Blog posts
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Bruce Slark Forest Garden Talk
Bruce Slark has been growing a forest garden for nigh on 20 years and his talk at Moylgrove Hall was full of tasty nuggets
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More or less politics
Time to redirect my politically charged radical sentiments elsewhere methinks
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Wildlife: the power of a name
Gardening for others is so much more rewarding, particularly when you know their names
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Pivot
I’m switching my work to concentrate on wildlife and forest garden design, with a view to an online course next year.
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Hawthorn all the way
Creating wildlife habitat in a farm garden
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Peat Free Nurseries
Does your nursery use peat-free compost? A list of nurseries that do, compiled by Nic Wilson 🙏
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PeatFree Climate Emergency
Using peat-based compost contributes to the destruction of wildlife habitats and the release of vast amounts of greenhouse gases. Profit, convenience & ignorance; it is the story of Climate Breakdown.
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My advice for a forest garden? Flowers and annual veg
Every garden is dynamic, changing over time. When you’re starting out with a forest garden, pollinator friendly flowers and annual veg can be a good place to start.
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Let go control
Other work in my life has meant a slow down in the forest garden but the trees still grow and the wildlife prospers. Letting go can be a hard but necessary lesson.
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Biological recording workshop
Clare Flynn ran a fantastic wildlife recording workshop at The People’s Orchard in St Dogmaels, here are my notes to my future self