Richard Spalding

Richard Spalding is a freelance horticulturist working across the north Bristol region and can be contacted at richardspalding.net  

He offers garden advice workshops in his own garden that are tailored at developing confidence for inexperienced gardeners. The workshops focus on both edible and ornamental horticulture and are delivered in small groups.

Pessimism, Optimism, and Opportunity beyond Brexit

I am in no position to understand contemporary high level Brexit debate, argument and ultimately the compromises that will need to be made, but I do want to spend a little time drawing together some thoughts, reflections and evidence on the place of farming and gardening in feeding us into the future as our government negotiates on our behalf in these central areas of policy making.

October 4, 2017