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PlantNetwork Interviews

PlantNetwork interviews horticulturists about their gardens and their careers, as well as their favourite plants!

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36: Organic gardens, eighteenth century landscapes, and native orchids: an interview with Nick Fraser of the National Trust.

36: Organic gardens, eighteenth century landscapes, and native orchids: an interview with Nick Fraser of the National Trust.

Nick Fraser, Senior Gardener with the National Trust, talks about caring for three very different gardens in North Yorks... Read more

27 May 2022

23mins

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35: Wonderful weeds and virtual ethnobotanical gardens - Yoke van der Meer, freelance horticulturist and plant blogger

35: Wonderful weeds and virtual ethnobotanical gardens - Yoke van der Meer, freelance horticulturist and plant blogger

Freelance horticulturist Yoke van der Meer spoke with PlantNetwork about her career and her blog, Wonderful Weeds Weekly... Read more

6 May 2022

12mins

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34: From Young Hort of the Year finalist to regional organiser - Cal Stewart of RHS Garden Harlow Carr

34: From Young Hort of the Year finalist to regional organiser - Cal Stewart of RHS Garden Harlow Carr

Meet Cal Stewart - gardener, educator, mixologist and dandelion fan! Cal has recently moved from being a full-time garde... Read more

8 Mar 2022

27mins

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33. The Tangled Bank with Beccy Middleton - Sustainability Special

33. The Tangled Bank with Beccy Middleton - Sustainability Special

To celebrate the PlantNetwork Year of Sustainability, we will be exploring sustainability issues and projects as part of... Read more

25 Feb 2022

19mins

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32: Growing bamboos for pandas - Jess Brown of Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Edinburgh Zoo

32: Growing bamboos for pandas - Jess Brown of Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Edinburgh Zoo

In the first podcast for 2022, PlantNetwork speaks with Jess Brown of RZSS Edinburgh Zoo about gardening for pandas amon... Read more

19 Jan 2022

24mins

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31: Den building, tomato growing, and sustainable gardens - Doug Stewart

31: Den building, tomato growing, and sustainable gardens - Doug Stewart

PlantNetwork talks to Doug Stewart, a 'general practitioner' of horticulture. We discuss careers, perceptions of horticu... Read more

30 Nov 2021

27mins

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30: Growing clematis, climbers and young horticulturists - Mollie Higginson of New Leaf Plants

30: Growing clematis, climbers and young horticulturists - Mollie Higginson of New Leaf Plants

Meet a young horticulturist who is also a passionate spokesperson for the industry! PlantNetwork talks to Mollie Higgins... Read more

9 Nov 2021

25mins

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29: Exotics in Scotland, exploration in Vietnam - Richard Baines of Logan Botanic Garden

29: Exotics in Scotland, exploration in Vietnam - Richard Baines of Logan Botanic Garden

Meet Richard Baines, the Curator of Logan Botanic Garden, author and a truly passionate horticulturist who has definitel... Read more

5 Oct 2021

25mins

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28: The perks of being a trainee - Frances Porter as a Professional Gardeners’ Guild Trainee

28: The perks of being a trainee - Frances Porter as a Professional Gardeners’ Guild Trainee

A select few join the Professional Gardeners’ Guild Traineeship every year and if you are lucky to be one of the select,... Read more

15 Sep 2021

16mins

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27: Young hort filling big shoes - Sam Hickmott of the National Trust

27: Young hort filling big shoes - Sam Hickmott of the National Trust

How did a fully booked course get Sam Hickmott into his horticultural career? Sam is a young head gardener looking after... Read more

2 Sep 2021

17mins

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