The Garden Log

Ben Dark

Topics: Home & Garden · Personal Journals · History

No. 92 in Leisure▼34

Welcome to a strange green world. This is the audio journal of award-wining British author, gardener and plant historian Ben Dark. A witty and intelligent window into the remarkable life of plants and the beautiful places they grow.

Latest episodeThe Secrets Gardens KeepOctober 8, 2026 · 24 min

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Latest episodes

1. The Secrets Gardens KeepOctober 8, 2026 · 24 min
2. Is the Cottage Garden Dead?October 1, 2026 · 33 min
3. Abutilon, Abutilon!September 24, 2026 · 33 min
4. Sisyphus on the LawnSeptember 17, 2026 · 31 min
5. So farewell Monty DonSeptember 10, 2026 · 25 min
6. Plants for problematic places, paths for ponderous people: a gardening podcastSeptember 4, 2026 · 27 min
7. Heavenly DishevelmentAugust 27, 2026 · 20 min
8. Flight of the aspidistraAugust 21, 2026 · 36 min
9. Grey sedge, smuggled cuttings, a watering disaster and the new garden at Grosvenor SquareAugust 14, 2026 · 35 min
10. Old roses, strange apples: finding beauty in the bleached bones of an English summerAugust 7, 2026 · 21 min

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