The Plant Based Podcast

This weeks news and gossip episode includes naked gardening, travelling parakeets and an art installation in Mayfair plus more! @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening chat about the Garden Media Guild Awards and Christmas houseplants. Sponsor of series 9 is @lavaliteuk - a range of products that offer the horticultural world ecological solutions, including moisture management, frost protection, pest control and soil conditioning. Find them at: www.lava-lite.co.uk The Plant Based Podcast: www.theplantbasedpodcast.net

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This week @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening chat with ex pro footballer Tayshan Hayden-Smith about his transition to community gardener and award winning garden designer. Founder of the Grow 2 Know initiative, Tayshan is making gardening accessible for his community and reaching a wider audience. Also hear from contributors @hall_lane_flowers and @thesuffolkjungleroom room with plenty of advice to get you growing and eating plants!

Sponsor of series 9 is @lavaliteuk - a range of products that offer the horticultural world ecological solutions, including moisture management, frost protection, pest control and soil conditioning. Find them at: www.lava-lite.co.uk

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In this weeks news and gossip episode @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening share news about a Royal gardening job on offer, psychedelic mushrooms for depression and much more. Michael chats through his week in Holland where he's discovered some new and exciting plants coming to market and Ellen finds some unexpected Fungi on a nature walk.

Sponsor of series 9 is @lavaliteuk - a range of products that offer the horticultural world ecological solutions, including moisture management, frost protection, pest control and soil conditioning. Find them at: www.lava-lite.co.uk The Plant Based Podcast: www.theplantbasedpodcast.net

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In this weeks episode, @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening find out what it takes to keep Hyde Park looking exquisite for the public, how it is maintained and how important it is to do so with the environment in mind.

Meet Beth Handley (Head Gardener of Hyde Park) and Phil Newcombe (Hyde Park Assistant Park Manager) with a wealth of horticultural knowledge.

With contributors @emjorealdavies and @thejungleclubworcester and, of course, a gossip to end the episode.

Sponsor of series 9 is @lavaliteuk - a range of products that offer the horticultural world ecological solutions, including moisture management, frost protection, pest control and soil conditioning. Find them at: www.lava-lite.co.uk The Plant Based Podcast: www.theplantbasedpodcast.net

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Meet Faye Adams, Garden Supervisor of the Alpine, Rock and Aquatic gardens at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Faye has danced her way from her previous career into gardening and now takes care of those tiny little plants that grow in all kinds of conditions and are becoming much more popular recently.

Find out how to grow alpines, what their natural habitat is and be inspired to create your own rock garden. This episode also includes a horticultural news round up from @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening covering New York farming to adopting tree pits.

Sponsor of series 9 is @lavaliteuk - a range of products that offer the horticultural world ecological solutions, including moisture management, frost protection, pest control and soil conditioning. Find them at: www.lava-lite.co.uk

The Plant Based Podcast: www.theplantbasedpodcast.net

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It's not just the Orchids in the supermarket that you can grow at home. With an abundance of many beautiful and sometimes rare Orchids, Arnau chats to @ellenmarygardening and @mrplantgeek about how they are cared for at Kew Gardens. From giant Orchids to the display cabinet and everything in between. With new contributors @hall_lane_flowers and @thesuffolkjungleroom

Sponsor of series 9 is @lavaliteuk - a range of products that offer the horticultural world ecological solutions, including moisture management, frost protection, pest control and soil conditioning. Find them at: www.lava-lite.co.uk

The Plant Based Podcast: www.theplantbasedpodcast.net

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In this episode at Kew Gardens, @ellenmarygardening and @mrplantgeek meet Lucy Smith who not only teaches and illustrates botanical art but also played a crucial role in the identification of a new giant waterlily - the Victoria boliviana.

Find out just how much dedication and patience it took to see the flower at just the right moment and even get some tips of how you can start illustrating as well. After the interview, its the horticultural news round up including paludiculture, clogs and artificial lawn.

Sponsor of series 9 is @lavaliteuk - a range of products that offer the horticultural world ecological solutions, including moisture management, frost protection, pest control and soil conditioning. Find them at: www.lava-lite.co.uk

The Plant Based Podcast: www.theplantbasedpodcast.net

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In the first of our four part mini series at Kew Gardens, @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening visit the edible science garden and chat with Helena Dove about growing and experimenting with edibles to grow sustainable and healthy crops. From Dahlia tubers to Squash, Oca to Carrots this episode is full of delicious homegrown food. With new contributors @emjorealdavies and @thejungleclubworcester and a gossip about Michaels new book, what coat to wear in autumn and planting bulbs, it's an epic start to series 9. Sponsor of series 9 is @lavaliteuk - a range of products that offer the horticultural world ecological solutions, including moisture management, frost protection, pest control and soil conditioning. Find them at: www.lava-lite.co.uk The Plant Based Podcast: www.theplantbasedpodcast.net

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This weeks news and gossip episode is the last in series 8! @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening discuss recording at Kew Gardens for series 9, give thanks to sponsor of series 8 Florette and contributors and cover slugs, beavers and wildflowers. Series 8 is sponsored by @florettesalad and you can find out more about them at www.florettesalad.co.uk The Plant Based Podcast: www.theplantbasedpodcast.net

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There are many wildflowers from Poppies to Loosestrife as @ellenmarygardening and @mrplantgeek find out when they visit the most glorious of landscapes at Natural Surroundings in Norfolk. A haven of biodiversity with numerous microclimates, meet the owners who take Ellen and Michael on a walk and talk of their beautiful wildflower meadows. You'll also hear from regular contributors @emmabrittondecorativeglass and @caleybrothers as well as how you can get involved and receive some free wildflower seeds from series 8 sponsors Florette. Series 8 is sponsored by @florettesalad and you can find out more about them at www.florettesalad.co.uk The Plant Based Podcast: www.theplantbasedpodcast.net

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