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Talking Heads - a Gardening Podcast

Follow professional gardeners Saul Walker and Lucy Chamberlain as they reveal exactly what it’s like to be horticulturists in the diverse and exciting world of gardening . Lucy and Saul have 40 years of gardening experience between them and it soon became clear to them both that this fulfilling vocation can be incredibly diverse, occasionally challenging and hugely rewarding. On the podcast they regularly discuss horticultural topics close to their hearts and give you an insight into their lives as gardeners. If you wish to support the podcast you can via our BuyMeACoffee page - just click the link at the end of the podcast description or the donate button found at the bottom of this page.

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Talking Heads - a Gardening Podcast

Ep. 2 - Networking, Stonelands Visit, Planning Kitchen Gardens

January 27, 2020 • Saul Walker and Lucy Chamberlain • Episode 2

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In the second episode of the Talking Heads Podcast Saul and Lucy delve into their experience of building a network of gardeners, nursery owners and other fellow horticultural enthusiasts. They discuss why its important to have a wide range of contacts to not only develop their careers, but also the gardens they look after.

Saul gives Lucy a tour of Stonelands House when she visits him in Devon. They take a look at the history of the house and gardens while admiring the new mixed herbaceous garden recently planted around the terrace, the intimate and beautifully planted courtyard with Box Knot and finally scale one of the gardens numerous slopes to discuss the on-going development of the Orchard Meadow and wonder at the borrowed Humphrey Repton Landscape beyond. (Part 1 of 2)

Finally Lucy and Saul take a in-depth look at how they are preparing their respective Kitchen Gardens for the coming year - with Lucy's considerable experience in growing fruit and vegetables and Saul still 'learning the ropes' - they discuss how they approach their vegetable variety choices, the key preparation of the Veg Garden beds and there ongoing ethos for the coming year.

Lucy's book is being republished - the 'RHS Step-by-Step Veg Patch: A Foolproof Guide to Every Stage of Growing Fruit and Veg' - available from February 6th and can be pre-ordered on Amazon - click here

Twitter links:
Saul @GardeningSaul
Lucy @HeadGardenerLC

Intro and Outro music from https://filmmusic.io
"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)