Emma and Caroline Tatham

The Nostalgic Garden Podcast

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Every fortnight, Mum and I will explore a different part of our 9-acre historic English garden. We will discuss the beautiful nature, planting and wildlife around us, reminisce on fond memories and from time-to-time we’ll discuss art and garden design. We’ll be having lots of laughs along the way. To me (Emma), the garden is filled with nostalgic memories of my childhood, whilst also being a wonderful muse to my love of photography and an instant mood-booster. To Mum (Caroline), the garden is a passion project, carefully and lovingly designed. It’s also a safe haven and constant source of crea...

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Emma and Caroline Tatham

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Episode 5: Watercolour vs Coffee Art, A Fun Collab with Meital’s Coffee Art 19.08.2025 58:06

Welcome to episode 5 of the podcast! In this episode Mum and I speak with special guest Meital Regev of Meital’s Coffee Art. Mum and I learn about the wonders of coffee art and discover that Meital also finds artistic inspiration from nature. We also discuss our exciting upcoming collaboration with Meital from 28th August - 31st August: ‘Double the Fun Shell Art’, a FREE watercolour + coffee art t...

Episode 4: From The Gravel Garden: Summer Memories, Gravel Benefits + Filming For TV 23.07.2025 1:10:30

Welcome to episode 4 of the podcast! In this episode, Mum and I talk about her favourite type of gravel (from a garden designer's perspective) and the benefits of having a gravel garden, such as: easy weeding, lack of mowing maintenance, great source of drainage and the trendy “informal” garden look. Mum speaks on how she rebrands ‘weeds’ as ‘wild flowers’ in the gravel garden. I reminisce on my f...

Episode 3: From The School Garden: Nature + Art 08.07.2025 1:10:51

Welcome to episode 3 of the podcast! In this episode, you can learn about the school garden’s history and our favourite parts of the area, including favourite plants in the newly renovated space. You’ll hear Mum and me talk about the positive energy found by Slimbridge Dowsing Association in the school building, as well as the odd gardening tip. We also discuss art and Mum’s exciting new, loose ar...

Episode 2: Why We Love Our Productive Veg Beds 25.06.2025 1:07:04

Welcome to episode 2 of the podcast! In this episode, Mum and I discussed the following: Where to download supporting images (0:0:15 - 0:1:13 + 1:5:33 -1:7:00). What we harvested from the garden this morning, from delicious smelling flowers, to tasty veg. (0:1:39 - 0:2:31 + 0:7:16 - 0:8:05) Spotting of a low-down red kite and 3 buzzards, amongst other birds of prey and swallows. (0:2:58 - 0:6:31)...

Episode 1: Welcome To The Garden 12.06.2025 1:03:48

Welcome to the podcast! In this very first episode, Mum and I discussed the following: What we’ll get up to in each podcast going forward. Our house and garden’s rich history. Not only did our mediaeval monastery house burn down, it was also swept away by a large tidal wave in 1603, and was rebuilt in 1695. We spoke about a wing of the house which used to be a Knights Templar temple. The beautiful...