Beauty in All Things

Feb 02 2024 14 ep. 28 mins 8
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Each month we’ll be uncovering the beauty in the little things, from soil to seeds, bulbs to bees, from The Lost Gardens of Heligan in Mevagissey on the Cornish Coast. Experience the inner workings with Alasdair Moore (our Head of Gardens and Estate) and guests as they take inspiration from nature and the environment around them, from the finest horticultural gardens in England. 
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Resilient Nature

Feb 02 2024 24 mins  
Heligan’s Head of Gardens and Estate, Alasdair Moor, is joined by our Seed Guardian, Katie Kingett, to delve into the wonderful world of seeds. Alasdair also discusses the stubborn nature of our Rhododendrons and elaborates on how our historic Flower Garden wall has become an integral part of the garden’s ecosystem with Head Gardener, Nicola Bradley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.

Winter Crafting - Lodges, dams and Lost Apples

Jan 04 2024 27 mins  
Heligan’s Head of Gardens and Estate Alasdair Moore is joined by Toby Davies for an update from the beaver enclosure, and discusses the fine art of Cider with Martin Renwick.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beyond the fertile crescent

Jun 23 2023 54 mins  
Heligan’s Head of Gardens and Estate Alasdair Moore is joined by guests Andrew Omerod, Andy Wilson, Paul Doidge, Yoko Briggs and Louis Duddridge. It’s High Summer at Heligan, and time for a solstice celebration. We discuss Emmer Wheat and its role as the foundation of human experience, agriculture, civilisation but also colonialism, check in on Heligan’s ongoing glass-house r

The Earth’s Skin – Part 2

May 30 2023 34 mins  
In this second two-part episode Heligan Co-Founder Sir Tim Smit is joined by biologist Merlin Sheldrake. Their walk through Heligan’s historic Productive Gardens encompasses plant evolution, post-apocalyptic food security and the nuances of worm twanging.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Earth’s Skin – Part 1

Mar 17 2023 19 mins  
Starting a new season of Beauty in All Things, in the first of a two-part episode Head of Gardens and Estate Alasdair Moore is joined by Professor Karl Ritz. Join them in the Melon Yard as they discuss and digest the mysteries of our planet’s richest resource; soil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Season Turns

Nov 07 2022 37 mins  
This month on our podcast Beauty in All Things, Head of Gardens and Estate Alasdair Moore is joined by Horticultural Advisor Philip McMillan Browse to discuss the finer points of the origins of apples. We also chat with Kathleen Kendall about her family – her father was Heligan’s last gardener before the gardens fell into complete disarray, as well as finding out about the very

Balance and Bounty

Sep 30 2022 29 mins  
As the season turns at Heligan we pause, and Head of Gardens and Estate Alasdair Moore celebrates the joys of the autumn equinox. From chutney to cyder, seeds to shire horses there is a rich fullness to this time of year which we’re sharing with our friends at Gillyflower, The Sensory Trust, John Marchant Gallery and the Cornish Heavy Horse Society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com

The Eight Fold Year

Aug 30 2022 33 mins  
It’s late summer at Heligan, and Head of Gardens and Estate Alasdair Moore is out in Valentines Field, walking the Eight Fold Year and talking with Dr Grace Twiston-Davies about wildflower collection. Here we learn about the wildflower crop, and gently move towards Harvest, and the promise of Autumn.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Voices of the Lost Gardens

Jun 22 2022 15 mins  
In June at Heligan Head of Gardens and Estate Alasdair Moore chats with Laura Chesterfield in our magical Shepherd’s huts. They’ll be discussing why it’s so important to give nature a voice – and we join Laura in her conversation with Dame Judi Dench and David Mills, reminiscing about a rather special oak tree and a cheeky red squirrel.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/

An early start at Heligan

May 31 2022 26 mins  
This May we’re up first thing, celebrating the early risers across the gardens and estate. Head of Gardens and Estate Alasdair Moore listens in to the Dawn Chorus with Heligan Wildlife Co-ordinator Toby Davies, great great grandson of Charles Ball, one of the original Heligan gardeners, and joins Julie and Kieran in the Heligan Kitchen and Bakery for a delicious start to the day.