Carol Klein
4/30/202639 min
Oh what a treat it was to chat with true gardening icon Carol Klein! Presenter, author and gardener extraordinaire, Carol is so gloriously entertaining and a true horticultural hero of mine and so many others. It was an absolute pleasure to chat with her, even if the spring sunshine soon swapped out for sleet! ☂️❄️🌸 We discuss the promiscuity of the primrose, the dangers of the Chelsea Flower Show bar and even, briefly, bathing with John Lennon. 🍷🍇If you’ve enjoyed the conversation, I’d highly suggest seeking out Carol’s books, in particular her perfectly named Hortobiography and, brilliant news, the new series of Greatest Gardens with Diarmuid Gavin and Carol Klein is available on BBC iPlayer right now, please do take a look!Now, pour yourself a glass of crisp rosé, pop open those umbrellas and come pottering with us. Quick! Before the sap rises!🎧 Watch on YouTube and Spotify, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.And please do like and subscribe, @tomallen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsCarol Klein· Guest0:00
[door closing] Frozen lasagna, medium power, 15 minutes? [oven starting] Sounds like OJO time. Let's play.
Speaker 10:07
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Carol Klein· Guest0:18
Hey, I just won. Woo-hoo.
Speaker 10:20
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Speaker 20:29
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Tom Allen· Host0:45
We got absolutely pissed.
Carol Klein· Guest0:48
We got slaughtered.
Tom Allen· Host0:49
Abso- [laughs] [laughs] [gentle music] I feel like I should just- Yes ... um, introduce, uh- Yes ... our, our episode together, which is a big, a big moment for me here doing this, this little show I do called Pottering. Um, oh, and there goes the wind. The wind is blowing. The elements are making themselves known, Carol.
Carol Klein· Guest1:11
Yeah, it's with us.
Tom Allen· Host1:12
Um, 'cause my guest, my guest today is the fabulous Carol Klein, and I say as no, um, n- n- no underestimation that you really are the reason I love gardening. And I think that's true.
Carol Klein· Guest1:24
What?
Tom Allen· Host1:25
[laughs] And, and I'm not the only person who would say that. I think a lot of people would say that, but I think when I... I remember seeing you on,