Show Notes
Garden outlaws and weedy rebels. With Jack Wallington
A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation, and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing.
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Garden soundtrack
Distracted by leaves
What happens when the landscape meets a garden fence?
The benefits of cultivated plants
Where weeds come in
Reading 04:48
from Weeds. The Story of Outlaw Plants by Richard Mabey https://amzn.to/33Ni3Pv
Read by Milli Proust.
What do we mean by the word "weed"?
Native wildflowers and non-native invasive intruders
Stinking Bob and Squinterpip.
Interview with Jack Wallington 10:50
11:15 What Jack was doing before he became a garden designer.
The Royal Horticultural Society qualifications Levels 2 and 3 https://www.rhs.org.uk/education-learning/qualifications-and-training/rhs-qualifications
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh https://www.rhs.org.uk/education-learning/qualifications-and-training/rhs-qualifications
15:41 Jack's earliest experience of plants and gardens within the landscape
20:16 Is there a plant nearer to Jack's heart that the dahlia he's so often associated with?
21:46 Sustainability in Jack's work
24:44 The tension between how nature behaves, and how we want her to behave in the garden
27:50 Jack's new book, Wild about weeds. Garden design with rebel plants.
33:01 Responses to the idea of purposefully incorporating weeds into the garden.
Thanks so much to Jack for coming along to talk about his new book, Wild about weeds. Garden design with rebel plants, published by Laurence King. https://amzn.to/2CHHiH4. The best place to find out more about Jack, his garden design practice and his personal gardening journey, is on his website at www.jackwallington.com.
I'm also enormously indebted to Milli Proust for lending her wonderful voice skills to the podcast with the reading from Richard Mabey's book. You really should check out Milli's instagram page https://www.instagram.com/milliproust/ to see the amazing things she does with flowers – I don't think there can be a grower who works harder. For a fully rounded picture of everything that she gets up to, check out Milli's website at https://milliproust.com/.
With thanks to all my listeners for your continued support and reviews, I really do appreciate them. You can support the podcast by buying its producer a virtual cup of coffee for three quid, at https://ko-fi.com/andrewtimothyOB. Proceeds will go towards equipment, software and the monthly podcast hosting fees.
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