Stone frogs and thirsty parrots: the gardens of Oxford, Long Island and The Cradle of Mankind

We visit Oxford, where the Head Gardener of Trinity College is preparing her winter displays, Long Island, where the director of the Madoo Conservancy practises 'forensic horticulture' to preserve the vision of poet, painter and plantsman Robert Dash, and the Granite Grasslands northwest of Johannesburg where Viqui is waiting for rain and the flowers it will bring.

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Episode links:

The landscapes of Fernando Caruncho: https://web.fernandocaruncho.com/en/

The Gardens of Trinity College: https://www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/gardens-grounds

The Madoo Conservancy: https://www.madoo.org

The dear gardeners on instagram:

Kate Burtonwood: https://www.instagram.com/cultivatedgardener/

Alejandro Saralegui: https://www.instagram.com/alemadoo/

Viqui (thepotagergardener): https://www.instagram.com/thepotagergardener/

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grove-Nature-Odyssey-Front-Gardens/dp/1784727385

Happy gardening!

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