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The Garden Log

Ben Dark

Welcome to a strange green world. This is the audio journal of award-wining British author, gardener and plant historian Ben Dark. A witty and intelligent window into the remarkable life of plants and the beautiful places they grow.

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Feb 10, 2022 · 32 min
#95 Rose pruning with King Midas: A gardening podcast
What's more tangled: a neglected climber or or human morality? The Garden Log sticks its head into thorns and finds out. https://ko-fi.com/bendark http://linktr.ee/bendark
Jan 28, 2022 · 27 min
#94 Sowing Eupatorium, seeing Sorbus and reverting Picea + The Grove, the wind, the snow and the seagulls
Ben takes to the seed compost, hunts cactus through the snow and talks about his new book, which, by the way, is available to buy here! https://linktr.ee/bendark
Jan 19, 2022 · 26 min
#93 The surprising speed of Arum italicum: featuring Proust's Asparagus, Mahonia x media and the Aucuba fertilisation frenzy of 1865
Celebrate the return of the Garden Log with some of your favourite shrubs! Plus mulch shovelling, cotinus and some dodgey but lovable carex
Nov 8, 2021 · 38 min
#92 [On Location] Life in the Ruins: Mutant brambles and runaway figs in the deserted village of Campo di Brenzone
In this starling-squalled episode of the Garden Log Ben is turned away from the botanic garden and makes his way to the mountains of Italy to talk about vegetables, olives and the Villa Cimbrone https://ko-fi.com/bendark
Oct 26, 2021 · 36 min
#91 [On Location] Kitchen Garden Confidential
Ben tours the fruit trees of Bernstorff Slotshave, discovers a nuttery and uses it to muse on pruning, ivy, bees, wasps, dogs, figs, cliffs and trees. https://ko-fi.com/bendark
Oct 14, 2021 · 28 min
#90 [On Location] Bernstorff Slotshave 1: A good walk foiled
In Ben's first ever outdoor recording for the Garden Log he is driven from a historic kitchen garden to wander in search of euonymus, yew trees and friendly dogs. https://ko-fi.com/bendark
Aug 2, 2021 · 29 min
#89 Copenhagen: city of roses (A gardening podcast)
In this northerly episode of The Garden Log Ben discusses lime trees, hollyhocks, hedge heights and salsify and is refreshed by the Scandinavian approach to Japanese Knotweed.
Jun 30, 2021 · 32 min
#88 Goodbye to all that
In the last episode of the Garden Log's three-and-half-year 'season 1' Ben reflects on the garden and looks forward a new chapter… www.ko-fi.com/bendark
Mar 12, 2021 · 32 min
#87 Acer griseum, Crocus chrysanthus, frost reports and water fountains: a gardening podcast
Spring breezes blow the daffodils as Ben reports on the damage that winter hath wrought and the beauty of new growth www.ko-fi.com/bendark
Jan 11, 2021 · 33 min
#86 New discoveries, old adversaries and very strong coffee: A gardening podcast
In this midwinter episode of the Garden Log Ben plays dice with the Gods of Winter, prunes ground cover roses and discusses the newty beauty of psuedopanax www.ko-fi.com/bendark

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