Bathrooms for birds
I’ve wanted a bird bath for the garden for a long time, but I’ve never found one I liked. They’re usually great gothic monstrosities, or horribly twee, or just plain ugly. But last year we had an unfortunate incident where a fledgling got stuck in a collection of...
Could you be the UK’s best amateur gardener?
It seems like the gardening season is one long whirlwind of garden shows. With the Malvern spring show, Chelsea and the new Chatsworth out of the way, garden designers and their teams are ramping up for Hampton Court. Their show gardens may offer up the best and...
Tendrils: 170519
Hello! Welcome to Tendrils. We’ve had some proper rain here at last. The wild strawberries are flowering and beginning to fruit in the fruit garden, which is starting to look very lush. There’s some clover competing with the wild strawberries for ground cover space;...
Tendrils: 170513
Hello! Welcome to Tendrils. Yesterday I learned that the winged fruit of Acer species are called samaras. These lovely pink ones adorn a tree close to my house. I’m not sure of the species; it’s an odd area that used to be housing and now is semi-wild, but I think...
Tendrils: 170505
Hello and welcome to Tendrils! This week I’ve spotted finches feeding on these groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) weed seedheads, just outside the garden, and it’s nice to know they eat something other than birdseed. It’s Naked Gardening Day tomorrow, but rest assured,...About Me
Hello, my name is Emma.
I'm an ethnobotanist. I love edible and useful plants, and my garden is my sanctuary. I'm building a beautiful, bountiful paradise in my back yard.
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