Flowerpot
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The One where Bruce Langridge Returns to Chat About Fungi
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ellyn Baker, Conservation Engagement Officer, chats with Bruce Langridge, former Head of Interpretation at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Delve...
The One with Industrial Year Placement Remy Wood
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 exper...
The One with Director Dr Lucy Sutherland
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The new Director of the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Dr Lucy Sutherland, provides a fascinating perspective on the changing role of botanic garde...
The One with Environmental Sound Artist Cheryl Beer
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Environmental sound artist Cheryl Beer talks to Bruce Langridge about how her overnight hearing loss led her to listen to trees. Using sound recording...
The One with Artist Caroline Vitzthum
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge discusses how artists can help Botanic Garden visitors create an emotional connection with plants. He is joined by multidisciplinary a...
The One with Apprentice Scheme Sponsor Patrick Daniell
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to Patrick Daniell about his support for the Horticultural Apprentice Scheme at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Patrick ta...
The One with Wildflower Horticulturist Carly Green
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to National Botanic Garden of Wales horticulturist Carly Green. They talk about the ethics of using the term 'native plants' and...
The One with Curator Alex Summers
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 One with farmer Huw Jones
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to Huw Jones, farmer at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. They talk about how Huw manages the organic working farm on ...
The One with apothecary volunteer Bob Edwards
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to Bob Edwards about the fun he's had volunteering in the Apothecary's Hall at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. We hear abo...
The One with pollinator scientist Dr Abigail Lowe
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to National Botanic Garden of Wales Science Officer Dr Abigail Lowe about her PhD in pollinating insects. Abigail explains how t...
The One with heritage interpreter William Sims
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to National Botanic Garden of Wales Heritage Officer, William Sims. William talks about the challenges of interpreting the...
The One with landscape archaeologist Helen Whitear
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to Helen Whitear about 'Dyffryn Twyi - Hanes Tirwedd Ein Bro', a project to help conserve the cultural and natural heritage of t...
The One with Head of Education Paul Smith
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to Paul Smith, Head of Education at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Paul explains how he has been able to reach out to par...
The Extra One with departing Curator Will Ritchie
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge, Head of Interpretation at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, chats to the Garden's curator Will Ritchie who will shortly be leavin...
The One with mycologist Emma Williams
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to one of Wales' leading mycologists Emma Williams. She tells how a visit to the National Botanic Garden of Wales helped inspire...
The One with landscape restorer Angharad Phillips
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to Angharad Phillips about the landscape restoration that has attracted thousands of visitors to the National Botanic Garden of ...
The One with Biophilic Wales' Kathryn Thomas
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to Kathryn Thomas about the work she's been doing to improve the biodiversity of land managed by the Swansea Bay University Heal...
The One with Head of Marketing David Hardy
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to the Head of Marketing and Communications at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, David Hardy. David talks about how he has b...
The One with Industrial Year Placement student Thomas McBride
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to Nottingham University student Thomas McBride about his year's placement at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Thomas talks...
The One with Head of Trustees Gary Davies
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to the Head of Trustees at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Gary Davies. They discuss how trustees can help a modern botani...
The One with DNA scientist Dr Laura Jones
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to Dr Laura Jones, Science Officer at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Laura explains how being based at a botanic garden h...
The One with Horticultural Apprentice Elinor James
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge chats to National Botanic Garden of Wales horticultural apprentice Elinor (El) James about how her knowledge and perceptions of hortic...
The One with Corporate Co-ordinator Sarah Williams
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Through chatting to Sarah Williams about her varied work in education and the corporate sector at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Bruce Langridg...
The One with Horticulturist James Kettle
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Langridge talks to horticulturist James Kettle about how the National Botanic Garden of Wales looks after its plant collections
Flowerpot - The One with Curator Will Ritchie
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Half hour conversations with people connected to the National Botanic Garden of Wales. In this episode, Bruce Langridge talks to the Garden's Curator...