Soil Secrets Roots and Water: Designing Gardens for Drought- and Flood-Resilience Diverse root systems and rich organic matter are the secret to resilient gardens. In Cornwall’s shifting climate, smart planting and soil care can help your patch thrive through floods and droughts alike—starting from the roots up. By Ellory Moss • 4 min read
Soil Secrets Spiritual Soil: How Cornwallʼs Gardeners Find Meaning Beneath Their Feet Soil is more than dirt—it’s memory, spirit, and kin. In Cornwall and beyond, rituals, art, and ancestral traditions reveal soil as a sacred presence. Discover how gardeners find meaning beneath their feet in this story of reverence, rhythm, and rooted connection. By Ellory Moss • 3 min read
Soil Secrets Roots and Water: Designing Gardens for Drought- and Flood-Resilience Diverse root systems and rich organic matter are the secret to resilient gardens. In Cornwall’s shifting climate, smart planting and soil care can help your patch thrive through floods and droughts alike—starting from the roots up. By Ellory Moss • 4 min read
Soil Secrets Healing the Land: The Magic of Bioremediation in Cornish Gardens Cornwall’s soils carry a legacy of mining and farming—yet fungi, bacteria, and plants offer hope for healing. Discover how mycoremediation and microbial allies can detoxify and renew tired or polluted garden soils, right beneath our feet. By Ellory Moss • 3 min read
Soil Secrets How to Measure Soil Health at Home (and Why It Matters) Explore simple ways to test your garden soil at home and uncover the hidden life beneath your feet—with hands-on methods that reveal structure, microbes, and resilience. By Ellory Moss • 4 min read
Soil Secrets Cover Crops & Perennials: Building Resilient Soil for a Changing Climate Cover crops and perennials are powerful tools for building living, resilient soils. Learn how these root-based strategies can help Cornish gardens thrive through storms, droughts, and changing seasons—while restoring structure, fertility, and biodiversity. By Ellory Moss • 4 min read
Soil Secrets Meet the Microbes: The Unsung Heroes of Cornwall’s Garden Soils Soil bacteria and archaea are the unsung heroes beneath Cornwall’s gardens—fueling nutrient cycles, suppressing disease, and building resilience. Discover how to care for these hidden allies and unlock deeper soil health from the ground up. By Ellory Moss • 5 min read
Soil Secrets The Hidden Threads Beneath Us: How Mycelium Networks Sustain Our Gardens, Our Landscapes—and Perhaps Our Future Beneath every Cornish garden lies a living network of fungi—mycelium—that shares nutrients, supports soil, and may even "think." Discover how these hidden threads shape resilience, communication, and a sustainable future rooted in the soil. By Ellory Moss • 5 min read
Soil Secrets Carbon Beneath Our Feet: How Cornwall’s Soils Hold the Key to Climate and Garden Futures Cornwall’s soils are silent climate allies, storing vast carbon through roots, microbes, and time. But warming and land use threaten this balance. Discover how gardeners and land stewards can protect and restore carbon beneath our feet—starting at home. By Ellory Moss • 6 min read
Soil Secrets The Quiet Revolution Beneath Our Feet: No-Dig Gardening in Cornwall No-dig gardening is a gentle, soil-first method that mirrors nature—layering compost instead of digging. It builds fertility, reduces weeds, and supports thriving plants with less effort. A perfect fit for Cornwall’s rhythms and resilient coastal soils. By Ellory Moss • 4 min read
Soil Secrets Soil 101: The Basics Every Gardener Should Know Soil is the living foundation of every garden. Learn how to understand, test, and care for your soil so it thrives—whatever you're growing. From pH to drainage, this guide will help you build fertility from the ground up. By Ellory Moss • 3 min read
Soil Secrets Future Soil: Biochar, Bokashi & the Experimental Garden in Cornwall Cornish gardeners are turning to bold, regenerative soil techniques—biochar, bokashi, and wild ferments—to enrich the earth and face a changing climate. From seaside allotments to forest-edged beds, a living soil revolution is quietly taking root. By Ellory Moss • 2 min read
