Mary Keen on a lifetime of gardening
Mary Keen has worked in, documented and designed gardens all over the world for decades. But it’s the garden she’s made at home, during her...
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'These rich and intimate conversations offer new perspectives on our interactions with nature' - The FT I’m Alice Vincent and I’ve been on a quest to understand why women go to ground when t...
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20 of 39 episodesYazmin Lacey on gardening as muse
When singer-songwriter Yazmin Lacey found herself adrift after the release of her first album, Voice Notes, she discovered an unlikely muse...
Maggie O'Farrell on gardening for stories
I’ve long been fascinated by roots - and the crossover between our families and the land that we are raised on. And it seems I’m not alone:...
Season 7: summer trailer
The sun is high, the ground is warm, and we’re inviting you to take a moment to pause this summer with the Why Women Grow podcast. This seas...
Olia Hercules on gardening for survival
For many around the world right now, the green spaces that hold so many memories are caught in conflict. This is the case for the activist,...
Pollyanna Wilkinson on designing a life-proof garden
With a clutch of medals from RHS Chelsea and Hampton Court flower shows, a bestselling garden design book and more than half a million socia...
Milli Proust on building a garden
When you become known for your garden - and what you grow there - what does it mean to up peasticks and move? Milli Proust is a gardener,...
India Knight on making home in a garden
There’s a school of thought that believes the garden to be an extra room of the house - albeit, outside. If that’s the case, then India Knig...
Season 7: trailer
It's been a bleak old winter, but spring is upon us and with it comes a brand new season of the Why Women Grow podcast. This Spring, we’re e...
Daisy Johnson on how landscape shapes us
Daisy Johnson made headlines when she became the youngest person ever shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2018, when she was 27. But, as she...
Isabella Tree on rewilding a garden
Today we are at the Knepp Estate - a huge rewilding project across 3500 acres of land, undertaken by the writer and conservationist Isabella...
Michelle Ogundehin on finding home
What is it that makes a home? Interior design may not seem the first port of call to consider when we think about our gardens, but Michelle...
Beyond the Garden: new season trailer
Leaves are falling, the sunsets are glowing, and we’re taking every moment we can to reflect here on the Why Women Grow podcast. This autumn...
Jeany Cronk on ripping up the rule book
When Jeany Cronk moved her young family from London to the south of France, she did so on a mission to not only make delicious wine, but sha...
Louise Pascal on gardening in a time of crisis
What does it mean to be split between two places? Where we come from, and where we work? For actor Louise Pascal, putting on a character is...
Jamie Beck on starting a new life in Provence
It’s easy to dream of building a whole new life, but it’s quite another to actually do it. Jamie Beck is a woman who knows - the American ar...
The French Life: new season trailer
Summer is upon us - and the Why Women Grow podcast has gone on tour in Provence. Among the lavender fields, chateaux, rose gardens and town...
Jo Thompson and Kali Hamerton-Stove on strong beauty
Few Chelsea Flower Show gardens are designed by women. Fewer Chelsea Flower Show show gardens are created by the people they are intended fo...
Ula Maria on making space for loss
Some people move house for the location, some people move for the fireplaces: for Ula Maria, it was a neglected, overgrown garden in South L...
Sarah Price on inheritance in the garden
Sarah Price is a landscape gardener who’s always seemed to exist on another plane. Her designs work with the environment to create something...