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4.8

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54 reviews

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The Garden Log is an award winning podcast from Ben Dark, Head Gardener at an English country estate. Episodes begin with a review of events in the flowerbeds, meadows and woodland, before moving on to discuss horticultural matters more generally. Ben is an ever-curious host who does not take himself, his job or gardening too seriously. A half-hour spent in his company is a half-hour spent far away from the myriad concerns of modern life.

Podcast episodes

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How to keep plants alive (and other mysteries)

2022/06/16

In this excellent episode Ben finds roses like cats, lawns like dunes and flowers like clothes pegs. Also featuring a few simple tricks to stop things dying.

Pine riots, wolf-vines and the joy of other people's gardens: A gardening podcast

2022/05/20

Its a sultry spring day on the Garden Log. We muse on the kindness of strangers, advise on planting for a rubble-strewn drive and yearn for romance. https://ko-fi.com/bendark linktr.ee/bendark

Underrated shrubs, sweet perfumes and the art of the Garden Room: A petal strewn podcast

2022/05/12

In this recreation of a lost walk Ben visits the garden of G. N Brandt (deceased) who brought the arts and crafts movement to Denmark and whose modest orchard-watergarden-woodland survives in the suburbs north of Copenhagen. https://ko-fi.com/bendark

#100 Perfect mistakes, rhubarb, rollercoasters, tulips and timeslips: A gardening podcast

2022/05/05

Its spring and Ben is gardening hard. In a special dispatch from the flowerbeds he reports on sparrows, cosmos and creeping jenny. Also featuring a trip to the fairground, tabloid libel and a woman named X

#99 Wildflowers, Tyrants and Sweet Magnolia: A Gardening Podcast

2022/04/26

Ben discusses Ornithogolum, irises, poppies and golden fleece. Also featuring a trip to the Boboli gardens in Florence and a reading from The Grove: A Nature Odyssey in 19 1/2 Front Gardens - recently described by The Daily Telegraph as ‘the best gardening book of 2022’ and available to order from everywhere here: linktr.ee/bendark https://ko-fi.com/bendark

#98 [On Location] The good, the mad and the hyggeligt: front gardens of Hellerup

2022/04/01

In this special episode of The Garden Log Ben walks out one mid-spring morning in search of beauty and blossom. The pavements brings him plants, thoughts, birdsong and some sort of helicopter, all of which are lovingly reported on. For more of this sort of thing try The Grove: Available to order now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-grove/ben-dark/9781784727383

#97 Of oligarchs, snowberries and other shade lovers: A gardening podcast

2022/03/18

The garden log comes out in favour of seed heads, weeds some beds, throws some droops, sees some shoots - you know, gardening stuff! For events tickets go here - https://linktr.ee/bendark

#95 Rose pruning with King Midas: A gardening podcast

2022/02/10

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

#94 Sowing Eupatorium, seeing Sorbus and reverting Picea + The Grove, the wind, the snow and the seagulls

2022/01/28

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

#93 The surprising speed of Arum italicum: featuring Proust’s Asparagus, Mahonia x media and the Aucuba fertilisation frenzy of 1865

2022/01/19

Celebrate the return of the Garden Log with some of your favourite shrubs! Plus mulch shovelling, cotinus and some dodgey but lovable carex

#92 [On Location] Life in the Ruins: Mutant brambles and runaway figs in the deserted village of Campo di Brenzone

2021/11/08

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

#91 [On Location] Kitchen Garden Confidential

2021/10/26

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

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4.8 out of 5

54 reviews

Denver1601 2021/11/04

Smoldering passionate gardening

So I don’t think he’s always talking about gardening? Oh dear! But then some of us get pretty worked up when we walk into a garden center, or open a...

trinity river dog 2021/05/27

A Breath of Very Fresh Air!

Working on several of our properties up in the mountains of Northern California, I found and have exhausted several wonderful podcasts centered on org...

nicccccknnnamme 2021/06/30

Men-centric ?

So far I have only listened to one episode. I like the poetic language and interesting commentary. As a professional gardener who is also a woman, I w...

nuageetsoleil 2021/01/09

Lovely to listen to.

I recently found this wonderful podcast full of detail, helpful hints, humour and delightful ambiance. An absolute treasure of a find. Enjoyable at ev...

Long Winter Farm 2020/04/30

Comforting

Garden narrative at its best. Thank you for the hope of spring and the promise of hardwork.

Markcross1000 2020/01/21

Fantastic

Absolutely fantastic

WMGardener 2020/01/18

Wonderful gardening chat and chuckles

I love listening to Ben’s adventures in the garden and the library while puttering around outdoors myself. Definitely worth a listen!

ZaliZat 2019/12/16

Wonderful, Relaxing, & Funny

This is an all-round wonderful gardening podcast. It isn’t a how-to podcast (though, I do occasionally pick up a thing or two), it is really like list...

Local Milk People 2019/09/09

Terrific Voice & Art Of Storytelling

Ben has a wonderful way of telling stories about gardening and a fantastic sense of humor. I have replayed many of his episodes more than I care to ad...

Taylepo 2019/05/26

I love this podcast for so many reasons!

It’s informational, interesting, witty and calming. Ben is the best to listen to in the morning and at night - easy listening to ease into the day and...

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