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BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

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Aug 7, 2024 • 38min

Companion plants with Nick Bailey

Join Nick Bailey, an expert in plants, author, and designer, as he uncovers the secrets of companion planting. Discover how plants thrive together and the benefits of pairing species like leeks and carrots to ward off pests. Nick shares insights on integrating edible and ornamental plants for a beautiful garden. Learn about successional planting to maintain seasonal interest and the art of creating harmonious indoor gardens. With practical tips and a deep dive into plant relationships, this conversation is a must for any gardening enthusiast.
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Aug 5, 2024 • 36min

Tom Allen takes us inside his garden

Comedian Tom Allen reveals that he has always loved gardening. Embrasing gardening to the full, he discusses his unique seed sowing technique, favourite gardening tools, gardening attire and states that gardening is the new baking! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 2, 2024 • 13min

Tea-Break Tutorials - Slug and Snails

Join gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh as he shares invaluable tips on managing those pesky slugs and snails in your garden. Discover their ecological roles and feeding habits to better understand how to protect your plants. Alan also discusses effective organic strategies for pest control and the surprising assistance from wildlife, like moorhens, in keeping these garden nuisances at bay. Tune in for a refreshing blend of expert advice and a deeper appreciation for your garden's natural helpers!
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Jul 31, 2024 • 46min

Gardening with cancer with Matt Biggs

In much the same way as gardeners nurture their growing space, it seems increasingly that we've come to understand how our plants and gardens nurture us in return. We never know quite what life is going to throw our way, and gardening can help us maintain the status quo and provide hope on some of those darkest days. When plantsman, author and regular favourite on BBC Radio 4’s Gardener’s Question Time Matt Biggs was faced with a shock cancer diagnosis he turned to horticulture to help him through. Join garden journalist and RHS judge David Hurrion as he talks about the power of plants to heal with Matt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 29, 2024 • 34min

Adam Frost on gardening as a Career

Turning your love of gardening into a profession is an increasingly viable option as a first job or a change in career, offering the possibility of working in public or private spaces in the UK or overseas, and potentially paving the way for related opportunities such as landscaping, garden design or garden presenting as Adam Frost explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 26, 2024 • 6min

Sowalong - Spinach with Kevin Smith

For a quick, healthy crop this time of year, why not sow spinach! This nutrient-high leaf is easy to grow, can be harvested as a cut and come again crop or left a little longer for more substantial leaves, as the magazine's editor Kevin Smith explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 24, 2024 • 34min

Gardening with Trees with Arit Anderson

Arit Anderson, an award-winning garden designer and environmental advocate, dives into the profound role of trees in our lives and gardens. She discusses how trees combat climate change and embody cherished memories, from childhood swings to memorial moments. Arit emphasizes the importance of thoughtful tree selection for ecological health and landscaping success. Listeners discover the beauty of both evergreen and deciduous trees, fostering a deeper connection with these natural giants while promoting awareness of their resilience in our changing climate.
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Jul 22, 2024 • 44min

Gardening to build relationships with Adam Frost

Gardening is well known for having a positive effect on both mental and physical health. It’s also a fantastic activity for bringing people together, helping to strengthen bonds within families, for example, from gardening with children to unifying a marriage or multi-generational relationship by sowing and growing side by side or using gardening to take time out. Join Adam Frost as he talks about how gardening has helped many relationships in his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 19, 2024 • 9min

Sowalong - Coriander with Adam Duxbury

Coriander is a fabulous herb to grow this time of year. With delicious leaves to eat, as well as the dried seeds after flowering, coriander has many health benefits too. Discover how to grow this versatile plant with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine's Adam Duxbury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 18, 2024 • 40min

House plants that love you back with Plant Kween

Plant Kween's Brooklyn apartment is filled with over 200 house plants, and they’ve found a way to make caring for these plants therapeutic rather than a chore. Plant Kween reveals the secrets of their lush indoor plant oasis, some of the challenges they have faced and why it's so important that people from diverse backgrounds are represented in the horticultural community. Plus, they share their top indoor gardening tips, and the best house plants for beginners. And they debunk the myth that some people are naturally good or bad at growing house plants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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