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Friday, 13 March 2026
Homing Snails
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Just the other day, someone asked me if it was true that if you throw snails out of your back garden, they will come back. To some extent,...
Friday, 6 March 2026
Bramble removal: how to make it easier on yourself
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"Hire someone else to do it!" (*laughs uproariously * ) OK, seriously: it's the first week of January, the middle of winter,...
Friday, 27 February 2026
Why we should never plant shrubs (or trees, or even climbers) close to walls
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I get this a lot: I'm either asked to plant something right up against a wall, or I'm asked to find out why a plant, which has b...
Friday, 20 February 2026
Compost : The Pen is Mightier than the Dalek.
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As you might know, if you've followed me for any length of time, I hate Daleks. No! Not those things, the least-scary and stupidl...
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
January Newsletter
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Well, hello everyone: yes, Xmas is over, and we are heading uphill towards spring! Yes, the days are getting longer: not by much, but al...
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