power

Grasshoppers, Crickets & Roaches: Survivors of Extremes

Flies, Cicadas & True Bugs: Sound, Speed & Impact

British Insects
Introduction

Ants, Bees & Wasps: The Quiet Infrastructure of Britain

Butterflies & Moths: Indicators of Change

Beetles, Grasshoppers & Locust Relatives: The Framework Species

Flies, Roaches & Overlooked Species

Cicadas, True Bugs & Predators: A Quieter Ending

Malaysian Insects
Introduction

Ants, Bees & Wasps: Order in the Humidity

Butterflies & Moths: Constant Colour, Constant Motion

Beetles: Armour, Weight, and Persistence

Grasshoppers, Crickets & Roaches: Sound and Survival

Mantids, Stick Insects & True Bugs: Shape and Stillness

Garden Essays

What Gardens Do at Night	The Most Neglected Square Metre in the Average Garden
The Quiet Return of Hedgehogs	On Empty Wildlife Gardens

Working With Worms

Beginning	The Worms
Feeding	Interference
Reading The Bin	Castings
Liquids	Other Life
Temperature	Absence
Longevity	The Garden
Tools	Scale
Patience	Epilogue

Encouraging Birdlife	Eurasian Jay
Essential Bird Care Tips	Effective Oily Waste Recycling Methods
Efficiency: Effective Compost Turning Tips	Future of Composting
Efficient Meat and Fish Waste Composting	Easy Guide to Bokashi Composting
Enhancing Composting with Diversity	Easy and Rewarding Vegetable Growing
Essential Weeding Techniques for a Healthy Garden	Edwardian Gardens
Ethical Gardening: Key Considerations for Food Security and Biodiversity	Essential Features of an Ideal Bird Bath
Empowering Change: Small Steps for a Big Impact on Our Planet	Earthworm Reproduction
Egg Yolk Size	Efficiency in Garden Clean-Up
Earthly Comforts Loyalty Program 2026	Essential Roles of Soil, Plants, and Insects in Gardening
Excess Nitrogen Growth	Experimental Planting in Gardening
Evergreen Frameworks in Gardening	Earwigs Uncovered
Erysimum

Slug & Snail Management	Slow Worms
Starlings	Salvias
Snowdrops	Shepherd’s Purse
Spoonful of soil	Speed Up Composting
Sustainable Gardening Techniques for Higher Yields	Soil Life
Sustainable Gardening: How Tech Can Transform Your Garden	Space-Conscious and Low-Maintenance Gardening Tips for Busy Lifestyles
6 Reasons to Eat Seasonally for Health and Environment Benefits	Sustainable Living: The Key to Effective Recycling in the UK
Slug & Snail-Proof Pots	Smart Gardening Gadgets Benefits
Soil Health & Garden Biodiversity	Small Spaces
Seasonal Stillness	Structural Planting in Gardening
Soil as a Living System	Spring Rejuvenation Checklist

Wildlife Pond	Weasle
Woodlice	Wildlife Attractive Gardens
Wisteria	Wildflowers for Wildlife
Worms & Cardboard	Wildlife vs Ornamental Gardens: Key Differences Explained
Why Overhead Watering Harms Your Roses	Watering Tips: Under-Watering vs Over-Watering Explained
Why Weeds Outgrow Your Garden Plants	Why You Shouldn’t Panic About Long Grass
Winter Gardens for Wildlife	Wildlife Challenges in Gardens
Wildlife-Safe Garden Clearances	Wildlife-Friendly Gardening
Why Property Maintenance Matters	Why I Garden
Winter’s Seasonal Mindset	Winter Tips for Battery-Powered Garden Tools
Woodpeckers of Britain	Wrens
:Working With the Soil, Not Against It	Why “Messy” Gardens Are Often the Healthiest
Weed Tea	Weigela