The Roots, Wings and Other Things Show

Then & Now: The season 4 finale comes with a BIG announcement about the end of Roots, Wings & Other Things as we know it. But exciting news about the future! News about that, plus how winter forces us to face patience; choosing slow growing methods; our innate draw to be with nature, garden plans and parsnips! Subscribe to my channel on YouTube to be the first to know about the new show! Happy festive season to you all, and THANK YOU for being part of the journey!

Working through John Coutts' book has made me especially curious about him and his work, so in this episode I travelled to London to speak with Simon Toomer, Curator of Living Collections at Kew, about John, and the future of gardening. There's news about the brand new series and an update on the garden renovation, plus autumn chat!

Complicated & Simple: Nature is as simple as it is complicated, but also, aren't we, too? This month I chat with the brilliantly practical and down-to-earth Christine Walkden about the delicate topic of peat-free and keeping things simple; have an exclusive listener special offer and share my thoughts on a really big idea that could help the cost of living crisis. If you'd like to hear more episodes, please do consider donating at thatjezrose.com/donate

When is native not native? And when should we not go native?! It's a thought provoking discussion I'm having with my special guest this month; the plantsman Colin Ward from Swine's Meadow Nursery in Lincolnshire. Plus updates on the garden renovation, Jonathan the blackbird and the anxiety induced by comparing gardens. Do you get that? Let me know on Instagram. Thank you so much for listening! As you'll know, the podcast doesn't have a sponsor, which means that it's ultimately funded by me. If you like the series and you've been enjoying it so far and you'd like to hear more in the future I've made a really easy for you to make a contribution at www.ko-fi.com/roots - for all the videos that accompany this series (and more!) head over to my Youtube channel (search Jez Rose) and subscribe - there's so much new content being uploaded almost daily!

The meadow is growing! It's exciting to see the seeds finally germinating, which means I can now turn my attention to the kitchen garden - just in time for the good weather... although you watch us have the wettest summer yet now as soon I've finished it! This week I share my favourite wild seed combinations; chat fruit and vegetable plans; reveal my secret to effective pocket planting and called Gardener's World regular Nick Bailey to get his take on my plan to garden as they did in 1931. Don't forget to share your garden and nature journeys with me on Instagram @thatjezrose

Join me this episode for a wildflower meadow special! I'm back from my trip to the US, but caught covid and am finding I don't have the energy or strength to do what I want. It's frustrating, but I've now sown the wildflower meadow and some of the other meadow areas: I'll explain how to do it properly and why it can be a wonderful and cost effective solution for instant colour and biodiversity to almost any garden area!

Episode 1: It's great to be back, and to share with you my new garden: a half acre of overgrown grass. We'll need a quick tour of the garden so you can follow along, and with each area I design and begin to dig out I'll be returning to my trusty copy of Everyday Gardening from 1931 for guidance from ex curator of Kew, John Coutts. For my video diary of the garden as it unfolds, head to my YouTube channel and for regular updates on Instagram @thatjezrose and @rootswingspodcast - if you enjoy the podcast and want to show your appreciation by donating to Greenfingers, this season's podcast charity, head to ko-fi/com/roots

Season 4 launches next week - here's what's in store for this exciting season, packed full of new features! Don't forget to subscribe, follow on instagram @rootswingspodcast and subscribe to my YouTube channel for the special garden updates video diary.

It's the final episode in series 3! Where did that time go?! In a special season finale, Kathy take full advantage of the lifting of lockdown and visits our celebrity special guests in person at their incredible restaurant. Look out for something special coming very soon and you must, must, must join the podcast on instagram @rootswingspodcast - have you got your RWOT t-shirt yet? Head to jezrose.teemill.com for exclusive Roots, Wings & Other Things merchandise!