Why garden decay is not failure but a vital process, and how gardening teaches patience, timing, and trust in life’s natural cycles.
Category Archives: The Gardener Bloke
Thinking Between the Beds
A gardener’s quiet reflection on care, consequence, and choice—using lessons from the soil to think about society, stewardship, and long-term thinking.
What Patience in the Garden Teaches Us About Patience in Life
A reflective look at how gardening teaches patience, resilience, timing, and trust—and how those lessons shape a calmer, more grounded approach to life.
Have Advertisers Lost the Plot
A reflective essay exploring modern advertising, absurd marketing trends, and why older consumers sometimes feel left behind by today’s savvy campaigns.
Eating Insects Was Never the Shock
A reflection tying together insect decline and future food, exploring how culture, childhood, and context shape our relationship with insects as food.
Earthly Comforts 