A reflective look at how gardening teaches patience, resilience, timing, and trust—and how those lessons shape a calmer, more grounded approach to life.
Category Archives: The Gardener Bloke
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.
When the Garden Becomes the Larder
A gardener reflects on a future where insects are seen as food, exploring sustainability, scarcity, and what this shift reveals about our relationship with nature.
When Gardening Switches the World Off
An exploration of hyperfocus, gardening, and neurodivergent attention, explaining why deep focus occurs in nature and why interruptions can feel startling despite calmness.
