How to remove ground elder organically

I love lots of plants people call weeds (see my book) but there are some plants…

10 UK weeds to grow for wildlife

My book Wild about Weeds looks at the wildlife value of many weeds I feel are…

Wild about Weeds Photograph Competition 2020 – winners!

There were loads of entries into the first Wild about Weeds 2020 Photography Competition! Entries were…

Stinging nettles, a troublesome but useful weed

Some people have asked why stinging nettles aren’t in my book Wild about Weeds and the…

Umbilicus rupestris, navelwort

At the end of June 2016 Chris and I were in Chilham, Kent for the beautiful…

Future Meadow: Winter One

The race to grow is primal in all living things. One of the challenges of planting…

Future Meadow: Autumn One

A seasonal journal of my new experimental planting design I’ve started something that is at one…

Amazing scenes as Porto’s streets are swallowed by Ipomoea

Earlier this year Chris and I visited the cool city of Porto, Portugal. Within the first…