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Roots and All - Gardening Podcast

Do you want to know how to grow plants and get the best out of your outdoor space? Do you find traditional gardening media baffling and/or boring? Then you"re in the right place, because the Roots and All podcast is here to dig deep into how to create a successful garden. If you want honest information and insider knowledge about how to get results, join irreverent horticulturist Sarah Wilson as she chats to the best people from the world of plants and gardens. Sarah is on a mission to help you

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Podcast 114 - Grounded: A Gardener’s Journey to...

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2021/06/14

This week I’m speaking to smallholder and YouTuber Liz Zorab. Liz has been documenting her growing efforts, firstly via a blog and then via her hugely popular YouTube channel. She’s recently written Grounded: A Gardener’s Journey to Abundance and Self-Sufficiency in which she talks about setting up at a new site in Wales and how her gardening journey went hand in hand with her journey from ill-health to relative wellness. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Black Garden Ants This episode is brought to

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Podcast 113 - Growing Under Cover with Niki Jabbour

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2021/06/07

This episode, I’m speaking to Canadian gardening superstar Niki Jabbour. Niki is a gardener and author of 3 books, including ‘Growing Under Cover’, which is the most comprehensive guide to using crop covers in your vegetable garden. It’s based on Niki’s first-hand, decades long research into successfully growing food 365 days a year in the challenging climate of Nova Scotia and what she doesn’t know about using covers to protect crops, prolong the season and cheat the weather, you could write on the

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Podcast 112 - Swapcast: Plants Grow Here Podcast

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2021/05/31

This week’s episode is a little bit different as it’s a recording of me chatting to Daniel Fuller on the brilliant Plants Grow Here podcast. Although we may be geographically antipodean, there are a lot of similarities between Roots and All and Plants Grow Here, as Daniel and I both cover a wide range of horticultural topics, including those on the fringe and we both love a bit of geeking out! Join us as we dive into the world of podcasting and gardening. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Garden

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Podcast 111 - Companion Planting with Jessica Walliser

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2021/05/24

Today’s intro comes to you from by back garden, courtesy of the local birds! This week I’m speaking to Jessica Walliser, author of ‘Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden’ which as it says, is a scientific look at companion plant to find out if it works, and if it does, in what way and why. Jessica’s unique book is essential reading if you like to uncover some of the secrets behind the received horticultural wisdom that’s passed down from one gardener

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Podcast 110 - Greg Peterson of The Urban Farm

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2021/05/17

Today’s intro comes to you from by back garden, courtesy of the local birds! In this episode I’m joined by Greg Peterson, who started The Urban Farm nearly 30 years ago. His third of an acre site is covered in edible crops which feed his family and other families too. Gardening as he does in Phoenix, Arizona he has to make full use of rainwater harvesting systems, soil improvement techniques, plus he’s heavy into recycling and reuse. We talk about how he’s created a fully functioning and

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Podcast 109 - The Botanical Mind with Gina Buenfeld

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2021/05/10

In this episode, I’m interviewing Gina Buenfeld-Murley, exhibitons curator of the Camden Art Centre and co-curator of the online exhibition The Botanical Mind. In this episode, we go deep into the relation between art and the natural world and talk about sacred geometry, indigenous art, symbolism, Jung, the mysterious Voynich manuscript and why this exhibition is so pertinent given the current relationship humans have to the rest of nature. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Pollen beetles This

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Podcast 108 - Dr Glynn Percival of Bartlett Tree Experts

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2021/05/03

This week, I’m speaking to Senior Arboricultural Research Manager Dr Glynn Percival, who works for Bartlett Tree Experts. I first heard Glynn speak about 7 years ago and I was blown away by his straight talking and the research he presented that day, which exploded many myths about tree planting. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that his eye-opening lecture was a pivotal moment in my understanding that I didn’t have to swallow all the received wisdom surrounding horticulture. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of

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Podcast 107 - RAA Takeover: Young Propagators Society

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2021/04/26

Today’s episode is the first in another new series called the Roots and All Takeover, where I hand the microphone over to an individual or group of people and they produce the content for the episode. There are no rules, they have complete free rein, the idea being to give an audio platform to people that don’t already have one. So this first takeover is by The Young Propagators Society and features a chat between Ellie and Sophie, the founding members of the society, Michal who’s a dendrologist at

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Podcast 106 - In Search of Mycotopia with Doug Bierend

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2021/04/19

This week I’m speaking to Doug Bierend, journalist and author of In Search of Mycoptopia, a book which documents Doug’s journey of discovery as it pertains to the world of mushrooms. We talk about what sparked this journey, about what, as he puts it in the interview, was his Come to Mushroom moment and how his interest in fungi continues to develop with each new step he takes along the way. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Hoverflies This episode is brought to you by the team at The Real Soil

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Dig In: So & Mo

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2021/04/15

This episode features Luke Taylor, co-founder of So and Mo, talking about a new type of liquid lawn feed that’s formulated to work in different ways at different times of the year, depending on the growing needs of your lawn. When you buy the box, you receive 6 formulas that you apply to your lawn between February and December. They’ve been developed using the decades of experience and knowledge Luke and his business partner have gleaned working with lawns on a commercial scale - basically, it’s a

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Podcast 105 - The Love Lives of Birds with Laura...

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2021/04/12

This week’s guest is Laura Erickson, talking about her brilliant book the Love Lives of Birds. Find out why some birds mate for life whilst others play the field, why some value age and experience, which birds lay their eggs in other bird’s nests and which stash their young in riverbanks and why there’s so much dancing involved! Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Bee Flies This episode is brought to you The Seed Sistas, who have been community herbalists for over 20 years. Their work took a turn

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Podcast 104 - Stephen Hackett of Horatio’s Garden...

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2021/04/05

This week’s guest is Stephen Hackett, head gardener at Horatio’s Garden South West. We talk about this amazing garden which was designed by Cleve West and is managed by Stephen, with the help of and for the benefit of the staff and patients at the adjacent spinal injuries unit. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Brimstone Butterflies This episode is brought to you The Seed Sistas, who have been community herbalists for over 20 years. Their work took a turn last March and they converted their passion

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Podcast 103 - Adventures in Eden with Carolyn Mullet

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2021/03/29

This week’s guest is Carolyn Mullet. Carolyn is an author and garden tour organiser. She recently released a book about some of the most beautiful gardens she’s visited in Europe, called Adventures in Eden. In the interview, I speak to Carolyn about the book and (with barely concealed envy) I ask her about the trips she undertakes and the gardens she sees with her company Carex Tours. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Bay Sucker Psyllid This episode is brought to you by our friends at Natural

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Dig In: Harvst

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2021/03/25

This is the first episode in the series and it features Rik Sellwood who along with his business partner Chris Tanner, has launched a company called Harvst. They build greenhouses for home gardeners, which can be controlled via an app. During the episode we talk about Harvst’s products of course, but we also talk about managing crops in greenhouses and how technology can be applied in a garden setting to make our lives easier. Listen to the end for the 15% discount code! Shop Harvst Information on

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Introducing Dig In

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2021/03/23

Hello. This is a short introduction to a new episode that’s being released on Thursday called Roots and All: Dig In. Dig In is a new series which came about because I’ve been contacted by various companies who would like to come on the podcast and talk about the wonderful products they have to sell. So do drop by on Thursday when I'll be speaking to Rik Sellwood of Harvst about, that amongst other things, a greenhouse you can water and ventilate via an app. Clever stuff!

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Podcast 102 - The Garden of Equal Delights with Anni...

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2021/03/22

This week’s guest is forest gardener Anni Kelsey. Anni is an experienced grower of edibles and she follows the principles of forest gardening - if you’re not sure what that means, all will be revealed. Her latest book The Garden of Equal Delights sets out principles for managing a garden in order to maximise its productive yield but it’s much more than that, it’s about gardening sustainably and using techniques that many conventional gardeners might find unusual but which work. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug

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Podcast 101 - GrowVeg with Benedict Vanheems

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2021/03/15

Podcast 101 - GrowVeg with Benedict Vanheems This week I’m talking to Benedict Vanheems, gardener, author, editor and face of the popular GrowVeg.com YouTube channel. If you’re thinking about growing veg this year, whether you’re an old hand or new to it, you’re bound to hear something of value from Benedict, who’s innovative approach to growing food takes the hard work out of things. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Black Garden Ants This episode is brought to you by Natural Grower. Launched in

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Podcast 100 - The Regenerative Grower's Guide to...

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2021/03/08

This week’s guest is Nigel Palmer, an experimental gardener who brings to bear his experience as an aerospace engineer to analyse, identify and organise the various components that make plants grow well. From his research, he’s compiled a recipe book of garden amendments, some easy to make and some involving more complex methods, but all of which you can recreate at home and use on your garden for better plant health and resilience. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Darwin’s Worms This episode is

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Podcast 99 - Pollinators & Pollination with Professor...

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2021/03/01

This episode I’m speaking to Professor Jeff Ollerton, author of the brilliant new book ‘Pollinators and Pollination’, another must-have to add to your ever burgeoning reading pile I’m afraid! I loved the book and as you’ll hear during the interview, it threw up all sorts of interesting questions about pollinators, their role in our lives and gardens and how much we need them. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Queen Bumblebees This episode is sponsored by gardencourses.com What we talk about: What

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Podcast 98 - Cats and Gardens

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2021/02/22

This week, I’m speaking to Danielle Draper, Manager of the Cats Protection National Cat Adoption Centre in Surrey and we’re talking about that sometimes contentious issue of cats and gardens. Cats are part of gardeners’ lives, particularly if you live in an urban area. Love them or hate them, you can’t get away from them and Danielle’s here to talk about learning to live harmoniously alongside the neighbourhood felines… Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Narcissus Bulb Fly This episode is brought to

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