Ep.32 - One of the many questions Lucy and Saul get on both the Radio and at the BBC Gardeners' World Live show, is how to grow plants successfully in containers, so we have a chat about our experiences.... Artwork

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.32 - One of the many questions Lucy and Saul get on both the Radio and at the BBC Gardeners' World Live show, is how to grow plants successfully in containers, so we have a chat about our experiences....

June 16, 2020 • Saul Walker and Lucy Chamberlain • Episode 32

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As the Coronovirus pandemic has changed many aspects of life over the past many months, the gardens and green spaces all across the UK have continued in full glory over the spring - but Summer has arrived and for many the outdoors is the sanctuary from the continued uncertainty of what lies ahead. Head Gardeners Saul and Lucy have still been full at work at Stonelands and Easy Donyland (as well as their own gardens) and continue to share their lives as professional horticulturists, there tips and tricks and their observations of their gardening lives.

Saul's personal plant collection numbers the many hundreds most of which are grown in pots, Lucy also has many dwarfing fruit trees in pots and using containers all over East Donyland. One of the most common questions we get asked when we do our advice clinics is what is wrong with my plant in this pot, or how do we grow trees and shrubs successfully in a pot. Well we thought we'd dedicate an episode to explain what to consider when using containers, especially the long-term maintenance and health of pot grown plants.

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/)

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