Every day I hear or read someone struggling with how hard botanical plant names are to…
How to grow dahlias organically from seed and save your own dahlia seeds
In the past I’ve grown mountains of dahlia cultivars but over the last two years I’ve…
How to suppress weeds using Mulch Organic’s biodegradable paper weed matting
Mulch Organic gave me a roll of their heavy duty organic paper mulch weed suppressant matting…
We’re moving to Hebden Bridge
I’m excited to share that after twenty years of living in London, Chris, Rumbles and I…
How to grow chillies and peppers from seed organically
Chillies and peppers are a really easy to grow, easy to use and easy to store…
Why must nature always come second?
I’m writing this because discussions online this week have kept me up all night thinking about…
My self-help guide to resisting seed and plant catalogue order overload
It’s around about now that the seed and plant catalogues for the coming year come pouring…
Allotment Month 61: December vegetables with winter salad, kale, roots and squash
My allotment needs a good weeding. It’s looking fairly overgrown in parts because I haven’t been…
10 UK weeds to grow for wildlife
My book Wild about Weeds looks at the wildlife value of many weeds I feel are…
Cornwall: rock and stone
Chris and I feel incredibly lucky to have been away to Cornwall for a week in…