Daily details from the garden to bring you inspiration throughout the year
I don’t care that some think of the silver birch Betula pendula (along with the ash, another of my favourite trees) as a weed tree. Like all pioneer species, it moves in to newly disturbed ground quickly and makes the most of the situation, without hanging about and waiting for permission or confidence to arrive. Another endearing feature of these trees – while they’re relatively short lived, they exist on a timescale more closely aligned to our own, at around 140 years to – say – a mature oak’s 900. In a few weeks time I’ll be grateful for the help of its brittle twigs in getting the bonfire going – some of the best tinder available to the gardener, even on damp days. Until then, we have the last of the leaves to enjoy – tiny golden triangles, pointing every which way, whispering their way to the ground.
A year of garden coaching
I have a few spaces available on my 12 month one-to-one online garden coaching programme. If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, click here to book for a January 2020 start.
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Hello! I’m Andrew, gardener, blogger, podcaster, and owner of a too-loud laugh, and I’m so pleased you’ve found your way to Gardens, weeds & words. You can read a more in-depth profile of me on the About page, or by clicking the image above.
