A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation, and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing. Garden soundtrack October reflections A micro review of Monty Don's The Ivington Diaries, published 2009 by Bloomsbury. Criminally, this now appears to be out of print, but I'm sure you can track a second hand copy down. https://amzn.to/2yd3SFE Gardening in the landscape. How we impose ourselves on the landscape with our gardens (as well as our towns and cities and all the built infrastructure of modern life) – which might sound a little overcooked but, really – hear me out here. An interview with the splendid Celia Hart, whose illustrations you may well know from Gardens Illustrated Magazine and now the new Almanac for 2019. Celia's website is here. www.celiahart.co.uk Gardens Illustrated Magazine. https://www.gardensillustrated.com/ A review of The Almanac: a seasonal guide for 2019 by Lia Leendertz with illustrations by Celia Hart on the blog at http://www.gardensweedsandwords.com/gwwblog/almanac-2019 An interesting article on green corridors for wildlife in urban environments. The role of green corridors for wildlife conservation in urban landscape: a literature review. H A Aziz and M H Rasidi, 2014 http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/18/1/012093 Derek Jarman at Prospect Cottage. Modern Nature: The journals of Derek Jarman 1989-1990, which details the creation of the garden at Prospect Cottage https://amzn.to/2yz3Nvk Derek Jarman's Garden, a hardback volume dedicated to the garden, including Jarman's own handwritten notes. https://amzn.to/2NDs4pE Dungeness links Dungeness Old Lighthouse https://dungenesslighthouse.com/ RSPB Dungeness http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/d/dungeness/index.aspx Dungeness page of the Romney Marsh website https://theromneymarsh.net/dungeness Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway http://www.rhdr.org.uk/ Beth Pinkerton, our charming reader for this episode's book review. Twitter https://twitter.com/MissPinks Instagram instagram.com/misspinks

A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation, and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing.

Garden soundtrack.

September.

A micro review of The Almanac – a seasonal guide to 2018, by Lia Leendertz, and a trail for the 2019 version, just published.

Question: why do we make gardens?

Tom Massey's garden for the Lemon Tree Trust at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 http://www.tommassey.co.uk/the-lemon-tree-trust-garden/ The impulse to create a home with plants, and what to do when you don't have a garden? Houseplants. A chat with Jane Perrone www.janeperrone.com of the On The Ledge Podcast Plants Jane mentions: Burning bush Kochia scoparia var. trichophylla Philodendron 'Pink Princess', Philodendron 'Prince of Orange', Philodendron 'Xanadu' Monstera deliciosa, Monstera borsigiana (Monstera deliciosa var. borsigiana) Do plants clean the air? How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 houseplants that purify your home or office by B.C. Wolverton A couple of links to back up our random allusions to "various ... studies" with regard to the beneficial effects of greenery on our mental wellbeing. Gardens and health: implications for policy and practice. Kings Fund report commissioned by the National Garden's Scheme in 2016. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/gardens-and-health The Therapeutic Landscapes Network – the resource for gardens and landscapes that promote health and well-being http://www.healinglandscapes.org/about/mission.html With thanks to Jane for coming along to chat about her life with plants, and for Ben Dark for lending his voice for the reading. You can find Ben's podcast here: Ben Dark, The Garden Log podcast

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