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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.
January 28, 2019#51 Training a climbing rose, mistimed bulb planting and planning your perfect graveThis week on the Log we bring order to thorny chaos, yearn for the perfect snowdrop and careen down hills in the snow. Your money back if you find a more horticultural half hour!...more26minPlay
January 21, 2019#50 How to prune an apple tree, date a horticulturalist and see compost in all you surveyFor the Garden Log's half century we take a trip up a tree, visit Kew Gardens and look at the hosta bed. We also learn how prune fruit trees and how to live for ever. Happy listening! ...more30minPlay
January 14, 2019#49 Heretical hellebores, scarecrow grass and building a satellite compost heapIn this brave new podcast we discuss grass, gravel and the gardens of Queen Anne. Also horticultural drunks, what and when to cut back and a bumblebee....more29minPlay
December 10, 2018Gertrude Jekyll, Dianella and the Garden Media GuildIn this rain-drenched episode we discuss Arts and Crafts gardening, plant a happy-morning garden and plant a field of white camassia....more25minPlay
November 26, 2018#47 Tea, textiles and the wetting winds of winterIn this episode mulch is spread and coats are donned. Also, the philosophy of winter lawn care. Podcast best paired with some spiced herbal infusion....more28minPlay
November 09, 2018#46 Tasteful jackets for tender plants - distasteful cocktails for dissolute gardenersIn blazing autumn Ben plants an eccentric new foliage garden and worries if he has made a huge mistake. Also, massed ranks of hellebores, planting a hula-hedge and how to wrap your tree fern. ...more28minPlay
October 22, 2018New plants for new borders, camellia sasanqua and next year's hottest wildflowersOctober 2018. A wet sunny week full of plants and talking about plants. We plan the new borders for 2019 and start sourcing herbaceous and woody material...more27minPlay
October 15, 2018Chilean guava, bulb migraines and hot benches - its season two of the Garden LogSeason two. The Garden Log celebrates its first birthday with wit, wisdom and a day trip to Hampton Court. ...more29minPlay
September 27, 2018#43 How to prune lavender with a tractor, plant a disease resistant elm and effectively ruin your lawnIn this episode we cut back on the lavender, discuss favourite plants and tragically find out why its never a good idea to rush things in the garden....more28minPlay
September 13, 2018#42 Melianthus cuttings, luxury weeding and the orchid factorSeptember arrives with cold mornings and new smells. We start propagating next year's superstars, indulge in luxury weeding and discuss why now is the time for new gardening projects. Thirty minutes of horticultural reflection and comment. Contentment guaranteed ...more31minPlay
FAQs about The Garden Log:How many episodes does The Garden Log have?The podcast currently has 111 episodes available.