{"id":149686,"date":"2025-03-03T00:10:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T17:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/better-to-work-with-a-garden-than-against-it-letters\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T08:40:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T01:40:43","slug":"better-to-work-with-a-garden-than-against-it-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/better-to-work-with-a-garden-than-against-it-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Better to work with a garden than against it | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nReaders offer advice after Adrian Chiles shared his frustrations about getting his garden ready for springI sympathise with Adrian Chiles\u2019s struggles in the garden (What I have learned in my filthy, bloody, sisyphean quest to tame my garden, 26 February). The basic problem is that the classic English garden was designed to be labour-intensive and for show. A different approach, working with nature rather than against it, gives a happier result.Two (slim) friendly books, The Minimalist Gardener by Patrick Whitefield and Leisurely Gardening by Nigel Colborn, or better still a permaculture guru found locally, could lighten the load and lead to a more comfortable garden that is better for nature. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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