A notebook full of failures - Maddie and Emily chat!

A notebook full of failures - Maddie and Emily chat!

From Avant Gardeners by Madeleine Gasparinatos & Emily Allen

February 17, 2026 · 36 min · Season 7 · Episode 1

About this episode

Maddie and Emily return to discuss various gardening topics and introduce a new episode format.

We're baaaaaack! And with a slightly new format. We're trying out one week where we release our chat (longer version), and the following week we'll release our guest interview. It means we can get episodes out weekly. We'll trial it and see. We've missed the podcast so it's awesome to be back. Emily has knocked it out of the park with a delicious mulberry bramble (gin, mulberry cordial from our friends' tree, blackberries, lime). Having taken more than two months off, we have so much to chat about. Including, but not limited to: Seed saving - calendula and platypus spinach, Drying hydrangeas thanks to Anya The Garden Fairy We're talking about Moths - they need a rebrand. The Almanac, Cool Climate Sowing Guide Alnwick Garden and Millie Fleur's Poison Garden (by Christy Mandin). Aaaand lilacs, daphne, feverfew, calendula, compost bays. Catch up next week when we interview (omg!) Jo Thompson!

People in this episode

Hosts: Madeleine Gasparinatos, Emily Allen

Guest: Jo Thompson

Topics covered

  • seed saving
  • drying hydrangeas
  • moths
  • gardening tips
  • mulberry bramble
  • plant varieties

Keywords

  • gardening
  • seed saving
  • moths
  • mulberry bramble
  • plant care
  • hydrangeas
  • interview

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Almanac, Cool Climate Sowing Guide, Millie Fleur's Poison Garden

Places: Alnwick Garden

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