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Welcome to a strange green world. The Garden Log is the audio journal of award-wining British author, gardener and plant historian Ben Dark. A window into the remarkable life of plants and the beautif... more
FAQs about The Garden Log:How many episodes does The Garden Log have?The podcast currently has 111 episodes available.
July 02, 2019#61 Spent delphiniums, silver ragwort and prehistoric planting: A gardening podcastIn this episode of the Garden Log Ben cuts back the mint in preparation for mojito season, erects a rhomboid arch and talks extensively about stinging nettles. Enjoy!...more24minPlay
June 25, 2019#60 Adventures in the cosmos hole: red thread, ranunculus, obelisks and chalkIn this weeks episode Ben ruins a York stone path, heaves some iron and reflects on horticultural lessons learned....more23minPlay
June 18, 2019#59 Houttuynia (tastes like fish) bracken (gets stamped on) and Uvdale Price (is full of regrets): A gardening podcast!A full smorgasbord of horticulture - served rain-soaked and half-composted. In this episode we discuss when and why to cut back long-flowering perennials, look at some ferns and make preparations for the summer we wish we had. Enjoy! ...more29minPlay
May 30, 2019#58 Pitching for TV, the cool green cave and fighting the orange fire: a gardening podcastThis week Ben completes the woodland garden, rediscovers a gardening archive and sends the herbaceous borders off in a blaze of glory...more27minPlay
May 24, 2019#57 A week in the gardenBen works on woods, weeds and walks. Also on his tan. The Garden Log is an award winning podcast all about a head gardener and the plants he works with....more25minPlay
April 11, 2019#56 Potting lemons, splitting day lilies, paranoia, drunkenness and burning down the Hyde Park PagodaIn this Episode of the Garden Log Ben talks tulips, talks with two lips, walks with two hips, speaks of new tips and cuts the grass. Also, optical illusions for lawnmowers, the family Ranunculacea and seasonal weeding. [email protected]...more30minPlay
March 20, 2019#55 How to take risks, unwrap ferns and apply for gardening's most prestigious jobWelcome to Episode 55 of the garden log in which we shunt bulbs, buy trees and gossip about UK horticulture. Feel free to email me about plants you have known: [email protected] The National Trust's Sissinghurst video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbm14Q-teLo&feature=youtu.be...more25minPlay
March 07, 2019#54 Molasses lawn-soup, foaming scilla and how to hire a pliant gardenerSap rises in this long anticipated episode of the Garden Log. We take a trip to see the gurus of grass, move a statue without the help of helicopters and get excited about spring bulbs. A podcast for people who like people who like plants!...more26minPlay
February 18, 2019#53 Frosted five fingers, Taxus soufflé and the sweet smell of sunriseSarcococca scented signs of spring to come. This week verges are repaired, hedges replanted and strange sights spotted in the trees. Very much a gardening podcast from the makers of the Garden Log episodes 1-52...more28minPlay
February 12, 2019#52 Magnolia grandiflora, mud soup and flowers from beyondThis week snow melts and rain pelts, trees rise and deer subside and we find thorny new ways to ornament walls [email protected] @Bensgarden Featured blog: https://www.oxoniangardener.co.uk ...more27minPlay
FAQs about The Garden Log:How many episodes does The Garden Log have?The podcast currently has 111 episodes available.