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Peonies, and the Long View

A reflective essay exploring all types of peonies — herbaceous, tree, and hybrid — through real garden experience, patience, and long-term planting.

Posted byThe Curious Gardener23rd May 202627th Jan 2026Posted inEarthen PassionsTags:Earthen Passions, flowering shrubs, garden perennials, herbaceous peony, paeonia, peonies, peony plants, spring flowers, tree peony3 Comments on Peonies, and the Long View

When Abundance Wobbles

A reflective essay on eating without certainty, and how gardens teach flexibility, substitution, and calm nourishment.

Posted byThe Curious Gardener22nd May 202619th Jan 2026Posted inPhilosophical ObservationsTags:Earthen Passions, eating, eating without certainty, flexible cooking, food resilience, future of food UK, gardening and food, seasonal eating habits, simple mealsLeave a comment on When Abundance Wobbles

Oregano

A reflective essay on oregano in the garden, exploring its growth, scent, flowering, and value beyond the kitchen through lived gardening experience.

Posted byThe Curious Gardener21st May 202627th Jan 2026Posted inEarthen PassionsTags:dry soil planting, Earthen Passions, garden herbs, informal gardens, oregano, oregano plant, origanum vulgare, perennial herbs, pollinator plantsLeave a comment on Oregano

British Insects

An in-depth look at UK beetles and grasshoppers, examining their role as structural species within soil and grassland systems.

Posted byThe Curious Gardener20th May 202615th Jan 2026Posted inInternational InsectsTags:Earthen Passions, garden predators, grasshoppers Britain, habitat health, insect diversity, meadow species, native beetles, soil insects, UK beetlesLeave a comment on British Insects

Firethorn

An observational essay on firethorn (Pyracantha), exploring its thorns, berries, wildlife value, and place in real British gardens through experience and reflection.

Posted byThe Curious Gardener19th May 202627th Jan 2026Posted inEarthen PassionsTags:Earthen Passions, firethorn, garden berries, pyracantha, pyracantha shrub, thorny shrubs, wall shrubs, wildlife hedging, winter garden plants1 Comment on Firethorn

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