The Roots, Wings and Other Things Show

Working through John Coutts' book has made me especially curious about him and his work, so in this episode I travelled to London to speak with Simon Toomer, Curator of Living Collections at Kew, about John, and the future of gardening. There's news about the brand new series and an update on the garden renovation, plus autumn chat!

Complicated & Simple: Nature is as simple as it is complicated, but also, aren't we, too? This month I chat with the brilliantly practical and down-to-earth Christine Walkden about the delicate topic of peat-free and keeping things simple; have an exclusive listener special offer and share my thoughts on a really big idea that could help the cost of living crisis. If you'd like to hear more episodes, please do consider donating at thatjezrose.com/donate

When is native not native? And when should we not go native?! It's a thought provoking discussion I'm having with my special guest this month; the plantsman Colin Ward from Swine's Meadow Nursery in Lincolnshire. Plus updates on the garden renovation, Jonathan the blackbird and the anxiety induced by comparing gardens. Do you get that? Let me know on Instagram. Thank you so much for listening! As you'll know, the podcast doesn't have a sponsor, which means that it's ultimately funded by me. If you like the series and you've been enjoying it so far and you'd like to hear more in the future I've made a really easy for you to make a contribution at www.ko-fi.com/roots - for all the videos that accompany this series (and more!) head over to my Youtube channel (search Jez Rose) and subscribe - there's so much new content being uploaded almost daily!

The meadow is growing! It's exciting to see the seeds finally germinating, which means I can now turn my attention to the kitchen garden - just in time for the good weather... although you watch us have the wettest summer yet now as soon I've finished it! This week I share my favourite wild seed combinations; chat fruit and vegetable plans; reveal my secret to effective pocket planting and called Gardener's World regular Nick Bailey to get his take on my plan to garden as they did in 1931. Don't forget to share your garden and nature journeys with me on Instagram @thatjezrose