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)

• The symbiotic relationship in the garden between birds and plants / nature. (0:8:04 - 0:10:47)

• My childhood nostalgia for local tourist attraction WWT Slimbridge. (WWT founder) Sir Peter Scott’s love of art and bird conservation, and our similarities to him. (0:10:58 - 0:18:56)

• Collaborating with WWT Slimbridge via their beautiful new shepard’s huts, as well as a new art exhibition in January, where Mum is eager to try new and different art styles. (0:18:46 - 0:23:05)

• “Secret squirrel” commissioned artwork for a big publisher, which Mum finished painting this week, and how the garden inspired her in the creation. (0:24:24 - 0:27:27)

• What’s our favourite part of the veg beds? Our new raised beds, built by my brother. How the veg garden went from an embarrassing area of the garden to one of Mum’s proudest parts. (0:30:07 - 0:34:12 + 0:37:43 - 0:38:23 + 0:39:08 - 0:40:19)

• How to lift dahlias for winter to prevent cold, persistent frosts and how to give your dahlias a head start for that year. (0:34:12 - 0:37:43)

• The joys of sharing flowers from our garden, and how the scent of them can bring back memories. (0:41:48 - 0:43:47)

• Plants which CAN’T grow in the poly tunnel. Benefits of veg beds over a poly tunnel. The freedom of “shoving plants wherever” as opposed to Mum’s well-thought-out planting design plans. (0:43:47 - 0:47:22)

• Crop rotation and the importance of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium for plant growth. (0:47:22 - 0:53:59)

• Crop circles and how to measure a perfect circle in garden design. (1:0:45 - 1:3:42)
• Plans for where we’ll record the next episode. (1:4:40 - 1:5:34)

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