Peat free plants at Tissington Nursery, Peak District | Jack Wallington
“People come to us specifically because we grow in peat free compost,” says Mairi Longdon, who runs Tissington Nursery i...
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11 Things at Chelsea Flower Show 2023 | Jack Wallington
It feels like the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has finally found its feet again after having the rug pulled from under it by ...
The Farm, Yorkshire | Jack Wallington
In February 2021 Chris and I found ourselves moving to Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire where Chris grew up. We’d been pl...
Lady’s slipper orchid, Cypripedium calceolus | Jack Wallington
It’s been a long time coming but this year I visited one of the reintroduction programme sites for one of the UK’s rares...
How to remove ground elder organically | Jack Wallington
I love lots of plants people call weeds (see my book) but there are some plants that can be problematic in gardens and w...
From West Yorkshire to Pembrokeshire (via East Sussex) and back, with everything in between | Jack Wallington
For our summer holiday this year Chris and I spent most of the week in Tenby, Pembrokeshire on the south west coast of W...
Review: Netatmo home weather station | Jack Wallington
When we first bought our old flat and garden in London way back in 2013, Chris bought a little weather station called Ne...
Infected cuts and bites from gardening | Jack Wallington
WARNING THIS POST CONTAINS SOME GRAPHIC PHOTOS OF AN INFECTED BITE
On Tuesday, during a photoshoot for Gardeners’ Wor...
How to grow pink oyster mushrooms without plastic | Jack Wallington
I’ve recently been getting into growing edible mushrooms at home, including the delicious lion’s mane fungi. What strike...
How to coppice hazel for bean poles and pea stick supports | Jack Wallington
Hazel’s true name is Corylus avellana, it’s one of our best known wild trees all across Europe. It’s been closely tied t...