James Basson's guest appearances

James Basson

The Sodshow, Garden Podcast - Sod Show

Roots and All - Gardening Podcast

Alec White

Giles Heap

Sophie Leguil

Matthew Appleby

Beth Chatto

Charles Dowding

David Harber

Ron Finley

Rosebie Morton

Brian Greene

Sarah Wilson

Jeff Lowenfels

Thomas Rainer

Phillip Johnson

Kim Wilkie

OwlTail

This week I’m speaking to James Basson of Scape Design. James runs his design practice along with wife Helen out of the south of France and their work is synonymous with a naturalistic style, the use of native plants and often, the implementation of matrix or grid planting to populate large areas of landscape. It was this part of James’s practice that initially sparked my interest and we get round to talking about that towards the end of the interview, but first we cover the type of work undertaken by Scape Design and the gardens James designs for some of the most demanding environments. About James Basson: James specialises in dry, sustainable gardens that are inspired by his passion for the natural landscape and is known for using natural materials and local artisans. He has won numerous awards at Garden Shows throughout the world with Gold Medals at the  Gardening World Cup in Japan, the Singapore Garden Festival, the Philadelphia Flower Show and the Chelsea Flower Show, where he won best in show in 2017. He has published papers on a generative approach to Garden Design, and is currently developing a database around matrix form planting design, to help designers and gardeners create ecological planting schemes. What We Discuss:  The work of Scape Design The design principles that underpin James’s work and how he separates the cultivated from the uncultivated The importance of building in resilience to the gardens James designs, both in the hard landscaping and planting Problems with invasive plants in naturalistic plantings James’s matrix form of planting and this works from an ecological point of view His work to develop a database of plants that work together from an ecological point of view  Links: www.scapedesign.com  Get in touch: Email podcast@rootsandall.co.uk  Website www.rootsandall.co.uk  Twitter @rootsandall  Instagram @rootsandallpod  Help me keep the podcast free &amp; independent! Support me on Patreon  Or donate as much or as little as you like at  GoFundMe 

This week I’m speaking to James Basson of Scape Design. James runs his design practice along with wife Helen out of the south of France and their work is synonymous with a naturalistic style, the use of native plants and often, the implementation of matrix or grid planting to populate large areas of landscape. It was this part of James’s practice that initially sparked my interest and we get round to talking about that towards the end of the interview, but first we cover the type of work undertaken by Scape Design and the gardens James designs for some of the most demanding environments. About James Basson: James specialises in dry, sustainable gardens that are inspired by his passion for the natural landscape and is known for using natural materials and local artisans. He has won numerous awards at Garden Shows throughout the world with Gold Medals at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gardening_World_Cup&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Gardening World Cup</a> in Japan, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Garden_Festival" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Singapore Garden Festival</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Flower_Show" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philadelphia Flower Show</a> and the Chelsea Flower Show, where he won best in show in 2017. He has published papers on a generative approach to Garden Design, and is currently developing a database around matrix form planting design, to help designers and gardeners create ecological planting schemes. What We Discuss: <ul> <li>The work of Scape Design</li> <li>The design principles that underpin James’s work and how he separates the cultivated from the uncultivated</li> <li>The importance of building in resilience to the gardens James designs, both in the hard landscaping and planting</li> <li>Problems with invasive plants in naturalistic plantings</li> <li>James’s matrix form of planting and this works from an ecological point of view</li> <li>His work to develop a database of plants that work together from an ecological point of view</li> </ul> Links: <a href="http://www.scapedesign.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.scapedesign.com</a> Get in touch: Email podcast@rootsandall.co.uk  Website <a href="https://rootsandall.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.rootsandall.co.uk</a> Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/rootsandall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@rootsandall</a> Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rootsandallpod/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@rootsandallpod</a> Help me keep the podcast free &amp; independent! Support me on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/rootsandall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> Or donate as much or as little as you like at <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/roots-and-all-podcast?utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer&amp;utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> GoFundMe </a>

Podcast 65 - James Basson of Scape Design

James Bason has designed and won medal for show gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the Gardening World Cup Japan and the Singapore Garden Festival to name but a few. He is a member of the Society of Garden Designers (SGD) in the UK. The Sodshow is available weekly in Spotify, all good podcast stores and www.sodshow.com On this episode of the garden podcast Peter Donegan sits down with James Basson to chat pretty much everything from walking the walk and being James Basson to the garden at RHS Chelsea 2017 which, despite winning almost Gold and Best in Show, was compared to a graveyard and took what I can only describe as a battering in the mainstream media. Peter and James talk lonely places, stirring the pot, his first ever garden, people you respect in the industry, empathy, just what the future holds for the business and so much more. He really needs no introduction. Out of respect and more to the point for the gentleman that he is outside of gardens, I had considered writing nothing here; if you get me. I hope you get me. And, if you have a mo, a rate / review in iTunes would be just fan-tastic. Much thanks for listening Xx Twitter: @sodshow facebook: The Sodshow instagram: sodshow Further information on James Basson: web: www.scapedesign.com twitter: @BassonJames facebook: scapedesign

James Bason has designed and won medal for show gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the Gardening World Cup Japan and the Singapore Garden Festival to name but a few. He is a member of the Society of Garden Designers (SGD) in the UK. The Sodshow is available weekly in Spotify, all good podcast stores and <a href="http://www.sodshow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.sodshow.com</a> On this episode of the garden podcast Peter Donegan sits down with James Basson to chat pretty much everything from walking the walk and being James Basson to the garden at RHS Chelsea 2017 which, despite winning almost Gold and Best in Show, was compared to a graveyard and took what I can only describe as a battering in the mainstream media. Peter and James talk lonely places, stirring the pot, his first ever garden, people you respect in the industry, empathy, just what the future holds for the business and so much more. He really needs no introduction. Out of respect and more to the point for the gentleman that he is outside of gardens, I had considered writing nothing here; if you get me. I hope you get me. And, if you have a mo, a rate / review in iTunes would be just fan-tastic. Much thanks for listening Xx Twitter: @sodshow facebook: The Sodshow instagram: sodshow Further information on James Basson: web: <a href="http://www.scapedesign.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.scapedesign.com</a> twitter: @BassonJames facebook: scapedesign

359: James Basson, part 2

James Bason has designed and won medal for show gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the Gardening World Cup Japan and the Singapore Garden Festival to name but a few. He is a member of the Society of Garden Designers (SGD) in the UK. On this episode of the garden podcast Peter Donegan sits down with James Basson to chat pretty much everything from walking the walk and being James Basson to the garden at RHS Chelsea 2017 which, despite winning almost Gold and Best in Show, was compared to a graveyard and took what I can only describe as a battering in the mainstream media. The Sodshow is available weekly in Spotify, all good podcast stores and www.sodshow.com Peter and James talk lonely places, stirring the pot, his first ever garden, people you respect in the industry, empathy, just what the future holds for the business and so much more. He really needs no introduction. Out of respect and more to the point for the gentleman that he is outside of gardens, I had considered writing nothing here; if you get me. I hope you get me.   And, if you have a mo, a rate / review in iTunes would be just fan-tastic. Much thanks for listening Xx Twitter: @sodshow facebook: The Sodshow instagram: sodshow Further information on James Basson: web:  www.scapedesign.com twitter: @BassonJames facebook: scapedesign

James Bason has designed and won medal for show gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the Gardening World Cup Japan and the Singapore Garden Festival to name but a few. He is a member of the Society of Garden Designers (SGD) in the UK. On this episode of the garden podcast Peter Donegan sits down with James Basson to chat pretty much everything from walking the walk and being James Basson to the garden at RHS Chelsea 2017 which, despite winning almost Gold and Best in Show, was compared to a graveyard and took what I can only describe as a battering in the mainstream media. The Sodshow is available weekly in Spotify, all good podcast stores and <a href="http://www.sodshow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.sodshow.com</a> Peter and James talk lonely places, stirring the pot, his first ever garden, people you respect in the industry, empathy, just what the future holds for the business and so much more. He really needs no introduction. Out of respect and more to the point for the gentleman that he is outside of gardens, I had considered writing nothing here; if you get me. I hope you get me.   And, if you have a mo, a rate / review in iTunes would be just fan-tastic. Much thanks for listening Xx Twitter: @sodshow facebook: The Sodshow instagram: sodshow Further information on James Basson: web:  <a href="http://www.scapedesign.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.scapedesign.com</a> twitter: @BassonJames facebook: scapedesign