{"id":133506,"date":"2022-12-30T23:05:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T16:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/farewell-to-alys-fowler-who-taught-us-to-tend-our-gardens-brief-letters\/"},"modified":"2022-12-30T23:28:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T16:28:37","slug":"farewell-to-alys-fowler-who-taught-us-to-tend-our-gardens-brief-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/farewell-to-alys-fowler-who-taught-us-to-tend-our-gardens-brief-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell to Alys Fowler, who taught us to tend our gardens | Brief letters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCaring for the environment | All at sea | Bread and butter pudding | The perfect pomanderAlys Fowler\u2019s final gardening column (23 December) had me in tears. I have read all of her gardening words of wisdom in the last 12 years and have grown to love her gentle ways of connecting with the natural world and us, her readers. One section stood out: \u201cThe act of stepping outside \u2026 and choosing to softly, carefully tend our gardens so that all the others, from the soil to songbirds, have space too.\u201d These words get to the heart of the current environmental crises and humankind\u2019s struggle to balance our needs with caring for the planet.Rhona BywaterSilkstone Common, South Yorkshire\u2022 The letter about the sailor navigating with a road atlas (Letters, 28 December) reminds me of the story of a yachtsman in trouble at sea who radioed the coastguard for help. \u201cWhat is your position?\u201d they asked. \u201cFinancial director of a major textile company,\u201d came the response. Richard Barnard Wivenhoe, Essex Continue reading…
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