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Ep55: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Pippa Chapman

Season 4, Ep. 55

Pippa Chapman from Pippa Chapman Permaculture was on Gardeners' World 2025 episode 21 where she showed us her productive permaculture garden packed with insect life. She joins us for A Good Ol' Chit-Chat and we hear all about what would make it into Pippa's beautifully appointed dream garden with Wales-inspired views. We also find out about how to quickly disguise a neighbour's ugly fence, breeding tomatoes, making moisturiser from lard, food forests and Pippa's growing collection of half-whittled spoons.


Some mentions from Pippa, links can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/


  • Pippa's book
  • The Forager's Garden
  • John Little’s Garden
  • Harlow Carr
  • The Soap Calculator
  • Making shampoo bars


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