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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 in the Peak District, specialising...

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...

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 planning the move...

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 rarest wildflowers,...

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 worth...

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 Wales....

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 Netatmo to...

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’ World magazine, something in our garden bit...

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 strikes me is the large amounts of...

How to coppice hazel for bean poles and pea stick supports | Jack Wallington

Hazel’s true name is Corylus avellanait’s one of our best known wild trees all across Europe. It’s been closely tied to humans because of...

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Lessons Learned: Growing, Killing, and Reviving a Meyer Lemon Tree

Beyond the double-glazed sash windows of our apartment, it is frigid February, but the air indoors smells like a citrus orchard in springtime. After...

Letter of Recommendation: How I Learned to Love My Sauna

I have been coerced into learning new skills and trying new hobbies for as long as I’ve been with my husband. When we were...
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