S02 Episode 7: How to Get Kids Gardening. With Lee Connelly

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 S02 Episode 7: How to Get Kids Gardening. With Lee Connelly A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation, and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing. &nbsp; These notes may contain affiliate links.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Garden soundtrack &nbsp; Almost March.&nbsp; &nbsp; Children in the garden… &nbsp; …a gardener’s perspective &nbsp; The gardener in the garden… &nbsp; …a child's perspective &nbsp; &nbsp; Poem 03:04 &nbsp; The Gardener&nbsp;by Robert Louis Stevenson &nbsp; Read by Peta Cootes &nbsp; &nbsp; Early experiences of plants and gardens – a minor obsession &nbsp; How do you get kid’s gardening? &nbsp; &nbsp; Interview with the Skinny Jean Gardener, Lee Connelly 09:21&nbsp; &nbsp; 10:14 What’s this about Skinny Jeans? &nbsp; 12:07 The Skinny Jean Gardener podcast and Monty Don &nbsp; 14:40 Being the Blue Peter gardener &nbsp; 16:58 Lee’s&nbsp;early plant and garden memories &nbsp; 21:11 Time for gardening as a family &nbsp; 22:53 The importance of getting children interested in gardening &nbsp; 25:00 The role of schools and parents&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 27:40 Schools allotment project with Marks &amp; Spencer &nbsp; 30:55 Ornamentals or veg? What has the most educational value for children? &nbsp; 34:53 The new book, How to Get Kids Gardening &nbsp; &nbsp; *** &nbsp; &nbsp; Thank you to Lee for joining me on this episode. Lee's book is&nbsp;How to Get Kids Gardening&nbsp;https://amzn.to/2wQYUkc &nbsp; The Skinny Jean Gardener Podcast is here&nbsp;http://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/podcast Lee on Instagram instagram.com/skinnyjeangardener.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Thanks too to Peta Coote&nbsp;for reading for us. You can find Peta and her work here instagram.com/nourishingsoulfully&nbsp; &nbsp; With thanks to all my listeners for your continued support and reviews, I really do appreciate them. You can support the podcast by buying its producer a virtual cup of coffee for three quid, at https://ko-fi.com/andrewtimothyOB. Proceeds will go towards equipment, software and the monthly podcast hosting fees.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; One-to-one online garden coaching I’m very excited about my new venture – it’s a way for me to work with more people than I can physically get around to, helping them to make the very best of their gardens in a way that suits the life they lead. A few limited places left on introductory prices! https://www.gardensweedsandwords.com/garden-coaching &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; website: gardensweedsandwords.com email: gardensweedsandwords@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/AndrewTimothyOB Twitter: twitter.com/AndrewTimothyOB&nbsp; &nbsp; Gardens, weeds and words http://www.gardensweedsandwords.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/13341896/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/13341896