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Biodiversity Tips from Knepp Wilding with Charlie Harpur and Adam Nicolson - Episode 165

Biodiversity Tips from Knepp Wilding with Charlie Harpur and Adam Nicolson - Episode 165

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


Biodiversity Tips from Knepp Wilding with Charlie Harpur and Adam Nicolson - Episode 165

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

ratings:
Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Mar 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Knepp plays host to one of the most breathtaking rewilding projects in Britain, and from it we can take such inspiration to channel into our own green spaces.Sharing the evolution of the project from its initial thousand species and how you can encourage biodiversity in your garden is Charlie Harpur - Knepp’s Head Gardener joins Sarah this week alongside her husband, Adam Nicolson.In this episode, discover:How much or how little control you should impose on a garden that’s being rewildedCharlie’s work with Tom Stuart-Smith, Jekka McVicar and James HitchmoughKnepp’s work on balancing what each plant provides, not allowing dominant species to run rampantWhy we at home should focus on succession throughout the yearFollow Charlie: https://www.instagram.com/charlie.harpur/https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-harpur/Knepp Rewilding Project: https://knepp.co.uk/rewilding/Order Sarah’s book - A Year Full of Flowers: https://bit.ly/2TWHJczOrder Sarah’s new book - A Year Full of Veg:https://www.sarahraven.com/products/sarah-ravens-a-year-full-of-vegGet in touch: info@sarahraven.comShop on the Sarah Raven Website: http://bit.ly/3jvbaeuFollow Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/sarahravensgarden/
Released:
Mar 28, 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/