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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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Ep.10 - Lucy and Saul take a look at which gardens have influenced their gardening careers the most...

March 31, 2020 • Saul Walker and Lucy Chamberlain • Episode 10

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Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums.

In this episode Lucy and Saul have a chat about which gardens inspire and influence their Head Gardening careers. Lucy's choice is the garden of one of the UK's most celebrated plantswomen Beth Chatto - a garden in Essex famed for its philosophy or Right Plant, Right Place - including its famous Gravel Garden, and the atmospheric Woodland with choice plants growing all over. Saul share's his love for the Garden House on the outskirts of Dartmoor in Devon, describing how it was seminal in the early development of his career and how its one time Head Gardener Keith Wiley continues to shape his Plantmanship.

We also mention the charity Perennial - with many Horticulturists, including many friends and colleagues, losing their jobs and livelihoods during this difficult time, Perennial are a charity dedicated to help fellow Horti's when the fall on hard times. Please if you can take a look at their website and support them in what ever way you might.

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/)