034. Gardening in the US Versus Great Britain with Mark Peacock

Mark Peacock moved to the US from London in 2020 and began a new gardening journey. He shares his story with us and how he grew up in the United Kingdom gardening, eventually went to school for landscape design, ended up in the editorial world, and now is living in America gardening in Austin, Texas. Mark and Bailey chat about the differences and difficulties of a new growing zone, as well as what could make gardening a bigger part of the American culture. For more information on Mark, you can follow him on Instagram HERE. Mark's gardening book recommendations: RHS Encyclopedia of Plants The Secrets of Successful Gardening by Richard Sudell, 1939 The Lost Gardens of England The Jewel Garden by Monty and Sarah Don Some tools mentioned in this episode: Garden Heir Long Necked Watering Can Dutch Hoe For information on The Kitchen Garden Society, www.thekitchengardensociety.com

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The Garden Culture Podcast is more than just a how-to garden podcast, this is a place where we let the garden inspire our lives, as well as get to know incredible people who infuse their own lives with the magic of nature and gardening. Follow along as we talk about what to do in the garden each month and interview interesting people who weave gardening into their lives. Our host, Bailey Van Tassel, is a home gardener and the founder of a national gardening club. Her goal is to get more people gardening, especially in suburbia and small spaces, as she has. Bailey's mission is to make gardening an American pastime and a part of our innate culture. Her hope is to have more families raise their kids with a reverence for nature and an instinct for growing their own food and flowers.