Join Cass Dowding, an enthusiastic everyday gardener, as she has conversations with fellow plant lovers about the gardens and plants that shape our stories and connect us to what matters most.
The Sentimental Gardener
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Join Cass Dowding, an enthusiastic everyday gardener, as she has conversations with fellow plant lovers about the gardens and plants that shape our stories and connect us to what matters most.
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July 27, 2026
Timothy Mitchell on tomatoes, transforming tennis courts and designing en plein air
<p>Australian landscape architect and garden designer Timothy Mitchell joins Cass Dowding on The Sentimental Gardener podcast to talk about his early memories of plants, transforming tennis courts into a meadow of flowers and designing gardens en plein air. </p> <p>They also dive into finding beauty in Australian native plants, building a dry climate garden that actually works, letting a garden evolve naturally over seasons, and why the most alive gardens are always being edited, observed and mulled over.<br /> <br /> They recorded this episode in Tim and his partner Lucy's backyard, surrounded by the antiquing of plants moving from summer to autumn and a view of Mt. William/ Wil-im-ee Moor-ring as the backdrop. <br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p> <p>00:00 Introduction<br /> 01:35 Early memories of gardens and plants<br /> 05:00 Choosing a life in landscape design<br /> 09:00 Gardeners and landscape architects<br /> 13:45 Designing public places<br /> 16:00 Transforming a tennis court into a garden<br /> 18:30 Starting a garden from scratch<br /> 19:00 Finding beauty in Australian plants<br /> 22:40 Building a dry climate garden<br /> 27:45 Letting a garden grow naturally<br /> 32:00 Trees, time and looking after nature<br /> 38:30 What makes a garden feel alive<br /> 45:30 Learning by watching plants<br /> 49:45 Quick-fire garden questions<br /> 56:45 The gardens that stay with us<br /> 59:35 Final thoughts and outro</p> <p data-start="702" data-end="997"><strong data-start="702" data-end="717">Show notes:</strong><br data-start="717" data-end= "720" /> Follow Timothy Mitchell on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/timothymitchell_landscape/">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://www.timothymitchell.com.au/">visit website</a></p> <p data-start="702" data-end="997">Follow The Sentimental Gardener on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/the_sentimental_gardener/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575865569658">Facebook</a></p> <p data-start="702" data-end="997">Visit The Sentimental Gardener <a href="https://www.thesentimentalgardener.com/">website</a></p> <p data-start="702" data-end="997">Get Sentimental Gardener <a href="https://thesentimentalgardener.substack.com/subscribe">emails in your inbox</a></p> <p data-start="702" data-end="997">Get <a href= "https://thesentimentalgardener.substack.com/subscribe">bonus content + episodes</a> on Sentimental Friends<br data-start="932" data-end="935" /> <br /></p> <p data-start="999" data-end="1108" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">Original music: Hayden Schueler of <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/vereyagardening/">Vereya Gardening</a></p> <p data-start="999" data-end="1108" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">Audio mix: Tom Dowding</p> <p data-start="999" data-end="1108" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">Producer and editor: Cass Dowding</p>
June 12, 2026
Ben Clark on growing Kuranga Native Nursery, and building a family life around plants
<p data-start="82" data-end="309">Are you an Australian native plant fanatic? Well you're going to love this episode!<br /> Cass Dowding chats with Ben Clark, co-owner of Kuranga Native Nursery, about growing up surrounded by the bush in Warrandyte, followed by an early obsession with plants, to building a family business around Australian native plants.</p> <p data-start="311" data-end="502">Ben shares how he first came to Kuranga as an apprentice, what happens behind the scenes in the nursery he now owns, and why the nursery has become such a loved destination for native plant buffs.</p> <p data-start="504" data-end="700">They also talk about Kuranga's expansion to a second site at Warrandyte, running the business with his wife Alexa, raising kids around the nursery, and the joy of dispersing native plants into gardens across the state, and maybe Australia!</p> <p data-start="702" data-end="997"><strong data-start="702" data-end="717">Show notes:</strong><br data-start="717" data-end= "720" /> Follow Kuranga Native Nursery on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/kuranganativenursery/">Instagram</a> and <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/KurangaNativeNursery">Facebook</a><br data-start="768" data-end="771" /> Follow The Sentimental Gardener on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/the_sentimental_gardener/">Instagram</a> and <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575865569658">Facebook</a><br data-start="821" data-end="824" /> Get Sentimental Gardener <a href= "https://cass-newsletter-756698.beehiiv.com/">emails</a><br data-start="855" data-end="858" /> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheSentimentalGardener">Support the podcast</a> on Patreon<br data-start="888" data-end="891" /> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-sentimental-gardener/id1805506671"> Get bonus episodes</a> on Sentimental Friends<br data-start="932" data-end="935" /> Interested in becoming a podcast sponsor? <a href= "https://www.thesentimentalgardener.com/contact">Get more info here</a></p> <p data-start="999" data-end="1108" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">Theme music: Hayden Schueler of Vereya Gardening<br data-start="1047" data-end="1050" /> Audio mix: Tom Dowding<br data-start="1072" data-end="1075" /> Producer and editor: Cass Dowding</p>
May 20, 2026
Hannah Moloney on her book 'Why We Garden', activism and a good life for everybody
<p data-start="0" data-end="138">Hannah Moloney was born for this! 'This' is creating what she calls "a good life for everybody": people, animals, ecosystems and communities alike.</p> <p data-start="140" data-end="468">From climate-justice cabaret to gardening, activism, writing and community projects, Hannah's work is all about connection, resilience and finding better ways to live together. She's also a presenter on ABC TV's <a href= "https://www.abc.net.au/gardening">Gardening Australia</a> and the bestselling author of the newly released <a href= "https://www.booktopia.com.au/why-we-garden-hannah-moloney/book/9781923135345.html"> Why We Garden — Even When We Don't Have To.</a></p> <p data-start="470" data-end="694">In this episode, Cass and Hannah talk about early memories, sentimental plant stories, permaculture, activism and what Hannah discovered after interviewing thousands of gardeners about why we still feel drawn to plonk things in the ground and help them grow. </p> <p data-start="696" data-end="740">Host: Cass Dowding<br data-start="714" data-end="717" /> Guest: Hannah Moloney</p> <p data-start="742" data-end="790">Episode show notes at <a href= "https://www.thesentimentalgardener.com/">The Sentimental Gardener</a></p> <p data-start="792" data-end="910" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">Original Music: Hayden Schueler from Vereya Gardening<br data-start="845" data-end="848" /> Audio Mixing: Tom Dowding<br data-start="873" data-end="876" /> Editing and Producer: Cass Dowding</p>
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