Ep. 301 - Back to the Garden - Lucy returns and is all about the practical, as our gardens really start to shift with the transformation into Spring - also are the #TalkingHeads pair getting 'old'!
About this episode
Lucy and Saul discuss winter gardening tasks and preparations for spring.
Winter is here in the UK, so while Saul and Lucy hunker down, don layers and fire up the kettle more frequently than usual, what do their minds turn to in the garden? This is the perfect season for clearance of 2025 growth, for establishing new designs and for de-cluttering stores and greenhouses. Any hours that you can put into the garden now, will reward you hugely come spring and summer, when the jobs mount up. Quick - more tea and biscuits! Well Winter is really starting to transform into...
People in this episode
Hosts: Lucy Chamberlain, Saul Walker
Topics covered
- gardening
- seasonal changes
- winter preparation
- spring planning
- garden design
Keywords
- gardening
- winter
- spring
- garden design
- UK gardening
- seasonal tasks
Mentioned in this episode
Places: UK
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- Ep. 302 - Spring is springing, and Lucy is one tired gardener - so in this solo episode, hear her flop into a chair as she reaches the end(s) of her working day
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