Gardening & All Things Wild

What the craft of tool maintenance adds to the life of your garden and hands

What the craft of tool maintenance adds to the ...

Eleanor Ashford

Maintaining gardening tools extends their life, enhances efficiency, and protects your hands. This mindful practice deepens your connection to the garden and enriches the gardening experience.

What the craft of tool maintenance adds to the ...

Eleanor Ashford

Maintaining gardening tools extends their life, enhances efficiency, and protects your hands. This mindful practice deepens your connection to the garden and enriches the gardening experience.

Why planting in layers builds a more resilient, pollinator-friendly garden

Why planting in layers builds a more resilient,...

Eleanor Ashford

Layered planting transforms gardens into vibrant, resilient ecosystems, supporting pollinators, enriching soil, conserving water, and creating year-round beauty inspired by natural woodlands.

Why planting in layers builds a more resilient,...

Eleanor Ashford

Layered planting transforms gardens into vibrant, resilient ecosystems, supporting pollinators, enriching soil, conserving water, and creating year-round beauty inspired by natural woodlands.

On foggy autumn mornings I find joy in the simple act of building a habitat pile from windfall twigs and hollow stems

On foggy autumn mornings I find joy in the simp...

Eleanor Ashford

On foggy autumn mornings, creating habitat piles from windfall twigs nurtures biodiversity, connects gardeners with nature, honours heritage, and offers mindful, grounding joy.

On foggy autumn mornings I find joy in the simp...

Eleanor Ashford

On foggy autumn mornings, creating habitat piles from windfall twigs nurtures biodiversity, connects gardeners with nature, honours heritage, and offers mindful, grounding joy.

When I swapped gravel paths for bark chippings I found a softer step and a richer home for beetles

When I swapped gravel paths for bark chippings ...

Eleanor Ashford

Replacing gravel paths with bark chippings in a garden softens footsteps, enhances aesthetics, supports biodiversity, and fosters a mindful, eco-conscious connection with nature.

When I swapped gravel paths for bark chippings ...

Eleanor Ashford

Replacing gravel paths with bark chippings in a garden softens footsteps, enhances aesthetics, supports biodiversity, and fosters a mindful, eco-conscious connection with nature.

What growing British native pond plants in a half barrel taught me about stillness and small-scale habitats

What growing British native pond plants in a ha...

Eleanor Ashford

Transforming a half barrel into a miniature pond revealed the beauty of small habitats, native plants, and patience, fostering biodiversity, mindfulness, and a peaceful garden sanctuary.

What growing British native pond plants in a ha...

Eleanor Ashford

Transforming a half barrel into a miniature pond revealed the beauty of small habitats, native plants, and patience, fostering biodiversity, mindfulness, and a peaceful garden sanctuary.

How learning the language of lichens on a drystone wall opened my eyes to ancient biodiversity

How learning the language of lichens on a dryst...

Eleanor Ashford

Lichens on drystone walls reveal ancient, resilient ecosystems, acting as bioindicators of air quality and supporting biodiversity, inviting gardeners to appreciate nature’s intricate, enduring connections.

How learning the language of lichens on a dryst...

Eleanor Ashford

Lichens on drystone walls reveal ancient, resilient ecosystems, acting as bioindicators of air quality and supporting biodiversity, inviting gardeners to appreciate nature’s intricate, enduring connections.