‘Chilly mornings, darker nights and the first sweep of autumn leaves, this week I’ve been thinking about SAD lamps, turning leaves into gardener’s gold, and an incredible story of ‘ghost ponds’ hiding 1,000-year-old seeds. A little light, mud and magic to ease into autumn.’

“Life is messy, and so is mud — but both are where growth begins. A Minute of Mud is my small attempt at an antidote: sixty seconds a week to stand in the soil, talk about gardening, wellbeing, and whatever else is on my mind, and maybe reconnect with a community that helped me through the hardest times.”