Studio
Soil to Signal: The First Fortnight
Three pots, one ESP32 and a Raspberry Pi in the house: the first two weeks of the build as a story in eleven chapters, from the bench to a bed that will water itself next summer.
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Studio
Soil to Signal: The Shopping List, Phase by Phase
Every part the soil-moisture project needs, listed in the phase that first needs it — with prices, links and the one rule that says what not to buy yet.
Studio
Soil to Signal: Teaching Three Pots to Say When They're Thirsty
A soil-moisture project for the kitchen garden — capacitive probes on an ESP32, a Raspberry Pi dashboard in a 3D-printed case, and the week of watching data before anything is allowed to touch water.
Garden
RHS Wisley in Summer
A July day at Wisley — the great Glasshouse from tropical canopy to alpine bench, the rock garden baking in the sun, the walled kitchen garden in full tumble, and the old vinery heavy with grapes.
Studio
Designing a Hogwarts Greenhouse
A day-dream that turned into a full set of drawings — a Gothic Herbology glasshouse with dragon finials, cast-iron ribs, and a drainage channel down the middle.
Garden
Alitex HQ and Factory
A visit to Alitex's Hampshire site — showroom glasshouses in a proper garden, a styled lean-to, and the factory where the aluminium frames are made