Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology
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Most people wouldn't consider a permaculture mindset for a public park or an ornamental garden. But that's a missed opportunity, because it could help individuals, organisations and councils reduce their maintenance budgets while increasing plant health and positive biodiversity outcomes.
The 12 principles of permaculture can be applied whether or not you're growing food. They're simply a way to get us back in tune with nature's systems so that we can work with them instead of against them. Why should we row against the stream when we can roll with it instead?
This episode doesn't have a guest, it's just me getting up on my soapbox.
The 12 principles of permaculture are:
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Ep.120 Floriculture on an owner-operated farm - Alana Reeves (Dunkeld Farm)
Ep.119 Behind the podcast - Daniel Fuller (Hort People job board & Plants Grow Here podcast creator)
Ep.118 What is green infrastructure? - Michael Casey (Evergreen Infrastructure) (Sponsored by Australian Institute of Horticulture)
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Ep.117 Hort People: The new industry job board - Daniel Fuller (Podcaster & Creator)
Ep.116 Intro to soil hazards - Sheridan Chapman (Contaminated land consultant)
Ep.115 Apple & pear tree pruning guide - Scott H. Smith (National Trust for Scotland head gardener)
Ep.114 Forestree app for urban tree management - Ben Seamark (Sponsored by Forestree)
Ep.113 Intro to tree pests & diseases - Greg Packman (London Borough of Islington)
Ep.112 Modern witchcraft & herbs - via Branch Out podcast w/ Vanessa Fuchs
Ep.111 Micro climates & protected growing - Guy Deakins (author of Gardener's Guide To Protected Growing)
Ep.110 Maintaining heritage formal gardens in the UK - Scott H. Smith (National Trust for Scotland head gardener)
Ep.109 Succulent plants are survival experts: Jackie Warburton (Terra Solarus)
Ep.108 Get qualified in horticulture with Tafe: Ian Gaston (Tafe NSW) (Sponsored by Hort Journal Australia)
Ep.107 Companion planting veg by family - Angelo Eliades (Deep Green Permaculture)
Ep.106 Therapeutic horticulture: Gardening for health & wellbeing - Dr Kate Neale (Therapeutic Horticulture Australia) (Sponsored by Hort Journal Australia)
Ep.105 Visit The Landscape Show 22/06/22 - Megan Flower (Sponsored by Landscaping Victoria Master Landscapers)
Ep.104 Community gardening in Detroit - Amanda Brezzell (Fennigan's Farms) & Tepfirah Rushdan (Keep Growing Detroit)
Ep.103 Intro to orchids: Orchidaceae family - Dr Richard Bate (NWRPI, BSBI, @Wildflower_Hour, @TheNewGalaxy)
Ep.102 Agriculture as part of a horticultural career - Andrew Whitelaw (Thomas Elder Markets, AgWatchers podcast) (sponsored by Hort Journal Australia)
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