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Episode 108: Tapestry Lawns with Dr Lionel Smith
Roots and All - Gardening Podcast
English - July 27, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHome & Garden Leisure Hobbies Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week I’m talking to Dr Lionel Smith, horticulture lecturer and author of the book Tapestry Lawns: Freed from Grass and Full of Flowers. As the title suggests, a tapestry lawn replaces grass with flowering dicots, increasing biodiversity, lowering maintenance needs and seriously upping the aesthetic value of a lawn. Living with a tapestry lawns involves a little bit of self-education around how you treat plants and I start by asking how to overcome one of my own biggest worries about having one…
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About Dr Lionel Smith:
Dr Lionel Smith received his PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Reading in 2014. He is currently Lecturer in Horticulture at Myerscough College, Lancashire, and lives in St. Anne’s-on-Sea.
What We Discuss:
The history of lawns
What is a Tapestry lawn?
Tapestry lawn maintenance
Height convergence and why it's relevant to Tapestry lawns
Tapestry lawns and wildlife
Tapestry lawns over winter
Sourcing plants for a Tapestry lawns
What does the future hold for Tapestry lawns?
Links:
Tapestry Lawns : Freed from Grass and Full of Flowers by Lionel Smith - Taylor & Francis, 2019
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