John Little on Caring for Gardens and Gardeners (#48)

(00:00) Introduction

(01:00) Early influences and growing up with a permaculturist grandfather and in post-industrial landscapes

(03:00) From retail to professional horticulture without formal training

(04:00) The shift from native plants to wildlife and habitat creation

(05:00) Green roof experimentation and breaking free from conventional substrate wisdom

(08:00) Topography as an underplayed design tool

(10:00) Effects of putting substrate on top of soil

(13:00) The art of seeing landscapes

(17:00) The importance of ruderal vegetation and hand weeding for biodiversity

(19:00) Care Not Capital and investing in gardeners instead of infrastructure

(22:00) Lessons from social housing and listening to residents over imposing ideas

(25:00) Free training for gardeners in community engagement, ecology, and green infrastructure