Plants With Superpowers with David Domoney | The Beet

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Education, Home & Garden, How To, Leisure

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Today's episode is sponsored by LMNT, an electrolyte drink mix free of sugar, artificial colors, and other dodgy ingredients. Receive a free LMNT Sample Pack with your order at http://drinklmnt.com/Beet Episode Description: Did you know plants can boost your serotonin and dopamine levels? Chartered Horticulturalist and British Plant Profiler David Domoney does – and that’s not all. From houseplants to wild landscapes, David explores how connecting with plants can transform our well-being. In this vibrant conversation with Jacques, he shares how gardening uplifts the heart and nourishes the soul. Connect with David Domoney: David Domoney is a Chartered Horticulturalist and British Plant Profiler known for his lectures and bestselling books on the unique characteristics and personalities of plants. His titles include Plants with Superpowers and My Houseplant Changed My Life. A recipient of multiple awards, including the Excellence in Horticulture Award presented by The Duke of Edinburgh Prince Edward in 2018, David is also a Chartered Fellow of several prestigious horticultural colleges. His recent work focuses on the mental and physical well-being benefits of human-plant interaction. Find more from David at his website: https://www.daviddomoney.com Find more from David on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daviddomoney/ Support The Beet: → Shop: https://growepic.co/shop → Seeds: https://growepic.co/botanicalinterests Learn More: → All Our Channels: https://growepic.co/youtube → Blog: https://growepic.co/blog → Podcast: https://growepic.co/podcasts → Discord: https://growepic.co/discord → Instagram: https://growepic.co/insta → TikTok: https://growepic.co/tiktok → Pinterest: https://growepic.co/pinterest → Twitter: https://growepic.co/twitter → Facebook: https://growepic.co/facebook → Facebook Group: https://growepic.co/fbgroup → Love our products? Become an Epic affiliate! https://growepic.co/3FjQXqV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're totally right. Like every single person, regardless of where you're from, where your background is, like, we all can connect to plants.
0:06.0	I would agree with that. And I think the other thing is, it's not just the enrichment of engaging with horticulture,
0:12.0	isn't just a physical consumption. There's also the mental benefits as well.
0:17.0	The positive neural transmitters that engage the brain and give us a feeling of happiness and positivity and motivation.
0:28.5	Welcome back to the Beat podcast. I'm your host today, Jacques Leikov from Jacques in the Garden. And today we have a special guest, David Domini from the UK visiting. You might have seen him on a lot of different TV shows presented over there.
0:41.0	He is a long time gardener.
0:43.1	And today we're going to be discussing all things about gardening and growing food in the
0:47.3	UK and also his new book, 75 remarkable plants for your garden and home, which is also
0:53.3	a really fascinating deep dive. But first,
0:55.6	it's been a while since I've really spoken to somebody from the UK about gardening. And I love
0:59.5	to dive a little bit into some comparisons between us. I think the first thing you asked when we
1:04.9	met is what zone I'm in. And if we're in very different, even though our zones aren't as far as
1:10.1	I thought they would be,
1:10.9	we have very different growing environments. So here, I'm in San Diego Zone 10B. And David,
1:16.4	why don't you let us know a little bit about where you're going? Well, I'm broadcasting here
1:21.6	from just down the road from where Shakespeare was born, Stratford-upon-Avents. So we're in the
1:26.6	hearts of Warwickshire. So there's all old
1:29.4	buildings, timbers and the like, and a lot of country gardens with roses and arches and the like.
1:35.9	But so we really, and it depends, British River is a little bit unpredictable. We can get a really
1:41.2	cold winter, minus 10, and then a couple of winters where it's only minus 5.
1:47.1	So I think we really fall between six and nine.
1:50.3	But where we are in Warwickshire, I think if you were to average it out, it's more nine.
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