Welcome to episode 3 of the podcast! In this episode, you can learn about the school garden’s history and our favourite parts of the area, including favourite plants in the newly renovated space.

You’ll hear Mum and me talk about the positive energy found by Slimbridge Dowsing Association in the school building, as well as the odd gardening tip.

We also discuss art and Mum’s exciting new, loose art style. We delve into the topic of logic vs creativity and the importance of play and the inner child. Plus Mum talks about how gardening helps her to appreciate nature and how she shares her love of nature through art.

Timings + Topics:

• 0:00 - 1:57 intro
• 1:57 - 6:55. And 45:50 - 50:40 Where are we?
• 6:55 - 8:12 Tips on the best conditions for a vegetable garden.
• 10:34 -14:50 Mum’s favourite plants in the newly renovated school garden.
• 14:46 - 16:18 Mum’s Nifty Fifty selected plants and basic planting design ideas.
• 16:15 - 29:57 Logic vs creativity, how to play and connect with your inner child through play + Mum's new art style using inks.
• 29:57 - 31:41 free weekly sheets: where to find them.
• 32:28 - 38:01 ‘Should vs could’ and I reminisce on beloved school teacher and share a funny ‘Crufts’ story.
• 38:01 - 40:00 How gardening helps Mum to appreciate nature + how she expresses it through art.
• 41:45 - 45:50 Benefits of raised beds vs poly tunnel due to fungal infection. Supermarket veg vs home-grown.
• 50:40 - 57:03 Seasonality in the garden and how that affects us as humans. Biodiversity.
• 57:03 - 1:02:25 What our dogs have been up to this week (Milo the chihuahua had a scary evening)!
• 1:02:25 - 1:07:31 Our favourite parts of the school garden.
• 1:07:31 -1:10:50 Plans for where we’re filming next episode + outro.

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