At this time of year, cash strapped garden designers (hello!) would have you believe this is a good time for planning your garden, when…
Bare essentials
On the home front
For the past 27 years I have made Manchester my home. I have settled in South Manchester, having lived in a few different places from…
We need to talk about Woody
‘Cats of Instagram’ has 11.6 million followers, and over 8 millions follow ‘Happy Cats’ on facebook, so in a desperate attempt to…
Warp and weft
I love fabrics. When dress making, I can happily day dream for hours about how to best use a piece of cloth, thinking about patterns,…
The secret life of plants
The title, of course, is lifted from Stevie Wonder’s late-70s experimental double album, and as Stevie has just celebrated his 70th…
Busy doing nothing
As the city has grown quieter, there is also much action on my street. My neighbours have started all kinds of DIY projects, including…
Good dirt
As my hands are looking more and more like prunes with the repetitive washing and sanitizing, I remind myself that there is also some…
Wingnut
Not the type you’d find in a hardware shop, of course. Here, I’m talking about the beautiful tree from Asia: Pterocarya fraxinifolia or…
Inheritance plants
With the passing away of a dear friend last year, I reflected on how much advice and knowledge she had given me, some of it to do with…
A garden good for wildlife – Do’s and Don’ts
Do’s and Don’ts of wildlife gardening.
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