A border gardener’s look at why compost matters, how organic matter supports healthy soil, and how garden waste can ultimately return to the garden.
Category Archives: Garden Essays
When Should You Cut Back Peonies?
When is the best time to cut back peonies? A practical gardener’s perspective on timing, root development, seasonal growth, and avoiding common pruning mistakes.
Raised Beds or Direct to Ground?
A reflective comparison of raised beds and direct-to-ground growing—examining soil health, drainage, climate and long-term sustainability in UK gardens.
When the Ground Held Its Breath
How repeated winter flooding affects soil structure, earthworms, roots and long-term garden health in the UK.
Garden Rules That Deserve to Be Broken
A reflective essay on garden rules worth breaking, plants we apologise for unnecessarily, and why plastic grass reveals deeper cultural discomfort with living gardens.
