Our Plant Stories

Fig Tree Off-Shoot


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In Episode 3 we heard about Fig Tree cuttings carried by the Italian Immigrants to new homes in America. In this Fig tree Off-Shoot we hear about Fig tree cuttings that were a gift from the Pope in Rome to the Archbishop of Canterbury, 500 years ago! And the three Fig Trees are still growing in the Lambeth Palace courtyard in London. Nick Stewart Smith has just published a book called The 1000 Year Old Garden about Lambeth Palace garden and in this episode he describes what it is like to garden in a place with such a long history.

You can find all the information about this episode on the website www.ourplantstories.com

Presented and Produced by Sally Flatman

Music: Fade to Black by Howard Levy

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