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Pots & Trowels The Gardening Podcast
Roots to Podcasts: Behind the Scenes with Lucy & Saul of 'Talking Heads'
Season 1, Ep. 8
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This week Martin shares a chat he had with the top team over at the ‘Talking Heads’ podcast - all about their own gardens, the gardens they look after as head gardeners* and how their podcast keeps going from strength to strength. There are a few tips from Martin about what to do in your garden right now, or more importantly, what not to do at this time of year!
Talking Heads Podcast:
Talking Heads - a Gardening Podcast (talkingheadspodcast.co.uk)
Lucy & Saul
Videos Mentioned:
August Bank Holiday Special where Martin got soaked:
https://youtu.be/whYXkCgy5ug
Specialist masterclass with Robinsons seeds (Large Onion Growers):
https://youtu.be/nTatq4V92ik
*or former head gardeners!
#gardening #podcast #GardeningPodcast #Growing #Plants
00:00 Introduction
00:55 Talking Heads Part 1
11:04 Martin Jill Sean Middle Chat
15:42 Talking Heads Part 2
29:58 Martin Jill Sean Post Interview Chat
Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes
For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply)
Email Questions to info@potsandtrowels.com
Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube
The Pots & Trowels team:
Martin Fish
Jill Fish
Sean Riley
Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com
Find out more about Sean at boardie.com
Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com
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