S01 Episode 06: To stand and stare. With Laura Ellen Bacon

A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation, and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing.   These notes may contain affiliate links.      Garden soundtrack January, and standing about in the cold.   Winter readings.   Lines from Alexander Pope’s Epistle IV, to Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius_loci   Leisure, by William Henry Davies  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leisure_(poem)     Interview with Laura Ellen Bacon   05:39  Plant memories   10:00  Laura’s materials   12:05  Describing Laura’s work   14:08  Creative process   15:10  Finding a sense of place   18:10  Characteristics of a space   18:46  Laura’s own garden   22:38  Working with a softer, more organic backdrop of the garden   31:05  Movement in Laura’s work   33:16  How being a mother has changed things   38:52  Creating intimate garden spaces       Laura’s website is http://lauraellenbacon.com   You can find her on on Twitter at http://twiter.com/lauraellenbacon and Instagram http://instagram.com/lauraellenbacon    You can read details about the Woman’s Hour Craft Prize here https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/about-the-womens-hour-craft-prize?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwKnAxLqE4AIVyOFRCh2_fwraEAAYASAAEgKmCfD_BwE     With thanks to Laura for being my guest this episode, and again to Beth Pinkerton for providing her smooth tones for the reading, once more at absurdly short notice. You can find Beth here: Twitter https://twitter.com/MissPinks Instagram instagram.com/misspinks      website: gardensweedsandwords.com email: [email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/AndrewTimothyOB Twitter: twitter.com/AndrewTimothyOB