Scribehound Gardening

James Alexander-Sinclair joins Jane Perrone for a light-hearted chat about the many ways in which gardening can cause us harm. From weeders' throb to seedsman’s sciatica, every injury is badge of honour, but how can we avoid getting hurt in the first place? Plus some absolutely vital chat about cakes: the essential component of any garden visit. You can read the article by James discussed in this episode here.

James Alexander-Sinclair is a garden designer, writer and broadcaster. He is an RHS Vice-President and was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal for outstanding contribution to horticulture in 2022. He is the RHS Ambassador for Garden Design and a Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers. Support James Alexander-Sinclair on Scribehound Gardening.

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In our brand new weekly podcast, hosts - and gardening buddies - James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift come together to discuss a different aspect of gardening, and to answer your questions.

In this episode they discuss one of the larger questions in horticulture - whether gardening is ‘fun’. You’ll find out which celebrity gardener hates the word ‘fun’ and hear James and Joe try to pin down the thorniest issue of all: what is fun anyway?

Plus - James and Joe tackle listener questions about how to tell the difference between a courgette and a marrow, choosing what plants to buy based on their names, and plants that give out ‘don’t talk to me’ energy.

Want to earn your very own Scribehound Gardening gnome? Submit your gardening queries to James and Joe at gardening@scribehound.com. We’ll send a gnome to anyone whose question gets read out on air. Just remember when you’re formulating your emails - James and Joe don’t do dead things!

James Alexander-Sinclair is a garden designer, writer and broadcaster. He is an RHS Vice-President and was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal for outstanding contribution to horticulture in 2022. He is the RHS Ambassador for Garden Design and a Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers. Support James on Scribehound Gardening.

Joe Swift is a familiar face on television as a presenter of BBC TV’s Gardeners’ World and other gardening programmes. He is a garden designer, broadcaster, writer and design director of Modular. Support Joe on Scribehound Gardening.

About Scribehound Gardening
Scribehound Gardening is a platform for garden writers to be supported directly by their audience. We are transforming garden writing by giving space for conversations that inspire, surprise, ignite joy and offer genuine human connections.
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Chris Young joins Jane Perrone to talk about the legacy of the British garden and landscape designer John Brookes. Even though John was born in the 1930s, his ideas continue to percolate through the garden design world: and he was the first to write a book that truly taught you how to design a garden. You can read the article by Chris discussed in this episode here.

Chris Young is a landscape designer, gardens consultant, author and editor of RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Design. Support Chris Young on Scribehound Gardening.

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Forget snooze-inducing gardening advice - our new podcast brings horticulture to life! Hosts - and gardening buddies - James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift share their stories, tips, tricks and laughs with you in their new weekly show, the Scribehound Gardening podcast.

A new episode drops every Tuesday, so subscribe now to get the lowdown on what's really going on at the Chelsea flower show and to hear answers to all your gardening questions and conundrums.

Find out more about ⁠Scribehound Gardening.⁠

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Contact us: gardening@scribehound.com

Forget snooze-inducing gardening advice - our new podcast brings horticulture to life! Hosts - and gardening buddies - James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift share their stories, tips, tricks and laughs with you in their new weekly show, the Scribehound Gardening podcast.

A new episode drops every Tuesday, so subscribe now to get the lowdown on what's really going on at the Chelsea flower show and to hear answers to all your gardening questions and conundrums.

Find out more about ⁠Scribehound Gardening.⁠

Follow ⁠Scribehound Gardening on Instagram.⁠

Contact us: gardening@scribehound.com

Author and ecologist Hugh Warwick joins host Jane Perrone to discuss whether cats and gardens can ever live in harmony, and how to make your garden more friendly for wildlife. You can read Hugh's article here.

Hugh Warwick is an expert on garden wildlife, hedgehogs in particular, and the author of several books including A Prickly Affair, The Beauty in the Beast and Cull of the Wild. Support Hugh Warwick on Scribehound Gardening.

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Gardeners have always been obsessed with the weather, but the onslaught of extreme weather events in recent years has left many of us reeling.

Horticulturist Matt Pottage joins host Jane Perrone to talk about the challenges of gardening in a changing climate where flooding, freezing and heatwaves are turning up with frightening regularity. You can read the article by Matt here.

Matt Pottage is a garden writer and broadcaster, currently head of horticulture for The Royal Parks in London, and former curator at RHS Garden Wisley. Support Matt Pottage on Scribehound Gardening.

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Garden writer Lia Leendertz joins host Jane Perrone to discuss gardening by the phases of the moon. Jane finds out how ancient folklore about the waxing and waning of the moon still affects the way some people garden today, and how you can join her lunar gardening experiment. You can read the article by Lia discussed in this episode here.

Lia Leendertz is creator of The Almanac, the best selling annual guide to the year, and presenter of the 'As the Season Turns' podcast.Support Lia Leendertz on Scribehound Gardening.

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What happens when the rise of Instagram meets the antiquarian chic garden aesthetic beloved of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson?

Garden writer Ben Dark joins host Jane Perrone to discuss his Scribehound Gardening article entitled 'Heavenly Dishevelment', explaining how to make your garden look venerable, ancient and effortlessly stylish.

Ben Dark is the author of brilliant book The Grove: a Nature Odyssey in 19 1/2 Front Gardens and he is also the voice behind podcasts The Garden Log and Dear Gardener. Support Ben Dark on Scribehound Gardening.

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Joe Swift has spent his life designing beautiful gardens, now he wants one of his own.

Designer and TV presenter Joe Swift joins host Jane Perrone to discuss his Scribehound Gardening article charting the development of his new garden in Dorset. Jane finds out how the transition from a small London plot to a two-acre country patch is suiting Joe, and why his new garden path got called out by a tabloid newspaper.

Joe Swift is a garden designer, broadcaster, writer and design director of Modular. Support Joe Swift on Scribehound Gardening.

Jane Perrone is head of inspiration at Scribehound Gardening. Support Jane on Scribehound Gardening.

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Dive deeper into the world of gardening with our brand new podcast. Join host, Jane Perrone, every Thursday as she chats to our team of 30 expert garden writers, finding out what makes their horticultural hearts tick. 

Each episode breaks down a Scribehound Gardening article with its author to discover what inspired the piece, getting inside the minds of great garden thinkers such as Joe Swift, James Alexander-Sinclair, and Lia Leendertz.

Episodes 1 and 2 out on Thursday April 10.

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To celebrate the launch of Scribehound Gardening, Sue Biggs (former Director General of the Royal Horticultural Society) and James Alexander-Sinclair (award-winning garden designer and author) discuss the process of putting together the team of writers, what kind of content you can expect on the platform, and why gardening deserves great writing.