Jul 31, 2020
A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation,
and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing.
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Garden soundtrack
Back after a break for the last episode in the series
Dogs and gardening
Lockdown and #BlackLivesMatter – did
these change how you felt about your garden?
Privilege in the gardening world
Telling the stories of plants
Reading 05:30
Gardening should be political – more of this in series
three.
Gratitude, privilege and responsibility – what
that's meant to me in lockdown
Interview with the Ann Marie
Powell 11:20
11:48 What's behind @myrealgarden?
15:22 Plants, People, Place
18:37 Living in a horticultural household, and how it
effects domestic gardening
22:12 How Ann-Marie became a garden designer
23:16 Horticulture within the education system
– being given the choice
25:18 Andrew talking absolute rubbish about "gardening
with your ears"
27:10 Ann-Marie Powell Gardens – the vital importance of a
great team
31:17 The effect of the Hampshire landscape on AMPG's
design work
33:47 Is there anything the RHS needs to learn when it
comes to reaching new people with shows like Chelsea?
38:56 Ann-Marie's gardens at RHS Wisley in
Surrey
46:03 Quickfire EITHER/OR questions!
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Gratitude, privilege and responsibility vs Plants, People,
Place. Pick your mantra!
Thank you to Ann-Marie for joining me on this episode. You can
find Ann-Marie online here:
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