Sep 16, 2018
A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation,
and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing.
Garden soundtrack.
September.
A micro review of The Almanac – a seasonal guide to 2018, by Lia Leendertz, and a trail for the 2019 version, just published.
Question: why do we make gardens?
Tom Massey’s garden for the Lemon Tree Trust at RHS Chelsea
Flower Show 2018
The impulse to create a home with plants, and what to do when
you don’t have a garden?
Houseplants.
A chat with Jane Perrone www.janeperrone.com of the
On The Ledge Podcast
Plants Jane mentions:
Burning bush Kochia
scoparia var. trichophylla
Philodendron ‘Pink Princess’,
Philodendron ‘Prince of Orange’,
Philodendron ‘Xanadu’
Monstera deliciosa, Monstera borsigiana
(Monstera deliciosa var. borsigiana)
Do plants clean the air?
How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 houseplants that purify
your home or office by B.C. Wolverton
A couple of links to back up our random allusions to “various
... studies” with regard to the beneficial effects of greenery on
our mental wellbeing.
Gardens and health: implications for policy and
practice. Kings Fund report commissioned by the National
Garden’s Scheme in 2016.
The Therapeutic Landscapes Network – the resource for gardens
and landscapes that promote health and well-being http://www.healinglandscapes.org/about/mission.html
With thanks to Jane for coming along to chat about her life
with plants, and for Ben Dark for lending his voice for the
reading. You can find Ben’s podcast here: Ben Dark, The Garden Log
podcast