The Garden Log
Ben Dark
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Garden Log episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Garden Log for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Garden Log episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
#13 Breaking new ground
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01/10/18 • 25 min
In this episode we talk deadwood, Pope, bonsai and hope. With excitement and worry the ground is broken on a new area of the garden. Ben surveys the damage wrought by winter and fails to clean the greenhouse.
Episode 12: There’s no business like snow business
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12/21/17 • 24 min
It's bare root hedges with Philip of Macedon and thick-headed gardeners with Mr Kipling in this barnstorming episode of The Garden Log
Episode 11: Himalayan nutmeg, protecting tree ferns and freezing half to death on a small tractor
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12/13/17 • 25 min
This wintery broadcast investigates how to put the garden to bed for winter and debunks some ancient Chinese wisdom. Also, green alkanet, blackbirds, foxgloves and hylotelephium.
Maybe a hot cup of tea would go well with this episode?
Episode 10: How to pot paperwhites, prune figs and scandalise your great great great grandmother
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12/06/17 • 26 min
In this episode we take to the waves with a question from the canal-side. I’m talking the language of flowers and giving evergreen advice for early December.
Join me for another muddy-kneed tour of the English garden.
@bensgarden
Episode 9: If dandelions were hard to grow
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11/29/17 • 29 min
This was a windy, thrifty, rotten sort of week. I'm talking medlars, erotic Persian gardening, phytophthora and robin training. Just November things.
@Bensgarden
Episode 8: Compost leeching, Iris psuedacorus and psychological tips for leaf collection
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11/22/17 • 23 min
Now back in England, hands firmly in the soil, head high in the clouds.
Its time to talk compost. Also, I'll be flagging some issues with Iris pseudacorus and conducting a survey of the flowering plants still braving the November chill.
As always, questions and feedback to [email protected]
@Bensgarden
Happy gardening!
Episode 7: Dystopian flower beds made easy!
The Garden Log
11/15/17 • 18 min
This week’s special edition focuses on planting a spectacular, long flowering border to keep you radioactively warm all winter.
Plants used for this project:
Allium moly
Erigeron karvinskianus
x Heucherella ‘Kimono’
Hylotelephium spectabile 'Carl'
Gaura lindheimeri ‘Sparkle White’
Kniphofia ‘Toffee Nosed’
Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Sweet Winter
Sisyrinchium striatum
Episode 6: Social learning in squirrels, the Ipomoea report and dairy farming with Richard Burton
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11/08/17 • 29 min
Another wander through the gardening week. In this episode it’s time to talk tulips. I tell the story of my Morning Glory and commiserate with a listener over his dismembered tiarella.
11/01/17 • 26 min
This week we focus on root-balled yew, how to get the best from your beautyberry and plan on transforming the garden into just the right sort of fiery hell-pit.
More gardens, gardening and horticultural advice from The Garden Log.
#14 The Diet of Worms
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01/18/18 • 22 min
In this episode of the gardening podcast Ben talks about worms, foxgloves and the art of the Japanese garden. A wriggly, wiggly horticultural treat.
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Garden Log have?
The Garden Log currently has 100 episodes available.
What topics does The Garden Log cover?
The podcast is about Leisure, Home & Garden, Society & Culture, Gardening, Personal Journals, Podcasts and Horticulture.
What is the most popular episode on The Garden Log?
The episode title 'How to keep plants alive (and other mysteries)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Garden Log?
The average episode length on The Garden Log is 28 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Garden Log released?
Episodes of The Garden Log are typically released every 12 days.
When was the first episode of The Garden Log?
The first episode of The Garden Log was released on Oct 25, 2017.
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