Welcome to Not Just a Garden!A name that came about after we laboriously tackled a weed-infested, overgrown, black-run-steep patch of field into something vague...
Will Teare from Will Teare Garden Design joins us this week for a Good Ol' Chit-Chat. He tells us about the secret woods at the end of his garden, his ambitious shed plans and the best way to eat dandelions.Some mentions from Kay & Patrick, links to which can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/John Little brownfield gardeningSheffield Botanical GardensJames Hitchmough South African seed trialsJimi Blake’s garden, Hunting Brook in IrelandMartin Crawford's forest school in Dartington, DevonRHS Hyde HallThornbridge BreweryMore Not Just a GardenWebsite: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gardeners' World 2024 Winter Special Recap: Ep 2
Ash and Adam Frost are presenting this week's Gardeners' World Winter Special. Rachel de Thame takes us to Cheltenham to visit ex-commercial airline pilot Linda Marsh and her beautiful garden at The Stables, with influences from Piet Oudolf. We visit Jack First in Porthmadog near Gwyneth who shows us the incredible success he has with hotbeds. Toby Buckland gives us a tour of Caisson Gardens near Bath where we meet owners Amanda and Phil Honey who give us a bit of the history. We visit the Wonky Gardens in Widness in Halton Cheshire, where co-founder Angela Hayler describes the fantastic work they do there including their contribution to food banks and the "flower cuddles" they give the community. Finally Joe Swift takes us to Iford Manor to have a look around the stunning gardens with Head Gardener Steve Lannin. We hear about Harold Peto's design and meet William Cartwright-Hignett the current custodians. Some links:The Stables in Cheltenhamhttps://ngs.org.uk/gardens/the-stables-gl51/Jack Firsthttps://www.instagram.com/jackfirst42/Jack's book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hot-Beds-Early-Age-old-Techniques/dp/0857841068/ref=sr_1_1?crid=39Q8XB9ABEY4D&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LL2lmDrV14N91weH_QRcg1otf7Zbt0tfZZVbuG2pvCF0VsREL3XtQ-f4vsceBtdw4QTU9-Yfvn5mY_YR0TgJW9aHO0et8OimG8VwR8CtQ4gs7yPKu8CzfY6v21I6SmpyLHSowZ4a0Vh0NwwdN0di9hj6FFL1kkbly6PWlCr8rIC7Gz5bjKxa76FKoVpW2CssihidF6bCMnlJxiZEK_7QCmi8tfI2WI7Q8dl3iGnMSas.RUXKWsPNeX_k6U2UjfxU-GlzkYXlilwi4eONKWJzElM&dib_tag=se&keywords=jack+first&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1732776340&sprefix=jack+first%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1Hotbed Masterclasshttps://abundanceacademy.online/p/hot-bed-gardeningCaisson Gardenshttps://caissongardens.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Caisson-Brochure.pdfCaisson Lockshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caisson_lockThe Wonky Gardenshttps://ngs.org.uk/gardens/the-wonky-garden-wa8/Iford Manorhttps://www.ifordmanor.co.uk/gardenSteve Lanninhttps://www.instagram.com/stevelannin/More Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep13: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Kay & Patrick
We're joined by Kay and Patrick McHugh from Church Gardens in Harefield this week! We hear about their monumental restoration project rebuilding the 16th Century arcaded wall, an interesting place to store the butternuts and big plans for an unconventional seating area. Some mentions from Kay & Patrick, links to which can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/Parker's CatalogueMartin Crawford's Forest GardenAgroforestry Trust in TotnessBiddulph Grange GardenGertrude Jekyll's Munstead WoodVita Sackville-West's SissinghurstMore Not Just a GardenWebsite: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gardeners' World 2024 Winter Special Recap: Ep 1
The first of the Gardeners' World 2024 Winter Specials! This week we join the wonderful Carol Klein at Forest Lodge Gardens in Somerset before heading over to Oswestry in Shropshire to enjoy an apple tree masterclass with Tom Adams, The Apple Man. Nick Bailey takes us to Bates Green Garden in Sussex and their Arlington Bluebell Walk, where we meet Emma Reece, head gardener. Ex-military man, Martin Jordan shows us his impressive Birdhouse Gourds on his allotment in Chepstow before we meet Emma Rabbitt, Annie Healy and Lorna Babb on their Dads Lane Allotments in Birmingham. Finally Adam Frost takes us to Borde Hill Gardens where we meet the garden's Head of Horticulture Harry Baldwin and learn a little about Plantsman Colonel Stevenson Clarke and his successors Andrewjohn & Eleni Stephenson Clarke and now Jay Goddard and Harry Stephenson Clarkel.Some links:Carol Klein's pink coat!Didriksons Nancy Parka Jacket Fuchsia https://www.magrigg.co.uk/didriksons-nancy-parka-jacket-fuchsia.html.htmlForest Lodge Gardenshttps://forestlodgegardens.co.ukTom Adamshttps://tomtheappleman.co.uk/Bates Green Gardenhttps://batesgreengarden.co.ukArlington Bluebell Walkhttps://www.bluebellwalk.co.ukMartin Jordanhttps://www.instagram.com/hanley_plotter_allotment/Martin's bookhttps://www.blurb.co.uk/books/882897-nahanni-river-trip-2009Dads Lane Allotments in Birminghamhttps://thebirminghamallotmentproject.co.uk/case-studiesBorde Hillhttps://bordehill.co.uk/More Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep12: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Alex
Episode 12 of Good Ol’ Chit-Chats is out now! This week we chat with Alex from Mitchell Flower Farm and travel from Kent to Chile and back again via Californian poppies that aren’t really Californian poppies, zombie eye infections and 1970s swing-seats.Some mentions from Alex, links to which can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/Garden designer, James Alexander Sinclaire Beth Chatto's Gravel GardenBreedon Golden Amber GravelCochoa near Vina del MarMore Not Just a GardenWebsite: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Not Just a Garden!A name that came about after we laboriously tackled a weed-infested, overgrown, black-run-steep patch of field into something vaguely resembling a garden. Literal blood, sweat and tears were spent in the process but once the beds were built, the plants began to grow and the wildlife took over, we agreed it was not just a garden, but something so much more; a shared achievement, a bonding experience, an escape from screens, a hideaway for tranquil moments, a safe space to sit and put the mad and confusing world to rights.Our continued shared love of gardening has had us avidly watching Gardeners’ World each week, taking notes here, animatedly discussing there, which has in turn lead us to giving a Sweetpea & Bear style recap on our podcast! Just a mother and daughter chewing the fat over Nick, Frances and Adam’s big garden moves, enjoying Monty and Toby’s poetic presenting, learning intriguing garden history from Advolly and hanging off Carol’s every propagating word.The programme has also brought into our living rooms each week a novice, professional, serious, hilarious, quirky, eccentric, inspiring world of guests, all of whom we want to know so much more about. So our Good Ol' Chit-Chats series was born; each episode we chat with a previous guest on Gardeners’ World and find out more about what would make their dream garden.So grab a cup of tea and flask of coffee, a glass of wine, a whisky, a Pimms, an Apple and Pear juice or anything in between, and join us for a Good Ol’ Chit-Chat about Not Just a Garden!Sweetpea & Bear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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