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
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23mins
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
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12mins
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
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27mins
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
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19mins
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
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24mins
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
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27mins
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
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25mins
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
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25mins
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
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16mins
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
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17mins