Why don’t we rush gardens? Rory reflects on patience, craftsmanship and why the best gardening happens when care is allowed to take precedence over haste.
Tag Archives: slow gardening
Working With Worms
A reflective essay on patience in worm farming, exploring time, restraint, trust, and why waiting is often the most effective action.
On Empty Wildlife Gardens
Why do some wildlife-friendly gardens stay empty? A reflective essay on time, structure, expectation, and what absence really tells us.
When Not to Garden (and Why That’s Okay)
Why stepping back from gardening during rest, illness, grief, or burnout is responsible, humane, and often better for both garden and gardener.
Heat, Fatigue, and Slower Work
Why summer heat demands slower gardening, how fatigue affects judgement, and why letting your body set the pace leads to better outcomes.
The Gardener's Curious Journal 