The Wardian Case, illustration by Dave Hopkins
I was delighted to be invited to appear on Jennifer Jewell’s thought-provoking and wide-ranging ‘Cultivating Place’ podcast recently, which airs on North State Public Radio in California. It was an interesting experience – a bit like a gardener’s psychotherapy session, as Jennifer drilled down (albeit very gently) into my gardening journey, and the story behind my books. Seems like my childhood garden had a bigger role to play than I have previously given it credit, and I realise now that the seeds for The Remarkable Case of Dr Ward & other Amazing Gardening Innovations (The Compendium of Amazing Gardening Innovations in the US) were actually sown when I was researching the London Garden Book A-Z …
The link to read more is here: https://www.cultivatingplace.com/single-post/2018/12/03/ADAPTATION-INNOVATION-with-ABIGAIL-WILLIS-of-THE-COMPENDIUM-OF-AMAZING-GARDENING-INNOVATIONS Follow the link near the top of the post, below the first photo that says LISTEN TO PODCAST in order to listen to the audio.
You can also listen directly at and share the file link from Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-179107226/cultivating-place-adaptation
