We start 2021 with a chat to Juliet Sargeant, RHS Chelsea gold medal winning garden designer and founder of the Sussex Garden School. Find out more about Juliet’s design ethos and her secret mission as well as her surprising confession regarding her own garden. Juliet also has advice for anyone wanting to pursue a career in garden design.
PlantNetwork speaks with Dr Waheed Arshad to find out more about his role as botanical data specialist with Candide Gardening and Botanical Software and how it all began with a letter to the Queen….
A festive special edition of the podcast, looking at a few favourite trees… With thanks to Mark Ballard, Simon Toomer, Gary Long, Toby Beasley and Tim Baxter for their contributions.
Simon Toomer interviews Mark Ballard, finding out more about his role at Westonbirt, the National Arboretum.
Listen to this conversation between Christopher Weddell from English Heritage and the RHS’ Rob Brett about all things horticulture from careers to inspiring people and places…
We talk to Andy Spetch about soil and turning waste into a product. While Andy isn’t a horticulturist, he works in a sector with very close links to horticulture, demonstrating the wide range of careers that exist in sectors aligned to gardens.
The latest podcast features an interview with Shelley O’Berg of Cambo Gardens in Scotland. Shelley’s role is definitely varied and shows the different skills that might be required of a horticulturist – although not all gardeners are happy on a flying trapeze!
With August traditionally marking the end of trainee and apprenticeship placements, PlantNetwork speak to RHS Level 4 student Daniel Jones about his time as a trainee and his hopes for the future.
To celebrate Yorkshire Day on 1st August, we catch up with Yorkshire-based gardener, Katy Merrington, to find out more about the garden she cares for at The Hepworth Wakefield.
PlantNetwork catches up with Gary to find out a little more about Trewithen Gardens.
