The Gardener's Pilgrimage

Join me in this episode where I visit gardener, naturalist and Guardian Country Diary writer Susie White in her garden in the North Pennines. We talk about the loss of Chesters Walled Garden marked the end of one chapter and led to the creation of the garden she nurtures today - a place shaped by its surrounding landscape and seasons. She also introduces us to the mysterious world of moths, where...

This episode of the Pilgrimage brings us to Berrywell Garden to visit Will Tomson. Sheffield based garden designer running his own business Creative Cultivation, and cofounder of Talking Plants Sheffield. In this episode, we talk about the gardens and gardeners that have inspired him, as well as the role of the gardener and garden designer in creating spaces that function as thriving ecosystems wh...

In Episode 2, we're visiting The Hayloft , just outside York, to spend time respected conservationists, Professor Sir John Lawton . Sir John has dedicated a lifetime to understanding nature and how we can better protect it. His distinguished career has seen him serve as Vice President of the RSPB, former President of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, and President of the Yorkshire Naturalists'...

Episode 1 of the Gardener's Pilgrimage brings us to Park Hill Farm nestled in the North York Moors to visit garden designer, consultant, educator and author, Jan Hoyland. In this episode we delve into her approaches to gardening with the seasons and nature that she explores in her recent book, The Alchemy of Gardening. This episode includes recordings of the dawn chorus taken at Park Hill Farm. To...