Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. Summer is...
May 26, 2020•24 min•Ep. 26
From time to time Lucy and Saul decided they wanted to record conversations with other Head Gardeners, Curators, Garden Owners and fellow horticulturists across the UK, these will be published as Bonus Episodes alongside their usual format of chatting about their gardening lives. We hope you enjoy. For the Bonus Episode #4 we're excited to be talking to Matt Oliver, horticulturist at RHS Hyde Hall in Essex, where he supervises the Global Growth Vegetable Garden, a showcase of vegetable growing b...
May 23, 2020•40 min
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. We've rea...
May 19, 2020•23 min•Ep. 25
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. Summer is...
May 14, 2020•25 min•Ep. 24
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. The fine ...
May 10, 2020•23 min•Ep. 23
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. As the gr...
May 08, 2020•20 min•Ep. 22
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. Bank holi...
May 04, 2020•23 min•Ep. 21
From time to time Lucy and Saul decided they wanted to record conversations with other Head Gardeners, Curators, Garden Owners and fellow horticulturists across the UK, these will be published as Bonus Episodes alongside their usual format of chatting about their gardening lives. We hope you enjoy. For the Bonus Episode #3 we're really pleased to welcome Tom Brown, new(ish) Head Gardener at West Dean Gardens in West Sussex. Tom shares his gardening journey from work in the Plant Shop at Wisley, ...
May 01, 2020•38 min
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. Gardens a...
Apr 29, 2020•21 min•Ep. 20
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. If there'...
Apr 27, 2020•21 min•Ep. 19
From time to time Lucy and Saul decided they wanted to record conversations with other Head Gardeners, Curators, Garden Owners and fellow horticulturists across the UK, these will be published as Bonus Episodes alongside their usual format of chatting about their gardening lives. We hope you enjoy. On this second Bonus Episode we we're delighted to welcome Christopher Weddell - Gardens Advisor for the English Heritage - he gives as an insight into his career in the National Trust, on the Kew Dip...
Apr 26, 2020•40 min
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. After Sau...
Apr 22, 2020•26 min•Ep. 18
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. Saul and ...
Apr 18, 2020•21 min•Ep. 17
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. Saul gets...
Apr 16, 2020•19 min•Ep. 16
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. In this e...
Apr 13, 2020•21 min•Ep. 15
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. In this e...
Apr 11, 2020•21 min•Ep. 14
From time to time Lucy and Saul decided they wanted to record conversations with other Head Gardeners, Curators, Garden Owners and fellow horticulturists across the UK, these will be published as Bonus Episodes alongside their usual format of chatting about their gardening lives. We hope you enjoy. On the very first Bonus Episode of the Talking Heads podcast we we're thrilled to welcome Tamsin Westhorpe, whom Lucy has been acquainted with since her days as an editor on Amateur Gardener Magazine....
Apr 09, 2020•37 min
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. In this e...
Apr 07, 2020•21 min•Ep. 13
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. In this e...
Apr 04, 2020•16 min•Ep. 12
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. In this e...
Apr 02, 2020•23 min•Ep. 11
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. In this e...
Mar 31, 2020•18 min•Ep. 10
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. The first...
Mar 28, 2020•16 min•Ep. 9
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. With a ma...
Mar 26, 2020•16 min•Ep. 8
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world has taken a monumental shift - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to your eardrums. In this e...
Mar 23, 2020•16 min•Ep. 7
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world took a monumental shift this week (if not before) - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes every 3 weeks or so - we going to record shorter podcasts, through the week, to bring you a slice of our lives at East Donyland Hall and Stonelands and beyond - trying to bring a little bit of spring and sunshine to you...
Mar 21, 2020•16 min•Ep. 6
Lucy and Saul are fully aware that the world took a monumental shift this week (if not before) - the Coronavirus outbreak has left our little bit of the world in Horticulture reeling both personally and professionally. Plant societies and clubs are closing down, flower shows have been cancelled and people will be isolated indoors away from the joy and wonder of spring in our larger and smaller gardens throughout the UK and the world. So we both decided that instead of our longer format episodes ...
Mar 19, 2020•15 min•Ep. 5
In the fourth episode of the Talking Heads Podcast Lucy and Saul take a look back at their careers in shaping their live in becoming Head Gardeners. They both realise that even though they had very different jobs in the past, both the academic and practical experience they gained through the various training and employment they've both received has help shaped them in the roles they have today. They both hope by sharing this that those that aspire to being Head Gardeners might get some inspirati...
Mar 09, 2020•46 min•Ep. 4
In the third episode of the Talking Heads Podcast Lucy and Saul discuss their experiences of opening their gardens to the public. They look at the the issues you may wish to consider if you intend to open your garden, while eulogising on how rewarding it can be having members of the public seeing their hard work. If you wish to visit Stonelands this year - you can read the details by clicking here Saul visits his long-time friend and fellow Kew alumnus Jess Evans, Head Gardener at Knightshayes C...
Feb 17, 2020•48 min•Ep. 3
In the second episode of the Talking Heads Podcast Saul and Lucy delve into their experience of building a network of gardeners, nursery owners and other fellow horticultural enthusiasts. They discuss why its important to have a wide range of contacts to not only develop their careers, but also the gardens they look after. Saul gives Lucy a tour of Stonelands House when she visits him in Devon. They take a look at the history of the house and gardens while admiring the new mixed herbaceous garde...
Jan 27, 2020•43 min•Ep. 2
In the very first episode of the Talking Heads Podcast , Lucy and Saul introduce themselves as Head Gardeners of two large estate gardens in which they have been working for 5 years each. They start by having a conversation about what being a Head Gardener means to them, how it has influenced the way they garden and how the profession is shaped in modern times. Lucy gives Saul a tour of East Donyland Hall, the garden she manages, exploring how she is shaping the planting and design of the garden...
Jan 02, 2020•36 min•Ep. 1
