S02 Episode 7: How to Get Kids Gardening. With Lee Connelly

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   Almost March.    Children in the garden…   …a gardener’s perspective   The gardener in the garden…   …a child's perspective     Poem 03:04   The Gardener by Robert Louis Stevenson   Read by Peta Cootes     Early experiences of plants and gardens – a minor obsession   How do you get kid’s gardening?     Interview with the Skinny Jean Gardener, Lee Connelly 09:21    10:14 What’s this about Skinny Jeans?   12:07 The Skinny Jean Gardener podcast and Monty Don   14:40 Being the Blue Peter gardener   16:58 Lee’s early plant and garden memories   21:11 Time for gardening as a family   22:53 The importance of getting children interested in gardening   25:00 The role of schools and parents                                                                                                                                                                                                                          27:40 Schools allotment project with Marks & Spencer   30:55 Ornamentals or veg? What has the most educational value for children?   34:53 The new book, How to Get Kids Gardening     ***     Thank you to Lee for joining me on this episode. Lee's book is How to Get Kids Gardening https://amzn.to/2wQYUkc   The Skinny Jean Gardener Podcast is here http://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/podcast Lee on Instagram instagram.com/skinnyjeangardener.      Thanks too to Peta Coote for reading for us. You can find Peta and her work here instagram.com/nourishingsoulfully    With thanks to all my listeners for your continued support and reviews, I really do appreciate them. You can support the podcast by buying its producer a virtual cup of coffee for three quid, at https://ko-fi.com/andrewtimothyOB. Proceeds will go towards equipment, software and the monthly podcast hosting fees.      One-to-one online garden coaching I’m very excited about my new venture – it’s a way for me to work with more people than I can physically get around to, helping them to make the very best of their gardens in a way that suits the life they lead. A few limited places left on introductory prices! https://www.gardensweedsandwords.com/garden-coaching       website: gardensweedsandwords.com email: [email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/AndrewTimothyOB Twitter: twitter.com/AndrewTimothyOB