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207: William Turner and his garden (part 1)
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- Apr 16, 2026
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Summary
Ivonne was in Morpeth, Northumbria, in April 2025. That visit has inspired her to make 2 episodes about William Turner and his garden.We're not talking about the famous 18th century painter here, but about the natural historian and physician William Turner (c.1508-1568) who revolutionized botany. Amongst a range of other things, William Turner wrote about plants. A garden in Morpeth bears his name, and Ivonne takes you there.The garden consists of several parts. In episode 208, we take a look in the knot garden and we walk alongside the long border. In this episode, we explore the physic garden. And what was Turner's main contribution to plant knowledge? Please visit Discutafel.nl for the shownote and green blogs.