• S03.5 Episode 3: the picture perfect garden

  • Feb 13 2025
  • Length: 18 mins
  • Podcast

S03.5 Episode 3: the picture perfect garden

  • Summary

  • Gardens, weeds and words podcast, S03.5 E03 show notes

    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

    Winter conditions in the garden.

    01:17 A weed for every situation

    reading
    02:18 from Jack Wallington’s Wild About Weeds, read by Andy Wain

    04:15 When to start sowing seeds – a flurry of mild debate

    05:28 What instinctively feels right for us in the garden?

    06:09 How do you want your garden to look and feel? The third instalment of my series on easing into harmony with your garden.

    Q1. How do you want to feel when you’re in your garden?

    Q2. ...and what’s getting in the way of this right now?

    Q3. What do you like about you garden?

    Q4. What do you dislike about your garden?

    Q5. What aspects of gardens and gardening do you find visually appealing?

    Q6. ...and how do you think you might incorporate these into your garden?

    Q7. What stories do you want your garden to tell?

    ***

    Thank you to Andy Wain for his spirited reading from Jack’s book, Wild About Weeds, published by Lawrence King in 2019.

    My own book, To Stand and Stare; how to garden by doing next to nothing, is published by DK Life, and is available here

    I’m ever appreciative of all my listeners for your continued support and reviews, I really do appreciate them. You can support the podcast by buying its producer a virtual cup of coffee for three quid, at https://ko-fi.com/andrewtimothyOB. Proceeds will go towards equipment, software and the monthly podcast hosting fees.

    substack: Bramble & Briar
    website: www.andrewtimothyobrien.com
    email: gardensweedsandwords@gmail.com
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