{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65bfc4fcf0e6d100176ad617/695a1c84c4b2cc952c41d0d8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep58: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Ash Whiffin","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65bfc4fcf0e6d100176ad617/1767512497990-c423f620-e580-4b72-bb7e-1f4370be5848.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Curator of Entomology Ashleigh Whiffin from National Museums Collection Centre&nbsp;in Edinburgh was on Gardeners' World 2025 episode 26 where she showed us the transformation of surrounding land from lawn to floral diversity. She joins us for a Good Ol' Chit-Chat and we find out about how Ash became curator, the intriguing world of forensic entomology (not necessarily for the faint-hearted☠️), the ingenuity of leafing mining insects, the lesser known migratory habits of marmalade hoverflies, and how bee-flies aren't quite as cute and cuddly as we first thought.</p><p><br></p><p>Some mentions from our guest, links can be found here: <a href=\"https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/</a></p><p><br></p><ul><li>National Museums Collection Centre</li><li>Butterfly Conservation website</li><li>Ash's butterfly Get Ready With Me</li><li>Illustrator Ed Harrison</li><li>National Museum of Rural Life</li><li>National Museum of Flight, East Lothian</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>More Not Just a Garden</strong></p><p>Patreon: <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/c/NotJustaGarden/home\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/c/NotJustaGarden/home</a></p><p>Website: <a href=\"https://notjustagarden.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://notjustagarden.co.uk/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden</a></p>","author_name":"Sweetpea and Bear"}