Gardening & All Things Wild

When nettles grow in the margins and I brew tea from their tips I remember that wild plants often care for us in quiet ways

When nettles grow in the margins and I brew tea...

Eleanor Ashford

The article celebrates nettles, often overlooked garden margins, highlighting their healing properties, sustainable gardening role, and connection to nature’s resilience and tradition.

When nettles grow in the margins and I brew tea...

Eleanor Ashford

The article celebrates nettles, often overlooked garden margins, highlighting their healing properties, sustainable gardening role, and connection to nature’s resilience and tradition.

Why growing British-grown cut flowers is a radical act of beauty and sustainability

Why growing British-grown cut flowers is a radi...

Eleanor Ashford

Growing British-grown cut flowers supports sustainability, local ecosystems, and economies while reconnecting gardeners with seasonal beauty, nature’s cycles, and community through mindful cultivation and sharing.

Why growing British-grown cut flowers is a radi...

Eleanor Ashford

Growing British-grown cut flowers supports sustainability, local ecosystems, and economies while reconnecting gardeners with seasonal beauty, nature’s cycles, and community through mindful cultivation and sharing.

Add a Splash of Burgundy Elegance with Lysimachia ‘Beaujolais’

Add a Splash of Burgundy Elegance with Lysimach...

Eleanor Ashford

Lysimachia ‘Beaujolais’ is a striking perennial with rich burgundy foliage and wine-coloured blooms, thriving in partial shade with moist, well-drained soil, attracting pollinators.

Add a Splash of Burgundy Elegance with Lysimach...

Eleanor Ashford

Lysimachia ‘Beaujolais’ is a striking perennial with rich burgundy foliage and wine-coloured blooms, thriving in partial shade with moist, well-drained soil, attracting pollinators.

When I grew sea kale on the allotment edge I discovered a coastal heritage plant with chalky flowers and edible grace

When I grew sea kale on the allotment edge I di...

Eleanor Ashford

Sea kale, a resilient native coastal plant, enriches gardens with its heritage, delicate white blooms, and versatile, tender shoots, offering a unique connection to Britain's maritime past.

When I grew sea kale on the allotment edge I di...

Eleanor Ashford

Sea kale, a resilient native coastal plant, enriches gardens with its heritage, delicate white blooms, and versatile, tender shoots, offering a unique connection to Britain's maritime past.

How Allium siculum Brings Bee-Friendly Drama to Your Borders

How Allium siculum Brings Bee-Friendly Drama to...

Eleanor Ashford

Allium siculum, or Sicilian honey garlic, offers elegant blooms and vital nectar for bees, enhancing garden biodiversity while thriving sustainably in sunlit, well-drained borders.

How Allium siculum Brings Bee-Friendly Drama to...

Eleanor Ashford

Allium siculum, or Sicilian honey garlic, offers elegant blooms and vital nectar for bees, enhancing garden biodiversity while thriving sustainably in sunlit, well-drained borders.

Why my compost heap now smells of lemon balm and how layering herbs can transform waste into wellness

Why my compost heap now smells of lemon balm an...

Eleanor Ashford

Incorporating aromatic herbs like lemon balm into compost heaps reduces unpleasant odours, accelerates decomposition, and transforms composting into a mindful, restorative gardening ritual.

Why my compost heap now smells of lemon balm an...

Eleanor Ashford

Incorporating aromatic herbs like lemon balm into compost heaps reduces unpleasant odours, accelerates decomposition, and transforms composting into a mindful, restorative gardening ritual.