Discutafel podcast on eco-friendly gardening & permaculture

164: Garden Museum: a journey through garden history

Let's delve into British gardening in former times! Ivonne visits the Garden Museum in London. The galleries here tell the story of gardens in Britain from the 1600s until today. Ivonne points out several nice to know facts. 

• What was the title of the first magazine designed specifically for the amateur gardener? 
• Which flowers did soldier George Moore collect in World War I for his fiancé, who was at home in Newcastle? 
• Who were the 'weeding women'? 

Remarkably, the museum's home is the church of John Tradescant (1580-1638) who is considered to have been the first great gardener in British history. 
As always, you'll find more information in the shownote. 

Listen also to part 2 of our visit to the Garden Museum. 

131: ’Long Distance’: Milner House and gardens

Come and walk with Ivonne in Milner House and through its famous gardens. 
Learn why former owner Veronica Milner named the property 'Long Distance'. Listen to ladies chatting in the tearoom. 
Outside the house, Ivonne is stunned by the view across the bay. Boardwalks lead her to a steep slope. She notices the densely overgrown forest floor. This is a good place to experience the original Vancouver Island woodland. 
Oh! What's moving over there, near the shrubs? Listen: ravens! 

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

This podcast is part of a series of shows and blogs about Milner Gardens and Woodland in Canada.
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106: Seed sowing plans and results 2021

While walking in the garden, Ivonne reflects on her seed sowing activities and results in 2021. Get ideas for your own seed sowing calendar!
And by the way, what about her discovery in the living room? 
As always, you'll find more information in the shownote.

 
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82: 'Strawing up' potatoes

 100% English episode!
Earthing up potatoes? Ivonne shares her experience with 'strawing up': not filling the growing bag with layers of soil, but mulching with straw. And she's obviously going through a learning curve! 
As always, you'll find more information in the shownote.

67: Allotment gardening in UK and NL part 2

 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 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. 

23: Permaculture origins and Monty's garden talks

 100% English episode

• Short introduction on permaculture. Who developed this mindset and why? What are main differences with organic agriculture?
• Ivonne looks back at her visit to Gardeners' World Live and shares special 'garden & life' talks by the famous TV presenter Monty Don.

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

20: Bird migration and your garden

100% English episode!
Finally, the seasons' change is clear. Bird migration obviously has started.Why do birds travel? And what’s the relevance of this phenomenon for you as an eco-friendly gardener? As always, you'll find more information in the shownote.

18: Klimaatverandering en tuinieren

• Climate change and gardening. Partly in English!
  Discutafel kreeg toestemming van The Veg Grower Podcast om fragmenten te gebruiken uit zijn bijdrage over klimaatverandering en tuinieren. Ivonne voorziet deze Engelstalige fragmenten van Nederlands commentaar.
• Korte terugblik op de prijsuitreiking van de Online Radio Awards op 4-9-18.

Zoals altijd vind je meer info en links in de shownote.

 

12: Gardeners’ World Live 2018 (deel 2, Discuspecial)

With English summaries for our international listeners!

Ivonne genoot van Gardeners' World Live 2018, een grote tuinshow in Birmingham (VK). Zij bezocht de show op 14 en 15 juni. Luister naar het tweede deel van haar reportage en commentaar. En geniet mee van een echt Engels tuinfeestje! Deel 1 verscheen op 21 juni 2018. 

Zoals altijd vind je meer info en links in de shownote.

In deel 2:

• Sfeerimpressie van Plant Village, Floral Marquee & 'Meal in a barrow'
• Ivonne stelt 3 tv-tuinmannen voor die jij misschien nog niet kent
• Vraaggesprek met Ali Birkett over het project 'Nature of food'
• Carol Klein en haar visie op natuurlijk tuinieren

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