A reflective, tongue-in-cheek gardening essay on boundaries, balance, and what overgrown plants can teach us about control, restraint, and long-term care.
Tag Archives: The Gardener Bloke
Where the Drains Ran to the Sea
Where the Drains Ran to the Sea is a reflective ecological memory of childhood in 1960s Malaysia, exploring monsoon drains, wildlife, and how living systems shaped a lifelong respect for nature.
Where Did the Humour Go?
A reflective look at why genuinely funny televised sitcoms feel increasingly rare, exploring humour, ageing, creative fear, and what comedy seems to have lost along the way.
A Fall, a Setback, and Some Reassurance
A personal update on a gardening injury, recovery, ultrasound results, and how I’m managing pain while continuing to work carefully and sustainably.
Is Gardening a Real Career?
A reflection on why gardening is dismissed as a “real career”, how young people are shaped by modern success stories, and why hands-on work may be more future-proof than we think.
Earthly Comforts 