was embarrassed recently when some gardeners popped over to see our garden. If they were hoping for a wow moment, I don’t think they expected it to be: “Wow, that’s a lot of couch grass.” Despite writing books about embracing wildness, I still imagine the tut of society. But I’m on a mission for minimal maintenance. I don’t want to mulch, stake, prune, fertilise or weed ornamental planting. Instead, I want the plants to just get on
