The Joyful
Gardener's Code
Welcome to my gardening blog, where I share my joy of
gardening and learn from you what brings you joy when you garden.
Hi, I’m Mark – the Joyful Gardener!
I am no garden expert but I love gardening. I work three different plots with different soil types, altitude and aspects. My aim is not to garden well, but to be well through gardening. I want to explore where the joy from growing things comes from rather than tell people how to grow kumquats in Leeds.
Welcome to Our Site
I enjoy looking at gardens on Instagram where everyone takes a better picture than me.
But the opportunity to discuss many aspects of gardening is limited.
So I have created this site as a blog/discussion forum. I will post, but I also wish you to contribute so I will invite anyone to put an article on here.
Wildlife in my garden
I often stumble across wildlife in my garden and sometimes I’m lucky enough to have my phone with me. Click here to view or here
Molluscs Are Okay
The Enigma of Slugs and Snails. Today I act as defence counsel for the most hated garden creatures. Though it is probably not needed, let’s check out the slime brigade’s crime sheet. Slugs and snails eat seedlings. These never grow into mature lettuce, peas, cosmos, etc. They insert gashes and holes in the leaves of […]
What is a Garden? Part 1.
Some readers already think, “What a daft question,” but please hear me out. Nobody seems to ask this, just as no one says, “What is a tree?” People take the term garden for granted. Yet it’s harder to explain than appears. Many would say, “It’s space outside the house,” which means where it is […]