{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"S01 Episode 13: Joined-up gardens. With Jo Thompson","description":"S01 Episode 13: Joined-up gardens. With Jo Thompson     A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation, and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing.   These notes may contain affiliate links.      Garden soundtrack   The fox who ate my socks.   Joined-up gardens     Micro book review   The Bumblebee Flies Anyway by Kate Bradbury, published by Bloomsbury 2018  https:\/\/amzn.to\/2xqWSEw   Full review https:\/\/gardensweedsandwords.com\/gwwblog\/the-bumblebee-flies-anyway   Extract read by Rachel Coldbreath       Interview with Jo Thompson 07:46   08:27 The BBC Springwatch garden at RHS Hampton Court Flower show   17:05 Talking to the neighbours   17:44 Does a wildlife garden have to look messy?   21:45 Letting nature find its balance   22:46 A conversation with nature \u2013 a cooperative way to garden   26:12 An ongoing relationship between a designer and her gardens   30:42 The concept of \u201crewinding\u201d in garden design   34:08 Jo\u2019s planting style   38:21 Jo\u2019s love for roses: what\u2019s the attraction of roses?     Arne Maynard\u2019s head gardener Steve Lannin on roses  http:\/\/arnemaynard.com\/journal\/garden-diary\/a-good-year-for-the-roses\/#.XRt2zJNKjJw   An article by Sarah Raven in the Telegraph on growing roses at Sissinghurst https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/plants\/15-roses-from-sissinghurst-castle\/     Light touch gardening \u2013 a winning situation for all       A huge thank you to Jo for joining me on this episode. You can find her here: instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jothompsongarden\/ website: http:\/\/jothompson-garden-design.co.uk\/     Thanks also to Rachel Coldbreath for reading the extract from The Bumblebee Flies Anyway. You can find Rachel on Twitter at https:\/\/twitter.com\/chiller.   And I\u2019m indebted as ever to Richard Chivers, for giving voice to the Garden Jargon Buster. You can find Richard\u2019s blog here http:\/\/sharpenyourspades.co.uk\/, or seek him out on Instagram https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sharpenyourspades\/ or Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/spadesharp.     website: gardensweedsandwords.com email: gardensweedsandwords@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com\/AndrewTimothyOB Twitter: twitter.com\/AndrewTimothyOB              ","author_name":"Gardens, weeds and words","author_url":"http:\/\/www.gardensweedsandwords.com","html":"