Tom France is a passionate Ecologist from the United kingdom. This conversation is about all things british ecology, from re-wilding to the state of the british landscape.  



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Wild Britain with Tom France 

Mykal is on a field trip this week to the Mountains Gourmet plot in the Mid Blue Mountains to visit Rhiannon Phillips, the founder of Mountains Gourmet. Rhiannon is passionate about supplying fresh,  healthy, sustainably grown gourmet produce to her community.


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GARDEN COACHING [https://thegardenerslodge.co.uk/gardencoaching]

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Mountains Gourmet Website [https://www.mountainsgourmet.com/]
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Growing Gourmet With Rhiannon Phillips 

Horticulturalist David Binch, is deeply passionate about Grevilleas. He runs Binchy's Garden in Dalyston, Victoria, known for its large collection of rare and endangered Grevillea species. Binchy is an expert Grevillea grafter. Take some time to step into Binchy's world with me, Lets nerd out over Grevilleas
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Binchy's Youtube - @binchys_garden [https://www.youtube.com/@binchys_garden]

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Mad About Grevilleas with Binchy

Good Friend, Business woman & Tropical Terrarium expert Cass from Plant with Cass joins us in The Lodge to chat all about the wonders and ease of  closed lid Terrariums. 

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Tropical Terrariums - Plant With Cass

Jordan Alexander from the Shed Organics, has a passion for sharing horticultural Knowledge. Today he tells us all about his key steps to building healthy soil and growing healthy plants! 

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Hands in the Soil - Jordan from The Shed Organics

Clancy Lester is an Australian Native Bee expert.   Forget everything you thought you knew about bees. According to Clancy Lester, environmental educator and native bee researcher, the true heroes of Australia’s pollination story aren’t European honeybees, but thousands of native species that rarely get noticed—or understood.  

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Clancy's Website - https://nativebeehotels.com/  

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Australian Native Bees with Clancy Lester 

Lucy Mora coined the Term 'Garden Mapper' after being approached to illustrate water colour maps of Australian gardens. After moving back to the country some years ago she got her hands in the soil perfecting the skill of edible gardening.  - Lucy & host Mykal Hoare chat about combining her two passions illustration & Veggie Gardening to create her new book - 'The Kitchen Garden'




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Lucy Mora - The Kitchen Garden

Diego Bonetto, or otherwise known as theweedyone online is Australia's best known foraging expert having lead foraging workshops for more that 20 years. Diego and host Mykal chat about childhood farm life, fostering ecological empathy, the philosophy of foraging and his forthcoming book 'Eat Weeds: A field guide to foraging'


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Eat Weeds - Diego's Book
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Diego Bonetto -The Philosophy of Foraging

Steve Wood  is an award winning horticultural communicator and podcast host with over 40 years of  experience in the wholesale nursery business .  Steve and host Mykal chat about the the wide range of aspects of the horticultural industry that Steve has been involved in throughout his career from retail to wholesale right through to his media work.


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All The Dirt Podcast [https://www.allthedirt.com.au/]

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Steve Wood - Past, Present & Future of Horticulture

Growing your own Christmas tree can be a rewarding for you as a gardener as it grows and prospers with you and your family year on year.  Flying solo, host Mykal Hoare talks you though his guide for getting the most out of live potted Christmas trees. He shares his do's and don'ts for growing potted Christmas trees in Australia.


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Christmas Special - Live Potted Christmas Trees

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Step into The Gardener’s Lodge with host Mykal Hoare as he explores the fascinating world of plants, nature, and sustainable living. Through conversations with experts, industry leaders, and passionate enthusiasts, discover fresh insights into horticulture, gardening, agriculture, and ecology—all from the cozy heart of the lodge.

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