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Interviews with people connected to the National Botanic Garden of Wales.

09/16/2024

The One where Bruce Langridge Returns to Chat About Fungi

Ellyn Baker, Conservation Engagement Officer, chats with Bruce Langridge, former Head of Interpretation at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Delve into the the fascinating world of fungi in celebration of UK Fungus Day on the 5th of October. The National Botanic Garden of Wales is supported by Welsh Government’s Nature Networks Fund, funding work to deliver infrastructure improvements on Waun Las NNR, allowing us to manage the site for improved biodiversity and engage with visitors on our natural heritage. https://botanicgarden.wales/visit/whats-on/event/uk-national-fungus-day/ Credits: https://freesound.org/people/szegvari/sounds/577893/ https://freesound.org/people/naturenotesuk/sounds/741931/

45 min
09/21/2023

The One with Industrial Year Placement Remy Wood

Bruce Langridge chats to Bath University's Remy Wood who spent a placement year at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. He talks about his experiences of working with horticulturists, educators and scientists, as well as the perils of seed collecting while wearing shorts.

29 min
12/08/2022

The One with Director Dr Lucy Sutherland

The new Director of the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Dr Lucy Sutherland, provides a fascinating perspective on the changing role of botanic gardens across the world

46 min
11/29/2022

The One with Environmental Sound Artist Cheryl Beer

Environmental sound artist Cheryl Beer talks to Bruce Langridge about how her overnight hearing loss led her to listen to trees. Using sound recording from the 5 fragile pockets of Celtic Rainforest left in Wales, Cheryl created Cân y Coed / Song of the Trees Rainforest Symphony. Hear a sample of this work and listen to Cheryl’s observations about how loud noises can affect the ecology of these ancient woodlands.

49 min
10/26/2022

The One with Artist Caroline Vitzthum

Bruce Langridge discusses how artists can help Botanic Garden visitors create an emotional connection with plants. He is joined by multidisciplinary artist Caroline Vitzthum who has been examining the Sphagnum moss collection of the National Botanic Garden of Wales. The episode ends with a piece of music by John Howes based on the DNA barcode of the Welsh Poppy.

41 min
09/06/2022

The One with Apprentice Scheme Sponsor Patrick Daniell

Bruce Langridge chats to Patrick Daniell about his support for the Horticultural Apprentice Scheme at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Patrick talks about his motivations for setting up the scheme, his rich connection to Wales, how he developed a love for gardening and his hopes for the future of the apprentice scheme.

29 min
07/19/2022

The One with Wildflower Horticulturist Carly Green

Bruce Langridge chats to National Botanic Garden of Wales horticulturist Carly Green. They talk about the ethics of using the term 'native plants' and Carly's skills in growing wild Welsh plants, including one of the rarest plants on Earth, the Welsh cotoneaster. Carly highlights the benefits of having been the Garden's first horticultural apprentice and how the whole Welsh wildflower collection is being moved to a more prominent display area.

39 min
05/19/2022

The One with Curator Alex Summers

Bruce Langridge chats to the new curator of the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Alex Summers. Alex talks about his background, the role of a curator, the people and places he has to work with, and the plans he has for moving and developing the horticultural collections.

44 min

Interviews with people connected to the National Botanic Garden of Wales.

Creator

National Botanic Garden of Wales
Years Active

2021 - 2024
Episodes

26
Rating

Clean
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