In conversation with Daisy Desire, aka The Drag Queen Gardener

In today’s show I chat with Daisy Desire aka The Drag Queen Gardener, live from this year’s Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. We catch up a year after she made her debut at the festival & how she is combining drag and gardening, by adding a little ‘couture to your manure’. And hear how she has dealt with the haters following her appearance on Gardeners World. 🌸 Instagram; @dragqueen_gardener Not only do we hear from a drag queen who has been positively impacted by the power of plants, we also hear from author, food writer & GP James Morton, teacher Erin Armstrong and ex Scottish ballet dancer Andy Peasgood, as they join the other 3 million people who picked up a trowel during lockdown and continue to find a passion for all things gardening and growing. My seven year old also gets in on the act, twice no less! 🌸 Instagram; @bakingjames, @hortihunny, @andypeasgood. And although July is all about enjoying what you have created in the garden and this is to be encouraged, I also share some quick fixes to fill in any gaps you have in your veg plot and if you want to grow your own Christmas dinner. Got a glut of courgettes? I share two of my favourite quick summer supper ideas with courgettes as the star ingredient. 💚 Courgette Garden Salad Fill a bowl with fresh salad leaves, nasturtium leaves & flowers. Slice one courgette into thin discs. Fry in olive oil 6-7 minutes each side and then add to the salad. For the dressing mix 1tsp tahini, 2tbsp olive oil @ 2tsp of honey. 💚Courgette & Goats Cheese Tart. Roll out some shop bought puff pastry, mark out a border. Spread with pesto, and slices of courgette. Drizzle with olive oil and some goats cheese crumbled on top with a drizzle of honey. Bake in a pre heated oven for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown and the cheese has slightly melted. Grow Cook Inspire is supported by Plant Grow UK. Proudly producing the UK’s first award winning organic growing feeds from renewable energy process. www.plantgrowuk.co.uk