Our Plant Stories Podcast
1) Propagating at Kew Gardens
Sal Demain has her dream job and in this Offshoot episode she shares why she loves it so much.Working as the Supervisor of the Arboretum Nursery at Kew Gardens, she has many plants to look after thoug...Show More
2) Richard Hayden: story of the New York High Line
"If you grow plants you are inherently an optimist".I love this thought from Richard Hayden, shared as we wandered along the New York High Line, this summer. Richard is the Senior Director of Horticu...Show More
3) Natural Surroundings Offshoot
In the last episode Anne Harrap told us the story of how she came to build a series of wildlife friendly gardens on a field in Norfolk. At the heart of the plant story was a book - How to Make a Wild...Show More
4) Anne's Natural Surroundings
Sometimes in life you come across a book that just speaks to you - you and the author are on the same page and they have articulated all the things you have been thinking.This plant story is about suc...Show More
5) Poppy Okotcha and Adam Frost at the British Library
I think we're in for a real treat. Listening to Poppy Okotcha and Adam Frost talking about their gardens, their 'safe spaces', their connections to nature. And in the best traditions of the podcas...Show More
6) Poppy Okotcha and Adam Frost in Conversation Trailer
Back in July I was lucky enough to host a conversation at the British Library between Poppy Okotcha and Adam Frost. Hear a trailer for the episode which will be out next Tuesday. Poppy's new book is...Show More
7) Daffodils in July with Taylors Bulbs
The joy of making this podcast is that sometimes I just get to be curious which Adam Frost says is key to our enjoyment of gardening. I know that any day now Autumn bulb catalogues will start to drop...Show More
8) Fay's Yucca Plant
In 1976 Fay Ballard had just finished her first term at university and heading home for Christmas she was looking for a gift for her father who was the author J.G. Ballard. This episode is the story ...Show More
9) Trailer for a Yucca story
Did you buy a Yucca from Marks and Spencer in the 1970s or 80s...many of us did!If you still have it, it could by now be very large. This months plant story is a beautiful one about a Yucca plant th...Show More
10) Exploring Garden Futures: with flatpack plant pots
In this offshoot episode of Our Plant Stories, we step into Garden Futures - Designing with Nature — an imaginative new exhibition at the V&A Dundee. With help from one of the curators, Francesca Bib...Show More