My guest is Alison Jenkins of Damson Farm in Somerset, England.  Alison trained as a garden designer before making her small holding of Damson Farm into a resource for learning about the interrelationship of gardens and the natural world. The workshops that she offers at the farm focus on observing and supporting natural ecosystems, creating gardens which function ecologically and look beautiful, too. The garden is often a place of solace in difficult times. I think Alison’s work shows us the comfort that can be found working with nature, as well as a way forward in our efforts to bring peace and healing to the earth.
Garden People podcast, from https://www.instagram.com/violetear_studio/ (@violetear_studio)
L I S T E N
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/garden-people/id1595934172 (iTunes)
https://open.spotify.com/show/7qlYq5yVrLEgfCuZOtrPcn (Spotify)
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/garden-people (Stitcher)
S H O W N O T E S
https://www.instagram.com/damsonfarm/ (Alison Jenkins), https://www.alisonjenkins.co.uk (Damson Farm)
https://www.rhs.org.uk (Royal Horticultural Society)
https://www.englishgardeningschool.co.uk (The English Gardening School) at the https://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk (Chelsea Physic Garden)
https://www.gardensillustrated.com/gardens/country/alison-jenkins-cotswold-garden-sustainable/ (Gardens Illustrated profile of Damson Farm)
http://wwoofinternational.org (WWOOF International)
https://www.instagram.com/fergusmustafasabrigarrett/ (Fergus Garrett), https://www.greatdixter.co.uk (Great Dixter House & Garden)
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/32424/robert-macfarlane.html (Robert McFarlane) (some of my favorites arehttps://amzn.to/3tpWy5x ( The Lost Words) and https://amzn.to/3HC8w11 (Underland))
https://amzn.to/3syl1Gx (Braiding Sweetgrass) – https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
https://www.permaculturenews.org/what-is-permaculture/ (Permaculture)
https://orfc.org.uk (Oxford Real Farming Conference)
Amelanchier essay by Robin Wald Kimmerer: https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/the-serviceberry/ (The Serviceberry, An Economy of Abundance)
https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/hsl (Heritage Seed Library)
P L A N T L I S T
Lemon cucumbers or cucumber melons?
Amalanchier
Damson
https://www.thespruce.com/growing-dog-roses-rosa-canina-5097564 (Dog Rose), Rosa canina
https://mortonarb.org/plant-and-protect/trees-and-plants/wild-plum/ (Wild Plum), Prunus Americana
https://www.gardensillustrated.com/plants/trees/the-best-crab-apple-trees-for-colour-and-form/ (Crab Apples) Malus
https://www.burpee.com/fruit/currant/ (Currants) (black currant, Ribes nigrum; red currant, Ribes rubrum)
https://futureforests.ie/products/worcesterberry (Worcesterberry) Ribes divaricatum
Edible honey suckle Lonicera caerulea
Perennial Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Alpine strawberries Fragaria vesca
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/flowers/atriplex/red-plume-atriplex-seed-3702.11.html?gclid=CjwKCAiAyPyQBhB6EiwAFUuakklNPXCp9m-2iU881QQfJxnMjNFzcCXxEiijiO4Av8WxYzIsqeNPjhoC1rwQAvD_BwE (Purple orach/atriplex)