A monthly podcast about wildlife gardening, backed by the latest science. Each episode covers a new topic with plenty of advice and planting ideas for your garden at home!
Episodes
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Join us in our Garden Jungle with a fabulous book by Professor Dave Goulson. If that's not enough, we have brand new research from Professor Goulson's team on garden birds and we look at a fabulous tree for wildlife, the native Holly.
Find all the information and links mentioned in the episode on our website Ellies Wellies - The Garden Jungle and Holly
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Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Gardens should be full of flower all year round! In this episode we prove you can have every colour of the rainbow brightening your garden this winter. Then pucker up for our Native Plant of the Month: Mistletoe.
Find all the information and links mentioned in the episode on our website Ellies Wellies - A Riotous Rainbow of Winter Colour
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Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
It's sometimes said that wood is most alive when it is dead. In this episode we delve deep into the rotten world of deadwood and discover the fascinating range of creatures that rely on it. We then pick one tree in particular, the stunning Silver Birch for our 'Native Plant of the Month'.
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Find all the information and links mentioned in the episode on our website Ellies Wellies - The Deadwood is ALIVE!
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
A big question many wildlife gardeners may have asked themselves...should we Rewild our gardens? After a chat about our opinion, we get 'fernatical' about the Hart's Tongue, the first fern as part of our native plant of the month!
Find all the information and links mentioned in the episode on our website Ellies Wellies - Should we Rewild our Gardens?
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Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
In this episode we ask...what is fruit? And what fruits are good for wildlife? Then, as our native plant of the month, we take on the thorny yet fruity staple of the British garden and countryside, the humble Hawthorn.
Find all the information and links mentioned in the episode on our website Ellies Wellies - A Festival of Fruit with the Humble Hawthorne
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Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Have you ever wondered what all the buzz is about in your garden? This episode we get to grips with some of the wild bees you are likely to find, with the help of 'The Secret Life of Garden Bees' by Jean Vernon. We then learn about a knockout Knautia for your garden, the charming Field Scabious.
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Sunday Jul 24, 2022
Sunday Jul 24, 2022
This week we dive deep into the musty world of your compost bin and look at the wildlife you could find there. We are also joined for the second time by worm expert Dr Emma Sherlock. Then, we cover our first native pond plant, the charming Flowering Rush or Butomus umbellatus.
Find all the information and links mentioned in the episode on our website Ellies Wellies - Compost, Worms and the Flowering Rush
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Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
In a jam packed episode we ask: Is spring coming earlier? We then take a closer look at earthworms with Senior Curator of Annelids at the Natural History Museum, Dr Emma Sherlock. Finishing the episode, a favourite grass, Molinia caerulea or Purple Moor Grass, is our native plant of the week.
Find all the information and links mentioned in the episode on our website Ellies Wellies - Purple Moor Grass and Dr Enna Sherlock on Worms
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Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
We've made it! One year of the podcast and 24 episodes later, we have a chat about our own way into gardening and test ourselves on what we've learned so far. Then we look at our most ancient native tree, the Yew.
Find all the information and links mentioned in the episode on our website Ellies Wellies - Happy Birthday to Yew (and us)!
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Friday Jan 14, 2022
Friday Jan 14, 2022
A new year is upon us and we start in style by taking a break from our own rules and discuss wildlife we've seen outside gardens over the Christmas holidays. Then we return to the fantastic Dr Ian Bedford who tells us exactly why there is no need for pesticides in any garden! We finish by discussing the delightful Dog Rose, whose ruby red berries speckle hedgerows up and down the country over winter.
Find all the information and links mentioned in the episode on our website Ellies Wellies - Delightful Dog Roses and Dr Ian Bedford pt. 2
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