Is the traditional gardening calendar becoming less reliable? A working gardener reflects on changing seasons, wetter winters, hotter summers and why observation increasingly matters more than the date.
Category Archives: Within Living Memory
Within Living Memory
Has the natural world become quieter? A gardener reflects on sixty years of birds, insects, wildlife and changing gardens, asking what memory and evidence reveal about Britain’s vanishing natural chorus.
Within Living Memory
How reliable is memory? A gardener reflects on observation, evidence and why understanding the natural world begins with curiosity rather than certainty.
Within Living Memory
Every garden is unique. A gardener reflects on observation, changing weather, microclimates and why learning to see is the most important skill in caring for the natural world.
Within Living Memory
Has autumn changed, or have our memories changed? A gardener reflects on shifting seasons, historical evidence and why autumn no longer feels quite as familiar as it once did.
