My neglected garden is as pleasing as it’s ever been
Soft grass, roses and tangling clematis entwine, all in a year when I’ve never done less gardening.
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Soft grass, roses and tangling clematis entwine, all in a year when I’ve never done less gardening.
By Alice VincentIn the Seventies, one feminist movement campaigned to make domestic labour both visible and recompensed.
By Alice VincentOut-of-season, flown-in flowers heavy with pesticide are an odd way to show you care.
By Alice VincentIt’s time to tear up the horticultural rulebook and indulge in curiosity.
By Alice VincentBut most of what we want can’t be bought.
By Alice VincentWe may not be able to stick around long enough to enjoy the fruit of our labours.
By Alice VincentIt’s taboo to say, but I’ve felt a disconnect from the thing I pour hours of labour into.
By Alice VincentThe joy of the simple pelargonium.
By Alice VincentDoing nothing is the antidote to declining insect populations.
By Alice Vincent