Issue 16 – Spring/summer 2024

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Issue 16 is full of things to do, stories from nature and an unbounded enthusiasm for this wonderful planet we call home. In this issue, you'll find:* Ideas for a wild garden in an urban landscape* How to grow heirloom salads with a story* Lunar gardening highlights for 2024* Selecting flowers with flavour * How to expand your mind with psychedelic plants * Nifty ways to make insects bug * How to grow houseplants outside* Meet the farmers transforming agriculture * Olivia Laing on restoring a garden * A homage to rock in the landscape* London's new Black farmers’ market * A review of the Land Skills Fair * A love letter to buddleja * Why gardeners should become guerrilla growers * The art of well dressing * An essay on land and identity* Nature books for growing kids * Creating a dried flower centrepiece * A calendar of 12 wild plant recipes * An interview with activist Tayshan Hayden-Smith* And more! Show more