Mike The Gardener - Gardening Podcast

In this one off episode, I chat to the editor of the English Garden magazine, Clare Foggett, about her new book, Beauty and Abundance recently been published by Quadrille.
In this chat, we talk about:
How the book came about
Clare's research process
Working with renowned photographer, Jonathan Buckley
Clare's second book
The future of publishing
And what we can expect from Clare next

My thanks to Clare and her team for taking time to schedule and participate in this podcast.
And my thanks to you for listening.
Mike

In this episode I chat with garden designer, broadcaster, TV presenter and author, Mark Lane.
Mark’s brilliant new book, The Future of Gardens, published by Melrose House looks at the future of gardening, including themes of technology, climate change and gardening on another planet. 
We talk about:
Mark's book
The Future of Gardening
Mark’s career, to date
Climate change 
Mark’s plans for the future, and lots more

You can learn more about Mark by following him on his Instagram account (click here), or looking at his website (click here)
You can also follow me on my Instagram account (click here).
Thanks for listening and I’ll be back soon.

Mike

Hello!
In this episode of the Mike the Gardener – Gardening Podcast, I chat to award-winning garden designer, writer and author, Juliet Sergeant. 
Juliet's new book, ‘The importance of soil’ is published by Frances Lincoln in association with Kew Botanic Gardens.
In this episode we chat about:
The book and how it came about.
When did Juliet's interest in soil first come about?
Why Juliet’s walked away from a successful career as a Hospital Doctor 
Her award-winning Gardens at Chelsea and Hampton Court. Flower shows
Her Sussex Gardens school
Radio and television work, and lots more

Follow Juliet by visiting her website - click here
Follow Juliet on Instagram -  click here
Follow Mike on Instagram – click here

Thank you as always for listening.
Mike

In this episode of the Mike the Gardener - Gardening Podcast I chat with writer, author and the inspiration behind the Middlesized Garden Youtube Channel and Blog, Alexandra Campbell. 
Alexandra’s YouTube channel and blog has attracted a phenomenal 212K subscribers and it’s packed with timely, helpful and interesting plant, garden and design content. 
We chat about:
- Alexandra’s fascinating career to date
- How the Middlesized Garden YouTube Channel and blog came about
- The intricacies of recording, editing and presenting
- Alexandra’s books, and of course lots more
You can subscribe to the Middlesized Garden YouTube channel and blog here. 
You can follow the Middlesized Garden on Instagram here
You can follow me in Instagram here
Thank you for listening and I’ll be back very soon with another great podcast chat. 

Mike

Hello, and welcome back to the Mike the Gardener – Gardening Podcast.
In this episode, I chat with multi award-winning garden, photographer, Jason Ingram.
Jason has been behind the photography of at least 100 books, but, now he has his own book ‘How to Photograph Gardens', published by Ilex books.  The book is packed with helpful and informative garden photography hints and tips, including lighting, composition, and much more.
In this episode we chat about:
- How the book came about
- What makes a Jason Ingram picture? (does he have a style?)
- The importance of light (the ‘golden hour’)
- The difference between film and digital.
- How to overcome disappointing plant portrait backgrounds
- How Jason gets the best from the photographer, the presenters he photographs (including Carol Klein, and Monty Don), and much more

Thanks so much for listening to this episode, and I look forward to chatting again very soon with another gardening personality.
Mike