Gandalf's Garden

Following his successful pirate radio stint presenting Perfumed Garden for Radio London until August 1967, Peel found himself a figure in some demand on London's "underground" scene. With a journalistic side career underway with a regular "Perfumed Garden" column in International Times, the DJ also contributed articles to the first two issues of a magazine that emphasized the more mystical side of the hippy movement, Galdalf's Garden. Other writers who appeared in the magazine included Christopher Logue and Spike Milligan.

Peel-related articles

 * Issue 1 pg 8-9: A Dawn Walk in the Mind of the Musical Gardener (John Peel)
 * issue 2, p 9: Pirate Peel Recalls his Lonely Sea-Life (John Peel)
 * issue 2, p9: What is the Perfumed Garden (Monni Aldous)

(Extracts from the issues 2 pieces were reprinted in Margrave Of The Marshes, p. 242-244)

Other

 * Peel was scheduled to appear at a fundraiser for the magazine in 1968 on a bill with others including Tyrannosaurus Rex and David Bowie, but cancelled his appearance in favour of driving Captain Beefheart to a gig in Kidderminster the same night. See Gigography 1968 for details.

Links

 * Wikipedia
 * Galdalf's Garden site