Cass Dowding on starting a podcast, the plants that held grief and what grew after

The story of The Sentimental Gardener.

Cass Dowding swaps roles and takes the guest seat as is asked all the questions she asks her guests.

Guided by brilliant host Chloe Foster, author of The Rookie Gardener, host of 3CR Gardening Show and Horticulture educator, Cass opens up about starting a podcast, how gardens contained and plants helped her process her grief and what grew after.

From dreams of being a dancer, to finding a career in midwifery and nursing to how motherhood made her face what's really important, Cass' story is a winding journey of a life filled with finding the thing that brings life and joy ... which is now plants! And gardens. And people who garden!

00:00 Introduction

02:16 Childhood Garden Memories

08:29 Career Path: Ballet to Nursing

12:42 Covid, Motherhood and Change

18:44 Grief and Becoming a Sentimental Gardener

22:27 Cancer, Anxiety and the Garden

24:02 Writing and Discovering Garden Stories

27:39 How the Podcast Began