Alys Fowler
Gardening Columnist at The Guardian
Loves gardening, writes for The Weekend Guardian, author of The Edible Garden, Plant Love and Hidden Nature, owner of a bright red boat, friend to a small dog.
Articles
“It’s evolved into a giant birdhide”- The House on Stilts is surrounded by a magical wildlife garden
3 weeks ago |
gardensillustrated.com | Alys Fowler
The House on Stilts is the very model of a small wildlife garden. A palm tree is home to dormice who use it like a penthouse flat, and the pond has housed all sorts from moorhens and ducks, to dragonfly larvae, a water rail that returns each winter and, once, an extremely large grass snake. During the day, the trees are alive with songbirds, and by night bats swoop through the space.
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1 month ago |
gardensillustrated.com | Alys Fowler
Dr Chris Thorogood is a man who looks very closely at things. This is apparent in his extraordinary botanical art, of which the hyperreal detail is breath-taking. But spend a little time in his company and you realise that this intense looking runs like a philosophical seam through all that he does.
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Jan 27, 2025 |
theguardian.com | Alys Fowler
Until I met my wife, I thought the only way to get up was with an alarm, followed by a swift swing of legs into the cold air, launching myself with force into the morning – an abnegation of anything subtle or sweet, like jumping into icy water. Then Ele came into my life and changed my morning routine. Now I am drawn from deep slumber by a trill of notes, an arpeggio perhaps or some soft chords, as I roll between the last fragments of dream and the day ahead.
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Sep 16, 2024 |
gardensillustrated.com | Alys Fowler
SQUIRREL_13116698Richard Mabey loves this dance, the one between culture and nature. He’s spent the best part of half a century waltzing across it. And you could pick any one of his 40 or so books and find an erudite, witty, very well-referenced argument for embracing the wild.
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Jul 9, 2024 |
gardensillustrated.com | Alys Fowler
The invention of a light, yet strong, plastic pot in the 1960s changed how we gardened forever. It revolutionised the growing industry and played no small part in the making of the garden centre. The plastic pot meant you could sell plants throughout the year. It led to mechanised potting machines and industrial production of plants. It was a game changer.
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