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Creating the Best Biodiversity Havens in Our Gardens with Dr Steve Head - Episode 153

Creating the Best Biodiversity Havens in Our Gardens with Dr Steve Head - Episode 153

Fromgrow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends


Creating the Best Biodiversity Havens in Our Gardens with Dr Steve Head - Episode 153

Fromgrow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jan 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Our gardens, humble as they may seem, are among the country’s most important havens for biodiversity, and there are few greater champions for biodiversity than Dr Steve Head.Steve joins Sarah on this podcast episode alongside Adam Nicolson to share how the intermediate level of disturbance that we naturally give our gardens makes them so wonderful for wildlife.In this episode, discover:How Sarah met Steve, and the revelations that he continues to provide her about wildlife at Perch Hill and beyondThe various reasons that gardens are so good for cultivating biodiversityWhat you’re doing for biodiversity when you dig up your ground, and how to know that you’re digging too much or too littleThe inspiration that Steve derives from a long time heroine of his, Jennifer OwenWhy we should all care about insects, pollinators, and our impact on biodiversityGet in touch: info@sarahraven.comShop on the Sarah Raven Website: http://bit.ly/3jvbaeuFollow Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/sarahravensgarden/
Released:
Jan 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Welcome to "Grow, cook, eat, arrange" the brand new podcast by gardeners Sarah Raven and Arthur Parkinson, who've worked together for nearly ten years at the beautiful Perch Hill Farm in the South of England. Sarah loves gardening in general but growing produce both food and flowers is the part she loves the most. She also loves to cook straight forward garden-picked food every day with the minimal amount of ingredients and palava but the greatest amount of taste! Arthur is Sarah's florist who picks beautiful arrangements for photoshoots and open days at the farm, from buckets of scented sweet peas to huge armfulls of dahlias and towering gladiolus.We'll be releasing a new episode every Friday, featuring a relaxed informative chat between Sarah & Arthur across a variety of topics. They'll focus on their favourite flowers currently growing in the garden and the tastiest produce on the veg slope at Perch Hill. They'll talk about how to sow or grow them as well as how to harvest or arrange them, adding their favourite tips or methods along the way. As well as chatting about gardening and growing, Sarah will give you some of her favourite recipes full of food you can produce. So whatever gardening you're into, whatever size your garden is, or whatever level of experience you have, there'll be something for everybody. You can find out more about the products used in the episodes and get in touch via our website. Enjoy the show! Website: https://www.sarahraven.com/