Nov 19 2020 47 mins 5
In this weeks episode of Master My Garden podcast I talk to Jane Powers about her new book "An Irish Nature Year" which is a beautiful book. The cover art by Robert Vaughan is superb and inside the book is 366 entries one for each day of the year including leap years. An ideal coffee table book packed full of pieces of information about Irelands amazing wildlife. Jane is also passionate gardener and we talk a lot about gardening and her tips for success. AN IRISH NATURE YEAR Call it a daily meditation on the world around us for nature-lovers and nature newbies alike, An Irish Nature Yeargleefully explores the small mysteries of the seasons as they unfold – Who’s cutting perfect circles in your roses? Which birds wear feathery trousers? And what, exactly, is an amethyst deceiver? An Irish Nature Year is an illustrated day book filled with plants, animals, birds and creepy-crawlies from all over the island of Ireland. With one short entry for every day of the year, nature columnist Jane Powers serves up 5 minutes’ worth of wonderment to enjoy on your coffee break, on your commute, or to relax with at bedtime. From ‘weeds’ in the pavement cracks and surprising inhabitants of vacant lots, to unusual finds along our shoreline and hedgerows, you’ll find more of the natural world to admire right under your nose, and relish the little things that mark the passing of the seasons across the ever-changing Irish landscape. Jane Powers: Biography (November 2020) Jane Powers is a nature writer and columnist for The Sunday Times Irish edition, where she was gardening correspondent for many years, as she was at the Irish Times. Her previous book, The Irish Garden, was named Inspirational Book of the Year at the UK Garden Media Awards. Jane has also written about environmental matters, low-impact and ethical living, food, property, art and crafts and life in general for the Sunday Telegraph, Cara, Image, Ireland of the Welcomes, Bon Appetit, The Irish Garden, Garden Heaven, The Garden (the journal of the Royal Horticultural Society), Amateur Gardening, Gardens Illustrated, House and Garden, Garden Design Journal and The Professional Gardener. A tomato obsessive, Jane helps to run the annual Totally Terrific Tomato Festival at the National Botanical Gardens, Glasnevin. You can contact Jane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PowersFlowers Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/powersflowers Website: https://onebeanrow.com/about/ There will be a blog post on this episode very soon on my website. This blog and previous blogs along with all podcast episodes are be available on my website https://mastermygarden.com/ If you are enjoying the podcast it would be great if you could leave a review on Apple podcasts its good to know people are enjoying and getting something from the podcast. If there is any topic you would like covered in future episodes please let me know, you can find me on Master My Garden social channels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mastermygarden/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mastermygarden/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tweetsbyMMG or email [email protected] Until the next time Happy Gardening John
