Show Notes
A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation, and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing.
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Garden soundtrack
Birdsong, and gardening in the new normal.
Gardening in one place over time.
Reading 04:00 Extract from The Garden Log Podcast, episode 74, read by the host, Ben Dark. https://thegardenlog.libsyn.com/
Interview with the Katie Rushworth 05:51
06:21 Not the only Yorkshire-born gardener on the telly…
07:00 Katie's experience of nature and plants growing up
09:29 Chomping for wood!
10:12 The place of the Yorkshire landscape in Katie's garden design work
11:44 Gardening is about a feeling
12:43 Before gardening…
16:32 Juggling gardening, TV schedules and being a mum
17:43 Transferrable skills – an appreciation of colour, shape, form and texture
19:11 Garden coaching and mentoring
26:35 Domestic gardens
27:21 Practical, useful & pretty
30:42 The biggest obstacles people face in their gardens
32:54 Plants – just pretty window dressing, or more than fluff?
36:25 Productively using our time in the garden
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Thank you to Katie for joining me on this episode. Katie's book Plants, Beds & Borders is available here https://amzn.to/3ayCySE
Katie's website: http://katierushworth.com/ Katie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thequeenofspades00/
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