I’m joined on this episode by the powerhouse of the garden design world that is Ann-Marie Powell, who tells me how her gardens abide by the mantra Plants, People, Place, while I ponder over matters of gratitude, privilege and responsibility, and how they manifest in my own gardening practice.
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Back behind the mic with my podcast buddy, in this episode I get to quiz garden writer Laetitia Maklouf about her latest book, The 5 Minute Garden, as well as delving into the secrets of her relationship with a HotBin composter.
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In this episode, I’m joined by copresenter of ITV’s Love Your Garden, Katie Rushworth. We discuss her Yorkshire roots,and what she believes to be the fundamental ingredients of a really good garden.
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A chance to discuss our relationship to the land and the food it can produce with organic grower Claire Ratinon, whose urban veg growing exploits began on a New York rooftop and continued in London’s East End. I’m introduced the concepts of the “delectability of vegetables”, food-as-love, and what it feels like to be a grower of colour.
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Have you ever noticed that everything tastes a bit better outdoors? Wouldn’t it be great if we could move seemlessly from our houses to our outdoor space, pulling food straight from the garden, preparing it and even cooking it outdoors? I talk to garden designer Victoria Wade about how she makes this possible for her clients.
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With so much going on in the garden just now (turn around, another flower pops out), it may seem a tad perverse I’m using today’s post to talk about an old wall and a patch of troublesome Boraginaceae…
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What do you do when you realise you’ve been living with someone else’s garden? In discussion with landscape architect Marian Boswall, we discuss intention and purpose in garden design, the place of the landscape, and who the client really is.
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Episode 3 of the Gardens, weeds & words podcast is out and, as the clocks go back and we head into darkness, I’m talking to food and lifestyle photographer Ros Atkinson about the part light has to play in her beautiful images. And trying to get to the bottom of her love affair with vegetables.
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As the leaves fall, we begin to see our gardens in their wider context, which makes it a perfect time to consider how they relate to the surrounding landscape. In this episode I’m joined by the artist Celia Hart, who discusses her earliest plant memories, and the role that her local Suffolk landscape has upon her work.
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