Discutafel podcast on eco-friendly gardening & permaculture

127: Veronica Milner and her dream garden

Milner Gardens and Woodland was the dream of one woman, Veronica Milner. She was the creative force behind this green paradise on Vancouver Island. 
Veronica Milner is the central person in this episode of the series on her estate. What were her backgrounds and ideas? 
As always, you'll find more information in the shownote. 

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This podcast is part of a series of shows and blogs about Milner Gardens and Woodland in Canada.

112: A visit to Pinetum Blijdenstein

Hidden in a residential aera in Hilversum is Pinetum Blijdenstein. Ivonne wanders among the big pinetrees.
She finds out about the adventures of a Mr. Wilson. By the way, what's that noise near the stumpery? 
As always, you'll find more information in the shownote. 

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89: Celts and ecological succession in Botanical garden Haren

Listen to part II of our Discucoverage in Botanical garden Haren.  
Experience the Celtic tree calendar. Which is Ivonne's tree? And find out why the heather and grass fields are hardly recognizable these days ...  
As always, you'll find more information in the shownote. 

Listen also to part I of this coverage in Discutafel podcast 87!

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87: Chinese splash and modern hermitage in Botanical garden Haren

Listen to part I of our Discucoverage in Botanical garden Haren, near Groningen in The Netherlands. 
Walk with Ivonne behind the Chinese waterfall. And discover a modern hermit garden ...  
This episode ends when arriving at the Celtic garden. 

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As always, you'll find more info and links in the shownote. 
Part II will be released later in the season. Stay tuned! 

67: Allotment gardening in UK and NL part 2

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We're talking about past, present and future of allotment gardening in the UK and The Netherlands.
What are similarities and differences, according to our UK podcast colleague Richard and 2 Dutch allotment holders?
And we continue our visit to Saskia's garden in garden park 'Ons Buiten'.
Part 1 is online since November 28, 2019.
As always, you'll find more information in the shownote.

Remark: due to an unknown software error, we had to reinstall this audio file.
At that moment, at least about 90 listeners had already downloaded this episode.
Download counting restarted on January 27, 2020. 

63: Allotment gardening in UK and NL part 1

 100% English episode! 

We're talking about past, present and future of allotment gardening in the UK and The Netherlands. 
What are similarities and differences, according to our UK podcast colleague Richard and 2 Dutch allotment holders? 
And we take a visit to Saskia's garden in garden park 'Ons Buiten'. 
Part 2 will be online on December 26, 2019. 
As always, you'll find more information in the shownote. 

54: Glasgow Botanic Gardens

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Visit to Glasgow Botanic Gardens on a hot summer's day.
The gardens have no entrance fee. Does this mean it's an ordinary public park without the usual Latin plant names?
As always, you'll find more information in the shownote. 

Read also our blog: Botanical gardens: interesting for wildlife-friendly gardeners? 

 

46: New Dutch garden show Gardenista

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It's Chelsea Flower Show now. OK. But here in The Netherlands a brand new garden show was born last week: Gardenista. Come and listen! 
As always, you'll find more information in the shownote

32: Ryton Organic Gardens part 2

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• In part 2 of her walk in Ryton Organic Gardens Ivonne takes you to the allotment, multicultural garden, Heritage Seed Library and the fruit & vegetable garden. 
• She pays special attention to Geoff Hamilton and the replica of his Paradise Garden at Ryton. 
• Listen also to part 1 of Ivonne's walk! 

As always, you'll find more information in the shownote.

The garden's future is uncertain. Please note, the situation in Ryton may have changed when you hear this edition of Discutafel podcast.

29: Ryton Organic Gardens part 1

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• Garden Organic is a UK organic growing charity. It runs Ryton Organic Gardens near Coventry. Ivonne lets you experience a little bit of her rather hilarious journey to the gardens. 
• In part 1 of her walk in the gardens Ivonne takes you to the areas which are dedicated to low maintenance landscaping and keeping your garden healthy. 
• Listen also to part 2 of Ivonne's walk! 

As always, you'll find more information in the shownote. 

Please note: the garden's future is uncertain. The situation in Ryton may have changed when you read this shownote or hear this edition of Discutafel podcast. Recordings at the site were made in June 2018.