Fear notwithstanding, I love giving talks, because you find out what people are really thinking about when it comes to gardening. Fungus gnats, how to get your moth orchid to rebloom, and mealybugs almost always come up in houseplant talk Q&As. At the last talk but one, one of the questions was “why don’t you cut the brown tips off your ponytail palm”? Ouch. For the record, my answer to that is that a) I have too many plants for that kind of perfectionism and b) plants don’t look perfect in the wild, either.
I am hoping that being part of the new Scribehound Gardening community will be like giving a talk to a whole host of people with their own thoughts and views on gardening: a place to ask and answer questions, a place to hear from experts and get an unfiltered take on the horticultural questions of the day from the likes of Alys Fowler, Sarah Raven, Tom Stuart-Smith and Huw RIchards. I am honoured to be one of Scribehound stable (or should that be kennel?!) of 30 writers producing an article a month – or a podcast, if you prefer to listen on your dog walk or commute. Do check it out: you can sign up now and get your first month for just £1, and the articles will start coming on November 1 2024. Here’s James Alexander-Sinclair and Sue Biggs explaining more about how Scribehound Gardening works: you can find out how Scribehound will focus on quality writing here. I hope to see you there!
*It was Dahlia ‘Cornel’ in case you want to try it.
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