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Pot Luck – a beginner’s guide to growing in containers

Spiralseed Posted on April 17, 2026 by G BurnettApril 17, 2026
pot garden water colour painting

Pot Luck – a beginner’s guide to container gardening by Graham Burnett Whether you’ve got a tiny balcony, a paved-over yard, or just a windowsill and a bit of ambition, growing your own food in the city is more achievable … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, how to, permaculture, posts | Tagged container gardening, permaculture, vegan

Into the Valley – A Visit to OrganicLea

Spiralseed Posted on February 6, 2026 by G BurnettFebruary 6, 2026
OrganicLea farm shop watercolour sketch

“By the edge of the forest they spied a fine patch To mulch, sow and then reap By the edge of the forest they spied a fine patch And to grow fruit and veg there a plan did they hatch … Continue reading →

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Tree planting and winter wassailing

Spiralseed Posted on January 23, 2026 by G BurnettJanuary 23, 2026
Wassailiing in the orchard watercolour painting

Late winter is the time of stillness in the garden, when the earth rests and retreats within itself. Yet even though visible growth has temporarily ceased, the dormant phase will soon be ending, and before we know it the wheel … Continue reading →

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A Permaculture Garden In Your Kitchen

Spiralseed Posted on January 14, 2026 by G BurnettJanuary 14, 2026
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A winter Permaculture garden In your kitchen January and February are bleak times in the garden or on the allotment – the trees are dormant and bare, the ground wet and often frozen, and there is little available that is … Continue reading →

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Getting in a pickle – a guide to fermenting your permaculture garden produce

Spiralseed Posted on September 10, 2025 by G BurnettSeptember 10, 2025
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All being well (and if the weather has been kind), your garden or allotment will be yielding an abundance of fresh and wholesome vegetable and soft fruit crops around about now. In fact, the amount of produce at this time … Continue reading →

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Order ‘Make Compost Not Work!’ today and receive a FREE copy of our ‘Top of the Crops’ guide to making your edible garden grow…

Spiralseed Posted on April 2, 2025 by G BurnettApril 2, 2025
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Grab yourself a copy of our latest publication Make Compost, Not Work!’ – gardening columns from the Idler today and receive a free copy of our 24 page booklet Top of the Crops – how to make your edible garden … Continue reading →

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Growing Your Own – a Beginner’s Guide

Spiralseed Posted on March 14, 2025 by G BurnettMarch 5, 2026
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Growing Your Own – a Beginners Guide Spring is here – time to start thinking about growing your own. But where to begin? Gardening is like learning to cook – Start with the basics and your skills will soon increase. … Continue reading →

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The Symphony of the Soil

Spiralseed Posted on March 7, 2025 by G BurnettMarch 6, 2026
Symphony of the Soil

An extract from our latest publication, Make Compost, Not Work – gardening columns from the Idler available here The Symphony of the Soil Spring is on the way, and the earth is beginning to warm up and come to life … Continue reading →

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Make Compost, Not Work! Book launch event in Southend on Sea

Spiralseed Posted on February 27, 2025 by G BurnettFebruary 28, 2025
Graham reading a copy of Make Compost, Not Work

Join us from 7pm onwards on Thursday 13th March at Craftwerk Beers in Southend on Sea for the launch of Graham Burnett’s latest book ‘MAKE COMPOST, NOT WORK!’, collecting twenty years of articles, columns and artwork written for the Idler … Continue reading →

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An interview with Kim Stallwood

Spiralseed Posted on February 7, 2025 by G BurnettFebruary 7, 2025

It is now over ten years since the publication of The Vegan Book of Permaculture, and I was delighted to mark this occasion by speaking with Kim Stallwoood, author, animal rights activist and curator of the Britsih Library’s Kim Stallwood … Continue reading →

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