Loves gardening, writes for The Weekend Guardian, author of The Edible Garden, Plant Love and Hidden Nature, owner of a bright red boat, friend to a small dog.
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4 Nov 2019
THAT question: where do I belong? Should I return to my roots in the countryside or stay in the city and carve out my nature there?
For 14 minutes I get to ask one of the most gentle and erudite men I know, the… instagram.com/p/B4baugDA5dR/…
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19 Apr 2019
European banks that cash in on climate chaos? @DeutscheBank, @HSBC, @Barclays and @CreditSuisse... Tell them to STOP now sumof.us/486290404t?referrin…
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17 Dec 2018
Can’t think what to give the gardener in your life? A membership to @herbsocietyuk starting at just £27. You get a wonderful magazine d you get to be part of a great, kind, supportive and… instagram.com/p/BrfTADkg91J/…
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28 Sep 2018
Inspired by molly.a.martin and her sashiko repair. First attempt.
#sashiko #sashikostitching #repair #darning #fix #loved instagram.com/p/BoQ39cngcQn/…
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16 Aug 2018
The ‘weeds’ to my front door are always buzzing with pollinators. That wildflower patch doesn’t need to be much to make a difference.
#plantsforpollinators #pollinatorplants #pollinators… instagram.com/p/BmiZYGXA8Je/…
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13 Aug 2018
I’m honoured to be a judge for the international Ginkgo Prize for poems embracing ecological themes. The first prize is £5000 and the deadline is midnight this Wednesday! Details on the… instagram.com/p/Bmal_nSA4qw/…
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17 Feb 2018
Great opp to learn from 3 growers with over 50 years combined experience. Market Gardening Course 21st-23rd April with @charlesdowding Ashley from Trill Farm and Ruth from Fresh & Green bit.ly/2Ft08kA @LandworkersUK @AlysFowler @OGAgrowers @IndieFarm
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26 Feb 2018
The kind folks at the @ideal_home_show have offered a 2 for 1 tickets to see me this March if you quote TAL241 bit.ly/2EvUqyx
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14 Feb 2018
I am looking for city alpine plant enthusiasts. Are you harbouring quite a collection in your back garden, is you balcony full of tiny treasures?
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13 Feb 2018
With days to go before the tendering process closes @gardenorganucuk finally admits that it has put Ryton #Organic #Gardens up for sale tinyurl.com/y95hsj63 Along with a smidgen of humility, perhaps? #SaveRyton petition here tinyurl.com/y75rmca4 #gardening #community
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7 Feb 2018
I'm talking @the_rhs spring show in London next week at 2pm, Tuesday the 13th, on how to care for your houseplants. It's a lovely show, full of delightful spring things, Come!
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1 Feb 2018
I'm looking for a recycling plant that is willing to talk to me about some of the issues with recycling plastic flower pots (HDPE, PP and PS)? Anyone know of any leads?
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23 Jan 2018
RIP Hugh Masekala, you brought so much joy to the world with your music
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22 Jan 2018
Old seed packets? Have a read of @AlysFowler 's article on how to check if they're still viable. Some v good seed companies referred to too 🌱 x.com/ChilternSeeds/status/9…
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18 Jan 2018
Carillion - A Canary in the Coalmine for Overextended Government Contractors? Do the procurement rules really require the government to award contracts to financially unstable companies? procurementanalysis.eu
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20 Jan 2018
Today's mag with Kate Moss, Clive James, Elena Ferrante, @hadleyfreeman, @iamtimdowling @bimadewunmi @cocobyname @sharmadeanreid @salihughes @jessc_m @alysfowler @oliverburkeman @shattenstone @stephencollins @AnnalisaB @tomdyckhoff is OUT NOW
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15 Jan 2018
"The women of Malnad wield the ladle and their forest gardens with equal ease, in an endeavour to spread seed sovereignty."
vikalpsangam.org/article/she… @_wefeedtheworld
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15 Jan 2018
Google: Forget spending months internally training our facial/pattern recognition algorithm — let’s build a funny app that compares faces to paintings, and we can get millions of people on the internet to train it for us!
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