In case you missed it… BBC Radio 4’s Costing the Earth programme on ‘Insect Extinction?’ – Tuesday 28th May 2019 is worth listening to “https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005f12 This picture seems to complement the radio programme quite well although it misses out the valuable millions of soil flora and fauna which must not be forgotten. And remember this?…
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From the land
Preparing Juncus effussus for making cordage I am just back from a 4 day workshop with Tim Johnson, artist and basket maker. We went out into the landscape to harvest raw materials then prepared and made them into finished (or experimental) products. Juncus effussus is commonly known as ‘soft rush’ and grows in damp meadows…
Garden revisited
Less than a year on and the borders are starting to look more established even in early spring.
The post man has just delivered this
Box tree moth
Working in a garden in Alton (Hampshire) last week I discovered Box tree caterpillar (Cydalima perspectalis ), it was merrily spinning silk and munching on the leaves, secure in the fact that most gardeners would not notice its presence for some while yet. If it hadn’t been for two sick looking plants, it would have…
Pruning Clematis
Pruning Clematis
Green and white
A backdrop of green
Walking in the Picos de Europa
Alpine meadows and wildflowers
Invisible intervention – making space
The task of the curator / gardener
Secret garden
A platform for a stage or a yurt