my garden, my life Podcast
1) Fiona Duncan, The Hotel Guru
In which I chat with Fiona Duncan, who travels the length and breadth of the UK, visiting and writing about hotels and B & Bs for her regular column in the Telegraph. Although she's always enjoyed ...Show More
2) Jane Perrone, Queen of Houseplants
Jane Perrone, is the host of the popular ‘On the Ledge’ podcast about houseplants. She is also a journalist, a member of the RHS Advisory Board for House Plants and Cut Flowers and grower of weird, m...Show More
3) Emily Wheeler, Biophilia and Furnishing Futures
Today my guest is Emily Wheeler who is passionate about harnessing the power of Biophilia, the innate human instinct to connect with nature and natural processes, for enhancing wellbeing in our homes ...Show More
4) Simon Lycett, Florist Extraordinaire
Simon Lycett is known for his sensational floral designs having spent his career designing floral installations ranging from the flowers for the film, Four Weddings and a Funeral, to displays at royal...Show More
5) Sue Biggs OBE, Director General of the RHS
I chatted with Sue earlier in the year just after the opening of the new RHS Bridgewater garden in Salford which she was, understandably, very excited about - especially the impact it is having on t...Show More
6) Laetitia Maklouf, Author, Gardener, Mother
In which I chat with Laetitia Maklouf, writer, journalist, mother and gardener who writes about managing her garden in 5 minute chunks whilst being a Mum. I find her writing moving, funny and very i...Show More
7) Grace Alexander, Seed Merchant and Clinical Psychologist
A fascinating, rich and reflective conversation with Grace Alexander, a seed merchant and Consultant Clinical Psychologist working in Child Protection who lives, and grows, in Somerset. Grace and I me...Show More
8) Marchelle Farrell, Gardener, Psychotherapist & Psychiatrist
I first encountered Marchelle through Instagram (her handle is @afroliage) where I was struck by her poetic and expressive use of the garden/life metaphor and her Bio which read ‘Gardening as a subver...Show More
9) Sue Stuart-Smith, Author of The Well Gardened Mind
In this episode, recorded during Lockdown, Sue reads a chapter from her book, we discuss the concept of Garden Time, the extraordinary Arnap Rehabilitation Garden in Sweden and the amazing Microglial ...Show More
10) Bex Partridge, Author of Everlastings
In this epiosde, recorded in May, during Lockdown, i have a lovely conversation with Bex that journeyed through gardening, postatal depression and mothering, the importance of creating structure in ou...Show More