This is a personal thank you to Katherine in County Wicklow who wrote me a lovely letter about her garden. I’ve never had a letter like that from a reader and I will treasure it. Thank you. I particularly liked your description of the blue tit that looked like Zorro. Katherine had seen my blog … More Thank you Katherine

I’m really pleased to say that my new book The Little Book of Compost is out in two weeks time. Its very cute. Collins have done a really nice design job on it like they did with The Organic Garden and it makes a great gift for Christmas. I’ve written it like a recipe book … More Little Book of Compost out in two weeks

If you’ve already seen part one of the beginners guide to organic gardening (see below) then here’s part two.

Back in the summer when it was…mmm…dry and sunny for just one day, I took a trip to Yalding Organic Gardens near Coventry to do some TV recording for New Consumer TV. We talked about compost, pest control, water management, biodiversity. This is part one. Hope you enjoy.

Hey check this out. I love these guys. Don’t know whether it works or not but looks pretty cool and I don’t know why it wouldn’t. If you’re bored with pushing a mower over your grass every week or tired of putting petrol in your mower, not to mention worried about the carbon emissions each … More Lawnmower man