• S03.5 Episode 2: What we want from our gardens

  • Nov 6 2024
  • Length: 21 mins
  • Podcast

S03.5 Episode 2: What we want from our gardens

  • Summary

  • Gardens, weeds and words podcast, S03.5 E02 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.

    Autumn is settling in and, if we’re honest, we start to spend less time actively gardening. More time for the soil to grow what it really wants, more time for us to start dreaming next year’s garden into being. In this episode, we hear how weeds have evolved to depend upon us making room for them to exploit, with another reading form Jack Wallington’s Wild About Weeds. And I bring you the second instalment of my series on easing into harmony with your garden.

    Garden soundtrack

    00:40 How we could use our gardens more all year round

    02:00 Essential kit for experiencing a soggy garden

    03:20 Assessing the garden in autumn, and making a habit of showing up

    04:20 What the weeds are getting up to, and how humans and weeds go hand in hand

    reading

    05:55 from Jack Wallington's Wild About Weeds, read by Rose White

    08:29 Purpose and intention in the garden – weedy, or not so weedy? It's up to you!

    09:23 What do you want from your garden? The second instalment of my series on easing into harmony with your garden.

    18:48 A special quality to gardening at this time of year – read more on Bramble & Briar, my publication on Substack (you can listen there, too)

    On lazy clouds, and the softness of November, Andrew O'Brien, on Bramble & Briar

    ***

    Thank you to Rose White for reading so beautifully from Jack's book, Wild About Weeds, published by Lawrence King in 2019.

    (You can order Rose’s own book of her poetry, Songbird, here. 10% of all proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the charity BEAT Eating Disorders).

    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.


    website: gardensweedsandwords.com
    email: gardensweedsandwords@gmail.com
    Instagram: instagram.com/AndrewTimothyOB
    Twitter: twitter.com/AndrewTimothyOB

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