Essays
Is Gardening Just Outdoor Housework?
Ever felt a little bit overwhelmed by your gardening tasks? Or ever spent longer looking for your secateurs than pruning? Let's talk.
Essays
The deep dives and the musings. Essays are what the Garden Collective writers do best. Perfect for morning coffee or an evening glass of something, a satisfying read.
Essays
Finding a Relaxed Approach to Home Gardening
There is no need to be brow-beaten by rules and complexities. Settle into your own rhythms and routines.
Essays
Yours Looks Better Than Mine
The allure of perfectly curated gardens in print and on social media often leaves gardeners comparing their own efforts to images that seem flawless.
Essays
Unlocking Kitchen Garden Success: A Flavourful Guide
The success of your kitchen garden owes almost everything to what you do sat on your backside before you start. Be bold, prioritise flavour and pleasure, and set your sail on a path for deliciousness to come.
Essays
Ryoan-Ji: My Garden Pilgrimage
The trip of a lifetime to see the gardens of Japan, one of which will stay with me forever.
Essays
The Magic of Seeds
Seeds provide the essential momentum that pulls us forward into Spring. Even after many years, the magic of germination still thrills me.
Essays
Where Do You Draw Inspiration From?
Not an advert, I promise! More importantly, I just wanted to write about inspiration: as everyone says, it is all around us.
Edibles
The Most Exciting Edible Garden in Britain
Discover Birch Farm, a revolutionary edible garden in North Devon where nature’s complexity creates an abundant, self-sustaining paradise. From beetle banks to perennial crops, Joshua Sparkes is redefining how we grow food.
Essays
Difficult Garden History
The haunting ruins in a forgotten corner of one of Paris's most famous parks whisper of a dark past, but they are not unique.
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Gardening in the Rockies: A Wild Revival Introduction
How do you garden with the extremes of high elevation, wild weather patterns, and climate change? What I have learned about gardening under these dramatic conditions could help YOU in your garden - even if you aren't gardening at these extremes.
Essays
Vita's Other Garden - Does It Really Exist?
The story of a truly magical garden that some think may not be there anymore.
Essays
The Pollination Game: Leaving Loved Ones Behind
Have you ever thought about the natural pollinators and the plants that co-evolved over millions of years? How do the plants fare once they have been collected and relocated around the world?