Since 2013 Wonderground has grown an international reputation for its fierce commitment to communicating the importance and wonder of the natural world through rich, evocative and real storytelling. Rambling among the realms of nature, garden, design and environmental writing, Wonderground refuses to fit neatly into any genre, because meaning is not genre specific and life is messy.

Wonderground began life as The Planthunter online magazine. Twelve years, hundreds of articles, four print journals, one book and many conversations and friendships later, the time has come to close the garden gate. In other words, Wonderground – in it's current form as a print and online publication – is settling into long-term dormancy.

The inquiry into earthly relations as articulated by the many contributors to Wonderground print and online publications is as enduring, and important ,as ever. But forms shift, times change, and periods of fallow are required to re-imagine and re-energise vision and action.

Watch this space.

HISTORY

Wonderground began as The Planthunter online magazine in 2013. Over a decade of online publishing, The Planthunter grew a deeply engaged international audience, celebrated for its fierce commitment to communicating the importance and wonder of the natural world through rich, evocative and real storytelling.

In 2020, Wonderground print journal was born. It grew from the sense that times of upheaval and change are also great times to take risks. Creating a self-funded print publication was indeed a very risky idea, yet the journal was stocked in over 50 stores internationally and sold thousands of copies. It is beloved by many.

In 2022, The Planthunter online platform evolved into Wonderground, consolidating our vision and output into one digital home.