Treacle and Twinning

November 25, 2025 · 36 min · Season 3 · Episode 20

About this episode

In the final episode of Series 3, Sally Flatman discusses high lines in the UK and the concept of twinning gardens with farmers in Africa.

I know it is a bit of a strange title. But bear with me this is the last episode of Series 3 (Series 4 will start in February 2026) and we have a couple of loose ends to tie up and an amazing idea to share. Back in November 2024, I visited the Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester and the route of the proposed Camden Highline in London. Now regular listeners will know that I love high lines and I have walked the ones in Paris and New York. (For the latter check out episode 17) I promised in 2024 that we would revisit both the UK projects, one year on and in this episode we catch up with Kate Picker and Simon Pitkeathley. And treacle features quite a lot! Then there is the amazing idea of twinning your garden with a farmer in rural Africa thanks to the charity Ripple Effect. I worked with this charity under its former name 'Send a Cow' when I was the BBC Radio 4 Appeals Producer and I was thrilled to learn, thanks to Claire - the Garden Editor, that the charity has another brilliant idea. So enjoy this episode and perhaps any others you have missed during this series; they feature Napolean, Adam Frost and Poppy Okotcha, alongside a million daffodil bulbs, ancient seeds, enormous yucca…

People in this episode

Host: Sally Flatman

Guests: Kate Picker, Simon Pitkeathley

Topics covered

high lines
garden twinning
charity
urban gardening
plant stories

Keywords

high lines
garden twinning
Ripple Effect
Castlefield Viaduct
Camden Highline

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ripple Effect, Send a Cow

Places: Castlefield Viaduct, Manchester, Camden Highline, London