Fridays at 1 pm during The Mix (repeats Sundays at 9.06 am) Hester Macdonald brings life to your garden and the garden to your life! Dig It! podcast feed Fridays at 1 pm during The Mix (repeats Sundays at 9.06 am) Hester Macdonald brings life to your garden and the garden to your life! Dig It! podcast feed WRS WRS web@wrs.ch en Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:45:13 UT Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:59:07 GMT Big Medium 2.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/index.shtml (C) WRS 2009 News & Politics no Hester Macdonald answers your gardening questions about how cold weather affects plants and how to cut hedges without doing damage. Plus, first aid for a fallen plum tree and will the daffodils really appear, despite this Siberian cold snap: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:17:04 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-the-garden-doctor-is-in-for-your-questions.shtml?28891 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18891 Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The Mix Hester Macdonald takes a stroll through the award-winning Meier Garden Center in Dürnten, near Zurich. She talks to director Erwin Meier, who tells her the center has only been open a year and guides her through the collections. He also explains why this center bucks a Swiss trend by actually having a café on site: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:22:35 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-20120127.shtml?28771 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18771 Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The Mix http://www.meier-ag.ch/cms/gartencenter/index.php Hester Macdonald is back with more gardening trends to watch for in 2012, this time focusing on plants. She talks to Maurice Secrève of Flora Holland, trend watcher Romeo Sommers, and Brand Wagenaar of Medioflor: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:59:32 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-2012-gardening-trends-part-2.shtml?28660 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18660 Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The National http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-gardening-for-kids-and-other-2012-trends.shtml?28550 http://www.floraholland.com/en/Pages/default.aspx http://www.medioflor.com/ Hester Macdonald talks about what gardening trends to watch for in 2012. She talks to John Stanley, retail guru, as well as Erwin Meier, director of the Meier Garden center in Dürnten in the canton of Zurich. She also gets trend insights on the year ahead from  Rachel Doyle, director of the Arboretum Garden centre in County Carlow in Ireland. Trends include gardening for children, edible landscapes and colour in the garden. Next week in part two, Hester talks about trends in plants, including the introduction of a blue orchid: more WRS coverage on children Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:40:26 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-gardening-for-kids-and-other-2012-trends.shtml?28550 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18550 children Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The Mix http://www.johnstanley.com.au/ http://www.meier-ag.ch/cms/gartencenter/index.php http://www.arboretum.ie/ http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-gardening-safely-with-kids-part-2.shtml http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-gardening-safely-with-kids.shtml?19419 Hester Macdonald and WRS’s Pete Forster discuss how seasonal plant names can help us better understand our plants in terms of where they come from, when they flower and how to take care of them: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:11:55 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-how-botanical-names-help-us-understand-plan.shtml?28217 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18217 Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The Mix Digging for gift ideas just days before Christmas? Hester Macdonald and WRS’s own Gadget Guru may have just hit upon the perfect item to put under the tree for (even it it doesn’t quite fit). We’re talking garden gadgets of course, from loppers to weed pullers to power mowers. We even have a “chainsaw for idiots”: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:30:05 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-gadget-gift-ideas-for-the-garden.shtml?28114 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18114 Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The Mix http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/gadgetguru/index.shtml http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-great-coffee-table-books-for-spendid-gifts.shtml?28024 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-practical-gardening-books-for-holiday-gifts.shtml?27908 In the second of a two-part series, Hester Macdonald talks to WRS’s Pete Forster about her top gardening book picks from 2011 that would look great on any coffee table. These richly illustrated books include everything from gorgeous Italian gardens to rural Australian gardens: Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:53:59 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-great-coffee-table-books-for-spendid-gifts.shtml?28024 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18024 Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The Mix http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-practical-gardening-books-for-holiday-gifts.shtml?27908 In the first of a two-part series, Hester Macdonald talks to WRS’s Pete Forster about some of her favorite gardening books published in 2011. This week, she’s focusing on practical how-to texts for gardening know-how:  Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:20:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-practical-gardening-books-for-holiday-gifts.shtml?27908 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17908 Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The Mix Hester Macdonald visits Liselotte Hirsbrunner and her fabulous garden L’Imprévu in Chesières in the canton of Vaud. She is a hemerocallis or daylily breeder, and breeds and collects peonies, iris, tradescantia, to name a few. Hirsbrunner talks about all her previous gardens in New York and northern Illinois, as well as the development of the garden in Chesières. Hester plans to visit Hirsbrunner again when the breeding season starts—in order to learn about propagation and see the garden in its full glory: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:18:31 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-visiting-a-daylily-breeder-at-limprvu-garde.shtml?27783 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17783 Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The Mix http://www.lhirsbrunner.com/ Hester Macdonald talks with WRS’s Pete Forster about her visit to the grass garden of Roussillon Fleurs with Alexandre Monnet, grass specialist. The garden features a large collection of more than 60 varieties of grasses: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:22:09 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-the-appeal-of-grasses-in-the-autumn.shtml?27629 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17629 Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The Mix http://www.leroussillon.ch/prod/index.php Heidrun West shows Hester Macdonald around her stunning garden in Lachen, in the canton of Schwyz. The garden’s awards include first prize given by the Migros magazine in 2005 for the most beautiful garden in the region. She talks about the transformation from muddy plot to green oasis: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:57:07 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-secret-garden-in-lachen.shtml?27471 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17471 Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The Mix Hester Macdonald Garden doctor Hester Macdonald answers your plant-related questions. Everything from walnuts, raised beds, and yuccas to red plants and pampas grass are all under the microscope: Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:07:03 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-garden-doctor-for-november.shtml?27399 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17399 Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The Mix Hester Macdonald In the second in a series on new perennials, Hester Macdonald casts a critical eye over this year’s plants—with the help of an expert gardeners’ panel from the Nyon International Women’s Club, Xavier Allemann of L’Autrejardin and Alexandre Monnet of Roussillon Fleurs: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:56:34 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-new-plants-part-2--perennials.shtml?27268 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17268 Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The Mix Hester Macdonald In the first of two shows devoted to finding the brightest and best plants launched this year, Hester Macdonald and the keen gardeners of the Nyon International Women’s Club focus on shrubs. Carmen, Moira, Jane, Sibylla and Ann help pick out the best performers. Next week Hester and the group will look at perennials and bulbs: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:12:53 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-21-september-pick-of-the-plants-for-2011-pa.shtml?27129 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-17129 Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The Mix Hester Macdonald http://www.morges-tourisme.ch/fr/floralies_nature/dahlia http://www.aebi-kaderli.ch/aebikaderli.html?&L=1 http://www.schilliger.com/index.html?http%3A//www.schilliger.com/schilliger/Pages/Actualite.html Hester Macdonald and Alexandre Monnet of Roussillon Fleurs in Meyrin tour the firm’s show garden which features seasonal sections as well as dry and moist shade and a collection of grasses: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:07:55 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/digit/dig-it-the-not-so-secret-garden-of-roussillon-fleu.shtml?26873 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-16873 Programmes/Dig It! Daily Shows/The Mix Hester Macdonald http://www.leroussillon.ch/prod/index.php