Landscape designer Marian Boswall constructs her fantasy garden, the first important ingredient of which would be love. Find out why Marian wants to experience the garden from the perspective of a bug and a bird, as well as in slo-mo and fast-mo, and how being ‘invisible’ is helpful when out beaver spotting. Discover what the secret of quick composting is, how she learned to love yellow… and why she wants a pair of wolves in her dream garden. Talking Gardens is created by the team at Gardens Illustrated magazine. Find lots more great garden inspiration and planting ideas, and subscribe, at www.gardensillustrated.com Discover Marian Boswall’s top tips on creating a sustainable garden; see a beautiful low-maintenance garden she designed; and learn more about her favourite plants with medicinal qualities. Enjoying this podcast? Why not tell a friend to listen too? Make sure to leave a review, or a comment to let us know who you would most like to hear talking about their dream garden. Follow now so you never miss an episode. Show notes Books Terry Pratchett book Reaper Man Laline Paull book The Bees Merlin Sheldrake book Entangled Life People 42 Acres, nature reserve and wellbeing centre, founded by Lara and Seth Tabatznik Thich Nhat Hanh, dubbed the ‘father of mindfulness’ Satish Kumar, peace activist Dr Elaine Inghams Soil Food Web Nicole Masters Integrity Soils Ideas Rewilding (beavers) The Great Dixter Biodiversity Audit Making compost Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Landscape designer Marian Boswall constructs her fantasy garden, the first important ingredient of which would be love. Find out why Marian wants to experience the garden from the perspective of a bug and a bird, as well as in slo-mo and fast-mo, and how being ‘invisible’ is helpful when out beaver spotting. Discover what the secret of quick composting is, how she learned to love yellow… and why she wants a pair of wolves in her dream garden.  Talking Gardens is created by the team at Gardens Illustrated magazine. Find lots more great garden inspiration and planting ideas, and subscribe, at www.gardensillustrated.com  Discover Marian Boswall’s top tips on creating a sustainable garden; see a beautiful low-maintenance garden she designed; and learn more about her favourite plants with medicinal qualities.  Enjoying this podcast? Why not tell a friend to listen too? Make sure to leave a review, or a comment to let us know who you would most like to hear talking about their dream garden. Follow now so you never miss an episode.  Show notes Books  Terry Pratchett book Reaper Man   Laline Paull book The Bees   Merlin Sheldrake book Entangled Life     People   42 Acres, nature reserve and wellbeing centre, founded by Lara and Seth Tabatznik   Thich Nhat Hanh, dubbed the ‘father of mindfulness’   Satish Kumar, peace activist  Dr Elaine Inghams Soil Food Web   Nicole Masters Integrity Soils    Ideas   Rewilding (beavers)   The Great Dixter Biodiversity Audit   Making compost   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you could create your dream garden from pieces of all of your favourite places, and if you could grow any plants in the world, what would you choose? Who would you have as your imaginary head gardener, or garden designer?  In Talking Gardens, the podcast from the team behind Gardens Illustrated, host Stephanie Mahon asks the great and the good of the gardening world to construct their ultimate fantasy growing space.

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