Avant Gardeners

Avant Gardeners

Madeleine Gasparinatos & Emily Allen

Episodes 57
Avg. Duration 50m
Activity Declining
Since Sep 2023
Latest Episode May 2026

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Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
38%
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feeds.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

With lots of enthusiasm and very little know how, Emily and Maddie love chatting about gardening, often with a glass of wine or cocktail in hand. In each fortnightly episode, we speak to people who inspire us in the garden, in order to unearth some much needed knowledge.

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S7E10 Mitch Theissen // The Agrarian Kitchen, Compost, Soil Health, Japanese Salad Turnip

May 05, 2026 59m

Mitch Theissen has the enviable role of Head Gardener at the award winning Agrarian Kitchen in New Norfolk, just outside of Hobart. Having grown up in the Huon Valley, born into a long line of apple…

S7E9 Baklava Old Fashioned, Dehydrator Season and We Answer Your Questions!

Apr 28, 2026 31m

We're drinking a Baklava Old Fashioned - Maddie had leftover baklava syrup (sugar, water, cinnamon, honey) and has turned it into an old fashioned with burbon, amaretto and a dash of bitters.…

S7E8 Rubie Gallagher // Gardening with a Disability, Starting a Micro Flower Farm, Dahlia Cuttings, Running Away From Home

Apr 21, 2026 44m

This week's guest is the delightful, talented Rubie Gallagher. Rubie is an illustrator and micro flower farmer, who met Emily when she and her husband Max took a Calm Birth class ahead of their first…

S7E7 A Hospital Stay, Writing Lists & South Sydney's Jacaranda History

Apr 14, 2026 41m

We are back, and we felt like drinking something tried and tested, so Emily's cracked a Sigurd, Chenin Blanc. Emily shares an unexpected stay in hospital, and she's got a lot of thoughts about the…

S7E6 Jac Semmler // Flower Power, Pivoting to Horticulture, Super Bloom, Writing Books, Poppy Hacks

Mar 24, 2026 53m

We are the founding members of the Jac Semmler Fan Club. This is the second time we've been lucky enough to interview Jac, celebrating the launch of what will become an absolute gardening book…

S7E6 Op Shops, Toilet Paper & Plums Galore

Mar 17, 2026 35m

Emily & Maddie are back with so much chat this week. We go a little off topic, but that's pretty standard...right? We cover: Philodendron Shrub (not of the plant variety!) Spent flowers are self…

Steven Wells // Therapeutic Gardening, Downsizing, Churchill Fellowship, Gardener Folk

Mar 10, 2026 47m

Emily and Maddie were lucky enough to meet Steven in Victoria late last year, having followed his journey for a long time. Steven began his career as a nurse, before studying horticulture, with no…

S7E3 Maddie + Em // Alpacas and New Neural Pathways

Mar 03, 2026 35m

It's a Maddie & Emily chat this week. Maddie is loving (despite calling the colour urine-esque) the White Gate Co White Blend and if you're in Tassie go book and wine shopping at Five Leaves…

S7E2 Jo Thompson (UK) // Chelsea Flower Show, 6pm wines, Favourite Roses, Trypophobia

Feb 24, 2026 49m

Jo Thompson is one of the UK's most celebrated garden designers, known for creating deeply romantic, naturalistic gardens that feel timeless, layered and full of atmosphere. Her projects span the UK…

S7E1 A notebook full of failures - Maddie and Emily chat!

Feb 17, 2026 36m

We're baaaaaack! And with a slightly new format. We're trying out one week where we release our chat (longer version), and the following week we'll release our guest interview. It means we can get…

S6E8 Jodi Wilson // A Brain That Breathes, Soft Fascination, The Power of Pottering in the Garden, Books for you to read

Jan 05, 2026 58m

Jodi Wilson is a bestselling author of four books, a health journalist and postpartum doula. Several years ago, she and her family packed their lives into a caravan, and set off in search of…

S6E7 Emma Horswill // Earthenry Flower Farm, Dahlias, Cover Crops, Pulse Watering, Ranunculus

Dec 02, 2025 1h 5m

~ This season of Avant Gardeners is proudly supported by Blundstone's new series WorkLife. Launching in November and perfect for gardening. Find your local stockist here. ~ Emma Horswill was a…

S6E6 Rachel Ward // Regenerative Farming, Small Farms, Nature and Creativity, Farmthru

Nov 25, 2025 56m

~ This season of Avant Gardeners is proudly supported by Blundstone's new series WorkLife. Launching in November and perfect for gardening. Find your local stockist here. ~ Rachel Ward's career began…

S6E5 Mark Udovitch // Inner City Permaculture, bees, chickens, mushrooms, Permaculture in the Pub

Nov 18, 2025 1h 2m

~ This season of Avant Gardeners is proudly supported by Blundstone's new series WorkLife. Launching in November and perfect for gardening. Find your local stockist here. ~ Mark Udovitch and his…

S6E4 Merlin Sheldrake // Fungi, Mushrooms, Fermenting, Entangled Life

Nov 11, 2025 45m

~ This season of Avant Gardeners is proudly supported by Blundstone's new series WorkLife. Launching in November and perfect for gardening. Find your local stockist here. ~ Merlin Sheldrake is a…

S6E3 Tim Pilgrim // Naturalistic Design, The Winter Decay, Apartment plantings,

Nov 04, 2025 1h

~ This season of Avant Gardeners is proudly supported by Blundstone's new series WorkLife. Launching in November and perfect for gardening. Find your local stockist here. ~ Tim Pilgrim has become…

S6E2 Mindy Woods // Native Ingredients, Karkalla at Home, First Nations Calendar, Foraging, Whisky Sour

Oct 28, 2025 1h 3m

~ This season of Avant Gardeners is proudly supported by Blundstone's new series WorkLife. Launching in November and perfect for gardening. Find your local stockist here. ~ Mindy Woods is a chef,…

S6E1 Brenna Quinlan // Permaculture Guru, Strawbale Home, Art Activism, Rest

Oct 21, 2025 1h 14m

~ This season of Avant Gardeners is proudly supported by Blundstone's new series WorkLife. Launching in November and perfect for gardening. Find your local stockist here. ~ Brenna Quinlan is an…

S5E4 Katie Finlay // Grow Great Fruit, Pruning, Grafting, Pest Control, Chamomile & Gin

Aug 19, 2025 1h 18m

Katie Finlay is a third-generation orchardist who grew up on the family farm she now calls home. She received a Bachelor of Science from Monash Uni majoring in botany and genetics - which came in…

S5E3 Scott Whitaker - Hinterland Bees // Bees, Honey, Varroa, Honey Mead, Hollyhock, Chickens

Aug 05, 2025 1h 2m

Scott Whitaker is a visual artist and former art gallery owner who now runs Hinterland Bees with his wife Allyson Reynolds. They got their first hive back in 1996, and now manage more than 250 of…

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Avant Gardeners has published 57 episodes since September 2023, covering topics in Education, Home & Garden.

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Avant Gardeners is currently declining with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 50m.

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