‘nature is nowhere as great as in its smallest creatures’

August has a reputation among followers of the natural world for being something of a non-event, but, with a sickle in his hand, John Lewis-Stempel is granted a glimpse of a magical underworld in a field of ripe wheat

Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, writer, and former chair of Gardeners' Question Time

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Turn this fallen asset into a powerhouse garden resource