The picture perfect garden
This post contains affiliate links
Winter’s not yet done with us, but there's always something to do in the garden. Seeds to sow, perhaps, and moving about over the soft ground, creating the perfect conditions for plants that flourish in compacted soils. In this episode, we delve once more into Jack Wallington's Wild About Weeds for a perspective on how to manage these rebel plants. And I share with you the third instalment of my series on easing into harmony with your garden.
Please do continue to share the podcast on social media, and if you’d really like to brighten my day, leave a review on iTunes or your podcast app of choice. Or drop me a note in the comments section below, having listened on the embedded player on this page.
Gardens, weeds and words podcast, S03.5 E03 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.
Garden soundtrack
Winter conditions in the garden.
01:17 A weed for every situation
reading
02:18 from Jack Wallington’s Wild About Weeds, read by Andy Wain
04:15 When to start sowing seeds – a flurry of mild debate
05:28 What instinctively feels right for us in the garden?
06:09 How do you want your garden to look and feel? The third instalment of my series on easing into harmony with your garden.
Q1. How do you want to feel when you’re in your garden?
Q2. ...and what’s getting in the way of this right now?
Q3. What do you like about you garden?
Q4. What do you dislike about your garden?
Q5. What aspects of gardens and gardening do you find visually appealing?
Q6. ...and how do you think you might incorporate these into your garden?
Q7. What stories do you want your garden to tell?
***
Thank you to Andy Wain for his spirited reading from Jack’s book, Wild About Weeds, published by Lawrence King in 2019.
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.
substack: Bramble & Briar
website: www.andrewtimothyobrien.com
email: gardensweedsandwords@gmail.com
instagram: instagram.com/AndrewTimothyOB
A year of garden coaching
If you'd like to find out more about my my 12 month online garden coaching programme, please visit the website, where you can read more details. There will be a few spaces opening up in spring, so do sign up to be the first to hear when you can book.
Sign up for my (mostly) monthly newsletter below
Hello! I’m Andrew, gardener, writer, photographer, and owner of a too-loud laugh, and I’m so pleased you’ve found your way to Gardens, weeds & words. You can read a more in-depth profile of me on the About page, or by clicking this image.
