Bonus episode: Writer and novelist Jamaica Kincaid redefined garden writing with books such as My Garden (Book) and Among Flowers, as well as changing perspectives on the post-colonial experience through titles such as A Small Place and Lucy. W

Paula Sutton on gardening in the pursuit of happiness

Feb 27th, 2023 25m 7s

The creative mind behind Hill House Vintage and author of Hill House Living, Paula Sutton is a stylist, writer and - perhaps most of all - a purveyor of joy. After navigating a career in the fast-paced and glamorous world of fashion magazines,

Margaret Howell on a life inspired by nature

Feb 27th, 2023 20m 44s

Margaret Howell has been designing men’s and womenswear for five decades, prioritising understated quality over trends: she makes beautiful clothes that work well. Fifty years after she started to design and sell clothes from her home in Blackh

Rukmini Iyer on growing to nurture

Feb 20th, 2023 23m 50s

One simple concept, a million cookbooks sold: Rukmini Iyer’s Roasting Tin recipe books have transformed dinner times around the country. But the writer and food stylist is also a keen amateur gardener, growing first on a balcony and, later, in

Salley Vickers on a life lived in gardens

Feb 20th, 2023 26m 23s

Sally Vickers is a Jungian psychotherapist and the author of books such as Miss Garnet's Angel, The Other Side of You and, most recently, The Gardener. The daughter of two communists, Salley was a teacher before she retrained as a psychotherapi

Sarah Raven on growing a whole new approach to colour

Feb 13th, 2023 23m 39s

If you’ve ever bought plants or seeds online, or through mail order, you’ve probably encountered Sarah Raven. The gardener, writer and teacher is also a nursery-owner and businesswoman, developing, trialling and selling plants to Britain’s home

Claire Ratinon on growing for reclamation

Feb 13th, 2023 27m 12s

Claire Ratinon is a food-grower, speaker and writer. In 2022, she released Unearthed, a powerful memoir about understanding what it is to become a custodian of the earth as a Black woman, and how the process of doing so helped her gain a sense

Poppy Okotcha on gardening to save the planet

Feb 1st, 2023 25m 45s

Poppy Okotcha describes herself as an ecological home grower working to inspire reconnection to the land and the living world through the story of food and herbs. She came to gardening after a shift in her personal life: having moved between th

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Why Women Grow: guest reveal trailer

Jan 23rd, 2023 2m 6s

Introducing the line-up for the first season of Why Women Grow:writer Claire Ratinondesigner Margaret Howellchef Rukmini Iyergardening gamechanger Sarah Ravennovelist Salley Vickersenvironmentalist Poppy Okotchaand stylist and influenc

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Why Women Grow: teaser trailer

Dec 14th, 2022 41s

The first listen of the forthcoming Why Women Grow podcast, launching February 2023 from Alice Vincent.This podcast is inspired by my book, Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival, which is out on March 2nd and available to pr

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