A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation, and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing. These notes may contain affiliate links. Garden soundtrack January, and standing about in the cold. Winter readings. Lines from Alexander Pope’s Epistle IV, to Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius_loci Leisure, by William Henry Davies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leisure_(poem) Interview with Laura Ellen Bacon 05:39 Plant memories 10:00 Laura’s materials 12:05 Describing Laura’s work 14:08 Creative process 15:10 Finding a sense of place 18:10 Characteristics of a space 18:46 Laura’s own garden 22:38 Working with a softer, more organic backdrop of the garden 31:05 Movement in Laura’s work 33:16 How being a mother has changed things 38:52 Creating intimate garden spaces Laura’s website is http://lauraellenbacon.com You can find her on on Twitter at http://twiter.com/lauraellenbacon and Instagram http://instagram.com/lauraellenbacon You can read details about the Woman’s Hour Craft Prize here https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/about-the-womens-hour-craft-prize?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwKnAxLqE4AIVyOFRCh2_fwraEAAYASAAEgKmCfD_BwE With thanks to Laura for being my guest this episode, and again to Beth Pinkerton for providing her smooth tones for the reading, once more at absurdly short notice. You can find Beth here: Twitter https://twitter.com/MissPinks Instagram instagram.com/misspinks website: gardensweedsandwords.com email: gardensweedsandwords@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/AndrewTimothyOB Twitter: twitter.com/AndrewTimothyOB
