Letter from the Julia
Dear valued supporter of Unearthed,
Since my husband’s diving accident a month ago (which he has fully recovered from!),
our lives have turned in a truly unexpected new direction!
We are deep in final consideration on a new business venture that would lead us out of Christchurch, and this has led me to have a reality check on what this means for my own work and my commitment to our future life.
This opportunity would be an adventure that requires both of our full attention and this means, that I need to sacrifice an element of my current work to make it happen.
I’ve shed a few tears over this - but for now, Unearthed will need to end its short life in its current subscription-based, regular format.
We haven’t signed on the dotted line yet, but given the timeframes at play, I can’t commit to producing the level of content that I would be proud of, so feel I need to halt your transactions now.
Those of you on annual subscriptions will be refunded your balance at the soonest opportunity. I will be in touch with you on this.
And those that feel they would like their $6.50 refunded for the month of October, please just pop me an email.
I still see an Unearthed in my future as can’t really imagine my life without telling the stories of others. For now please enjoy exploring the rich backlog of features here and I will continue adding new and some from my archive to provide you inspiration and ideas for your gardening adventure.
I am still involved in a very exciting national garden project that may see the light of day later next year, and I deeply hope I will find a new space to transform and continue sharing what I learn.
Nothing changes if nothing changes.
Julia xoxoxoxoxo
Latest Features
THE HANNEMANN GARDEN
At first glance, the Hannemann Garden in Alberta, Canada is a boundary-pushing example of the creative potential our suburban spaces hold. A borderless, diverse, and tightly planted little paradise that rises and falls with the extremes of the northern prairie seasons.
Below the surface (quite literally), its sibling curators invite us to explore planting on a deeper level - elevating plants, ecology and cultural considerations to the top of the pile above a purely design-led vision.
URBAN REFUGE
Libby Webb and her family transformed their small central Edinburgh yard into an urban Narnia, connecting them deeply to their starkly seasonal climate by creating a private, rich refuge to support their busy lives.
LUCY FROM THE FOREST
It’s one thing to find escapism and inspiration in a gardener’s Instagram account (one of my favourite things), but reading the back story behind the feed puts an entirely different lens on what you see, understand and ultimately learn.
That’s how I felt after pulling together this feature on Lucy Szloser’s rambling Polish garden and storybook cottage. While she had captured my full attention through her beautiful emotive photography and sharing on Instagram, I felt her garden gate creak open as I read her words.
