BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast
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Listen to gardening inspiration from some of the UK’s most loved and well-respected gardening experts in the award-winning BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine podcast. Enjoy growing advice throughout the year with our Conversations series. Join Monty Don, Frances Tophill, Adam Frost, Arit Anderson, Carol Klein and more for friendly gardening chat and informative discussion with the magazine team, perfect for everyone who enjoys gardening. Hear Alan Titchmarsh solve your gardening problems in Ask Alan, find advice for what to do in the garden in our What To Do Now series, and travel the globe with the BBC Gardeners’ World magazine team in Travel Tales: Gardens of the World.With new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday and bonus episodes every Saturday, subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts, and never miss an episode. Find out more at GardenersWorld.com/podcast
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Oct 8, 2025 • 42min
Caring for our soil, with Juliet Sargeant
Join award-winning garden designer Juliet Sargeant, author of *Start With Soil*, as she uncovers the secrets beneath our feet. Discover why healthy soil is crucial for life and learn about the fascinating biodiversity that exists within it. Juliet shares insights from her eye-opening trip to Tanzania, tackles the complexities of soil microbes, and provides practical tips on assessing your soil. With a focus on sustainable gardening practices, she emphasizes the importance of loving and understanding local soil to create thriving gardens.
Oct 6, 2025 • 21min
Adam Frost on growing, cooking and eating
Discover practical tips for nurturing and enjoying home-grown produce with Gardeners' World presenter Adam Frost. Listen as he gives advice for what to grow throughout the year, what he has enjoyed in the veg patch this year and how he looks after his plot. From his early influences in the garden and in the kitchen, Adam also reveals a tasty recipe for how to cook marrows! This podcast was recorded at the BBC Gardeners' Word Autumn Fair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 3, 2025 • 8min
What To Do Now - Plant autumn onion sets and garlic
Planting onion sets and garlic cloves in autumn is a great way to get a head start on next year’s harvest. By planting now, the bulbs will establish earlier than spring planted crops, and garlic benefits from colder temperatures so they can burst into growth in spring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 2, 2025 • 41min
Actress Indira Varma shares her London garden
Indira Varma, an award-winning actress known for her roles in Game of Thrones and Luther, reveals her passion for gardening. She shares the challenges of her small London garden, including dealing with pesky wildlife using creative deterrents. Indira discusses how her family's artistic influence shaped her garden's sculptures and her love for scent, especially her prized Gertrude Jekyll rose. She emphasizes the importance of community gardening and the restorative effects of nature, providing insight into how gardening connects us all.
Sep 29, 2025 • 31min
What to do in the garden in autumn, with Frances Tophill
Frances takes the overwhelm out of the gardening jobs in autumn and discusses what you can be doing in the garden at this time of year. From planting new plants, improving your soil, dividing plants and propagating by taking cuttings, it's also a good time of year to consider and rejig your flower beds and, of course, to plant spring bulbs. This podcast was recorded at the BBC Gardeners' World Autumn Fair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 26, 2025 • 7min
What To Do Now - Autumn Lawn Care
Our lawns go through a lot, they get trampled on, sat on, cut down short and most of us allow them to dry out over summer. Now that’s not necessarily a bad thing, but if we want them to be able to withstand that treatment every summer, it’s a good idea to give them a bit of attention now and a few simple actions in autumn will ensure your lawn survives winter in good shape and is healthy and raring to grow next spring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 25, 2025 • 41min
Seeds: our future food, with Adam Alexander
Adam Alexander, known as the 'Seed Detective', is a passionate writer and filmmaker dedicated to preserving rare vegetables. He shares fascinating stories, including a life-changing encounter with a unique pepper in Ukraine. Adam emphasizes the importance of seed saving for biodiversity and food security, urging home gardeners to embrace diverse crops. He discusses climate resilience, the risks of uniform crops in agriculture, and the lessons we can learn from traditional farming practices. Additionally, he offers practical tips for seed-saving and highlights the benefits of community seed swaps.
Sep 22, 2025 • 56min
Raymond Blanc's kitchen garden
Join Raymond Blanc, the celebrated Two-Michelin-starred chef and gardener behind Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, as he shares his passion for organic gardening and seasonal cooking. He reflects on restoring the historic manor and the family values that shaped his culinary philosophy. Discover tips on growing summer produce, from tomatoes to artichokes, and indulge in his insights on reviving heritage apple varieties. Enjoy a stroll through his stunning potager, where beauty intermingles with crop innovation and sustainable practices.
Sep 19, 2025 • 8min
What To Do Now - Enjoy the Harvest
September is a wonderful month to enjoy your homegrown vegetables, fruit, herbs, and flowers, whether from your garden, vegetable plot or allotment. There’s something special about picking, preparing and eating produce you’ve grown and nurtured over the summer months, plus, home-grown tastes so much better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 18, 2025 • 46min
Daffodils for spring displays, with Caroline Thomson
With over 89 cultivars of daffodil, the Backhouse Rossie Estate in Fife, Scotland, holds the only scientific collection of Narcissus in the world. The family’s work revolutionised daffodil breeding in the 19th and early 20th century and inspired the Backhouse Heritage Daffodil Collection. Continuing to preserve and celebrate daffodils at the estate, including a registered collection of spring flowering Narcissus with Plant Heritage, direct descendent of the Backhouse family, Caroline Thomson brings to light the history of the Backhouse daffodils. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
