Gardens, weeds and words

S03.5 Episode 3: the picture perfect garden


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

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Garden soundtrack

Winter conditions in the garden.

01:17 A weed for every situation

reading 02:18 from Jack Wallington's Wild About Weeds, read by Andy Wain

04:15 When to start sowing seeds – a flurry of mild debate

05:28 What instinctively feels right for us in the garden?

06:09 How do you want your garden to look and feel? The third instalment of my series on easing into harmony with your garden.

Q1. How do you want to feel when you're in your garden?

Q2. ...and what's getting in the way of this right now?

Q3. What do you like about you garden?

Q4. What do you dislike about your garden?

Q5. What aspects of gardens and gardening do you find visually appealing?

Q6. ...and how do you think you might incorporate these into your garden?

Q7. What stories do you want your garden to tell?

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Thank you to Andy Wain for his spirited reading from Jack's book, Wild About Weeds, published by Lawrence King in 2019.

My own book, To Stand and Stare; how to garden by doing next to nothing, is published by DK Life, and is available here

I'm ever appreciative of 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.

substack: Bramble & Briar website: www.andrewtimothyobrien.com email: [email protected] instagram: instagram.com/AndrewTimothyOB

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