Fireweed* – Demure Survivor
Sandra Gibson, celebrating the persistence of wildlife in urban conditions, looks forward to the arrival in spring of a plant usually overlooked by the daffodil, the violet.
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Fireweed* – Indoor Gardening: Nature Bubbles?
With some people still shielding indoors, and others not having access to a garden or allotment, Sandra Gibson, introduces the solution of Indoor Gardening.
Fireweed* – Marketing the Garden
Sandra Gibson celebrates the persistence of wildlife in urban conditions, looking at the gardening industry.
Fireweed* – The Big Garden Birdwatch
Sandra Gibson writes about the Big Garden Birdwatch which takes place on the last weekend of January when anyone can spend one hour counting birds and recording the results online.
Fireweed* – A Question of Scale
Sandra Gibson celebrates the persistence of wildlife in urban conditions, comparing urban and rural experiences of wildlife and scenery.
Fireweed* – Your Garden is not a Climate Change Denier!
Sandra Gibson celebrates the persistence of wildlife in urban conditions, looking at the effects of climate change in our gardens.
Fireweed* – Apple Blossom Time
Sandra Gibson celebrates the persistence of wildlife in urban conditions, looking at apple trees and the blossom that appears in May.
Fireweed* – Crow Black
Sandra Gibson celebrates the persistence of wildlife in urban conditions, looking at the corvid family and their relationship with humans.
Fireweed* – Autumn Leaves
Sandra Gibson celebrates the persistence of wildlife in urban conditions, looking at the colourful beauty of autumn leaves.
Fireweed* – Daisygate, or How to Stop Worrying about Weeds
Sandra Gibson celebrates the persistence of wildlife in urban conditions, looking at the never-ending battle between gardeners and weeds.
Fireweed* – The Anthropomorphic Gardener Changes her Mind
Sandra Gibson celebrates the persistence of wildlife in urban conditions.
Fireweed* – Summer Time and the Livin’ is in the Back Garden
When you travel by train you realise how much green there is in Britain, not just the dull Constable green where the cows munch, but the smaller areas of green that are part of urban settlement.
Fireweed* – Bluebells
Sandra Gibson celebrates the persistence of wildlife in urban conditions.
Fireweed* – Something Not Right
Sandra Gibson, in her column which celebrates the persistence of wildlife in urban conditions, wonders when winter will appear.
Fireweed* – Harvest Home: Give us this Day our Daily Bread
Sandra Gibson, in her Fireweed column, remembers the Harvest Home ceremonies.