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Talking Heads - a Gardening Podcast

Follow professional gardeners Saul Walker and Lucy Chamberlain as they reveal exactly what it’s like to be horticulturists in the diverse and exciting world of gardening . Lucy and Saul have 40 years of gardening experience between them and it soon became clear to them both that this fulfilling vocation can be incredibly diverse, occasionally challenging and hugely rewarding. On the podcast they regularly discuss horticultural topics close to their hearts and give you an insight into their lives as gardeners. If you wish to support the podcast you can via our BuyMeACoffee page - just click the link at the en...

Ep.28 - As we reach 10,000 Podcast downloads, Saul and Lucy answer a listener question on Greenhouse Temperature control and look at the ways in which they control pests trying to make a meal of their precious plants and produce...

26 mins; June 01, 2020

Ep.27 - With the mercury rising and rain in short supply in both Devon and Essex, its Irrigation, Irrigation, Irrigation for Saul and Lucy, but that doesn't mean they can't take time to enjoy their meadows and harden off tender plants...

25 mins; May 29, 2020

Ep.26 - With summer but a week away (although you'd think we're already there with the weather we've been having!) Lucy and Saul muse on some of their favourite summer events in the garden that they are really looking forward too...

23 mins; May 26, 2020

Bonus Episode #4: Lucy and Saul in conversation with Matt Oliver - Horticulturist at RHS Hyde Hall supervising the Global Growth Vegetable Garden, and growing some UK record Giant Pumpkins...

40 mins; May 23, 2020

Ep.25 - A milestone reached in the podcast for Lucy and Saul, so they reflect on why they started the podcast, say a big thankyou to everyone who listens and reflect on what the podcast has meant to them...

22 mins; May 19, 2020

Ep.24 - It may have been cold, but Summer is just on the horizon and the gardens at Stonelands and East Donyland are in full growth, Lucy and Saul have a chat about what they've been up to and what they are looking forward to....

24 mins; May 14, 2020

Ep.23 - With temperatures set to take a severe dip tonight, it's a good reminder that May can still throw a spanner into the gardening works, so Lucy and Saul have a chat about what there doing at their gardens to mitigate potential damage....

23 mins; May 10, 2020

Ep.22 - One of the lessons Lucy and Saul have learnt with many years experience, is it's not what you grow in your Kitchen Garden, but how you use your crops that may be the most important factor in how you manage your growing season....

20 mins; May 08, 2020

Ep.21 - The May bank holiday means more time in our home gardens - Saul has been joining online botanical classes from Florida and Lucy has been growing and selling plants from her Essex garden....

22 mins; May 04, 2020

Bonus Episode #3: Lucy and Saul in conversation with Tom Brown - Head Gardener at West Dean Gardens, West Sussex - we talk about his career from RHS Wisley to West Dean and how he and the garden is coping with the current health crisis...

38 mins; May 01, 2020

Ep.20 - As Lucy is selling plants in her front garden to raise money for some local charities, Saul and her decide to discuss the symbiotic link between gardens and charity....

20 mins; April 29, 2020

Ep.19 - Lucy and Saul have a conversation about every gardeners major dilemma - Weeds! Whether to embrace them, control them or curse them, its probably what keeps us in our job...

21 mins; April 27, 2020

Bonus Episode #2: Lucy and Saul in conversation with Christopher Weddell - Gardens Advisor for English Heritage - we talk about his career, his role with English Heritage and how they are reacting to the ongoing Coronavirus Crisis...

40 mins; April 26, 2020

Ep.18 - It's Tool Time on Talking Heads. After Lucy lets us into her rescue of Butterflies from her tool shed, Saul and her have a good look at the tools they use and why they are so important in making their gardening lives a little easier....

26 mins; April 22, 2020

Ep.17 - Lucy and Saul have a discussion about Soil and Water - two subjects that may seem pretty bland but are essential to making your garden thrive....

20 mins; April 18, 2020

Ep.16 - Lucy hears how Saul gets very excited about a compost delivery, and both talk about how they stake their gardens herbaceous beds in preparation for the summer...

18 mins; April 16, 2020

Ep.15 - The extended Easter break has meant four solid days for Lucy and Saul in their own gardens, so they share what they've been up to, discuss their love for greenhouses and Saul reveals his Pleione orchids...

21 mins; April 13, 2020

Ep.14 - Saul and Lucy chat about what's been going on at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands in the glorious spring sunshine...

20 mins; April 11, 2020

Bonus Episode #1: Lucy and Saul in conversation with Tamsin Westhorpe about Stockton Bury Gardens, the Garden Media Guild and her new book....

37 mins; April 09, 2020

Ep.13 - Lucy and Saul have a look what other work they do in the Gardening world besides being Head Gardeners...

21 mins; April 07, 2020

Ep.12 - With so much online presence and social media available today, Saul and Lucy discuss how they're using it in their gardening world...

15 mins; April 04, 2020

Ep.11 - Lucy and Saul chat about the upsurge in #GrowYourOwn during the current crisis, and discuss how realistic self sufficiency is...

22 mins; April 02, 2020

Ep.10 - Lucy and Saul take a look at which gardens have influenced their gardening careers the most...

18 mins; March 31, 2020

Ep. 9 - Lucy and Saul take a look back at the first week of the UK lockdown and look forward to the coming week in their gardens...

16 mins; March 28, 2020

Ep. 8 - Spring is in the air - Lucy and Saul bring you the latest from their Gardens....

15 mins; March 26, 2020

Ep. 7 - What do Head Gardeners get up to in their own gardens - Lucy and Saul tells all...

16 mins; March 23, 2020

Ep. 6 - Whats going on in Saul and Lucy's Kitchen gardens.....

15 mins; March 21, 2020

Ep. 5 - A change to your usual programming on the Talking Heads Podcast.....

15 mins; March 19, 2020

Ep. 4 - Careers as a Head Gardener, Return Visit to East Donyland Hall, Seed Sowing

45 mins; March 09, 2020

Ep. 3 - Garden Opening, Visit to Knightshayes Court, Early Season Pruning

48 mins; February 17, 2020

Ep. 2 - Networking, Stonelands Visit, Planning Kitchen Gardens

43 mins; January 27, 2020

Ep.1 - Welcome to the Talking Heads Podcast

35 mins; January 02, 2020

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