The Winter of Our Discontent
It’s been nearly a year since the last missive from The Buzz – one year tomorrow, in fact – and …
Category Archives: Gardening & Climate Change
This Day, On Earth
In the last few weeks there’s been a lot of action in the garden; a combination of rain and a …
Up On Cloudehill
I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the …
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose
A year ago today, I began this blog. Funnily enough, today’s weather is remarkably similar to that cold, grey day …
The War On Grass (Part 2)
Let’s not mention the war. No, I will mention it. It’s nearly a year since The Buzz began, and I’ve …
Some Enchanted Day – The Garden Of St Erth
After I had kids, people would say to me, but what about your creative pursuits – your writing and your …
Hope Springs Eternal – Gardening in a Changing Climate
For a while now I’ve been pondering how best to approach the ominous vision of the future cast by the …
A Brief History Of Ratatouille
Once upon a time, long ago, I began a story about coffee with the sentence, ‘This is a short story, …
Australians Are Mushrooms – Please, Pass the Horse Manure
Karma is one of those mystical concepts I happen to believe in. It’s not so much that you won’t suffer, …
The Bee’s Knees, And All The Other Important Bits
Unsurprisingly, The Buzz has intended a post on bees since conception. And then, just a week ago Andrew Lang said …
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