Talking Heads - a Gardening Podcast

Ep. 229 - Summer is here! The weather is warming, and growth is abundant. Garlic, broad beans and Florence fennel get discussed, plus Saul and Lucy are concerned by the apparent lack of birds and bees


Listen Later

The Summer season has come full circle again, that time of year where everyone enjoys being outside, especially in their gardens on a long, sunny day. Gardener's are still in full flow - planting out new beds, mowing their lawns and cajoling their vegetable gardens into burgeoning yields. It's a great time to be alive in horticulture as the show season reaches a crescendo, plant fairs almost every weekend threaten to empty your savings and open gardens throughout the UK inspire that next bit of work you will be doing in your own plot. As ever Lucy and Saul will bring you tales (and waffle) from their gardens, so join us every week for more horticultural high-jinx on Talking Heads.

After a little time apart, the professional duo catch up on Saul's garlic and broad bean trials, and Lucy's recent visit to RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. Lucy also reveals what veg she's be slathering in butter, and both gardeners comment on how they've noticed lower numbers of bees and birds so far this year. Hopefully with the much anticipated arrival of warmer weather these worrying wildlife trends will slot back into kilter. Lucy also reports back on how 26 little budding gardeners visited her plot last week, in the name of fruit and vegetable education.

Instagram Links:
Lucy headgardenerlc

Twitter links:
Saul @GardeningSaul

Intro and Outro music from https://filmmusic.io
"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Support the show

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Talking Heads - a Gardening PodcastBy Lucy Chamberlain and Saul Walker

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

26 ratings


More shows like Talking Heads - a Gardening Podcast

View all
Gardeners' Question Time by BBC Radio 4

Gardeners' Question Time

285 Listeners

Gardeners' Corner by BBC Radio Ulster

Gardeners' Corner

101 Listeners

The Plodcast by Our Media

The Plodcast

106 Listeners

Gardening with the RHS by Royal Horticultural Society

Gardening with the RHS

259 Listeners

Wild Tales | Nature Podcast by National Trust

Wild Tales | Nature Podcast

103 Listeners

Roots and All - Gardening Podcast by Sarah Wilson

Roots and All - Gardening Podcast

55 Listeners

The Organic Gardening Podcast by Garden Organic

The Organic Gardening Podcast

87 Listeners

The Knepp Wilding Podcast by Knepp.co.uk

The Knepp Wilding Podcast

19 Listeners

Talking Dirty by Get Gardening

Talking Dirty

11 Listeners

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast by Immediate Media

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

306 Listeners

The Cut Flower Podcast by Roz Chandler

The Cut Flower Podcast

23 Listeners

grow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends by Sarah Raven

grow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends

197 Listeners

Why Women Grow by Alice Vincent

Why Women Grow

50 Listeners

Talking Gardens by Our Media

Talking Gardens

45 Listeners

Home Grown with Martha and Jamie by Joy Peddlers

Home Grown with Martha and Jamie

6 Listeners