Episodes

  • 05 - Christmas in a Southern Garden

    05 - Christmas in a Southern Garden
    Dec 19 2025
    05 - Christmas in a Southern Garden - This week it's our Christmas special, and we're talking all things Christmas, and the peculiarities of Christmas in the southern hemisphere. We'll then change tack and explore one of my favourite bits of my garden, which is not in fact in my garden at all - but it's the bit outside the front fence on the roadside. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    26 mins
  • 04 - An interview with gardener Sam Williams

    04 - An interview with gardener Sam Williams
    Dec 5 2025
    In this episode I chat to gardener, and garden designer, Sam Williams about all things gardens: what got him into gardening; his gardening interests, passions and occasional bugbears, and we even test him with a quick fire garden quiz. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    26 mins
  • 22-11-2025 - 03 - Food Justice, Fruit and Veg

    22-11-2025 - 03 - Food Justice, Fruit and Veg
    Nov 21 2025
    03 - Food Justice, Fruit and Veg - In this week's show, we're talking about food justice, and the best veg to grow if you're just starting out in the garden. Kieran also takes a walk around a new garden he is looking after, and examining all the ways in which we can observe and learn from a space before we get stuck in. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    26 mins
  • 02 - Status anxiety in the garden

    02 - Status anxiety in the garden
    Nov 7 2025
    In this week's show we're talking about how class and status interact in our gardens, and particularly our lawns. We also examine the ins and outs of no-dig gardening, and feature our plant of the week - rhubarb. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    26 mins
  • 01 - Gardening in the climate crisis

    01 - Gardening in the climate crisis
    Oct 24 2025
    In this week's show we're talking about growing from seed, and gardening in the climate crisis. Are you always saving the planet if you grow your own veg at home? The answer it turns out, is a little bit more complex... This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    26 mins