A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation, and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing.
Garden soundtrack.
September.
A micro review of The Almanac – a seasonal guide to 2018, by Lia Leendertz, and a trail for the 2019 version, just published.
Question: why do we make gardens?
Tom Massey’s garden for the Lemon Tree Trust at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018
The impulse to create a home with plants, and what to do when you don’t have a garden?
Houseplants.
Plants Jane mentions:
Burning bush Kochia scoparia var. trichophylla
Philodendron ‘Pink Princess’, Philodendron ‘Prince of Orange’, Philodendron ‘Xanadu’
Monstera deliciosa, Monstera borsigiana (Monstera deliciosa var. borsigiana)
Do plants clean the air?
A couple of links to back up our random allusions to “various ... studies” with regard to the beneficial effects of greenery on our mental wellbeing.
Gardens and health: implications for policy and practice. Kings Fund report commissioned by the National Garden’s Scheme in 2016.
With thanks to Jane for coming along to chat about her life with plants, and for Ben Dark for lending his voice for the reading. You can find Ben’s podcast here: Ben Dark,
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