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
Episodes
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Aug 16, 2024 • 13min
Tea-Break Tutorials - Watering Wisely
Discover expert watering techniques that prioritize hydrating roots over just the surface. Explore how to assess soil moisture and cater to the unique needs of different plants. Learn the advantages of using rainwater and strategies for caring for container plants and newly planted trees. Plus, get tips on tackling slugs and snails, pond maintenance, summer pruning, and more. Transform your gardening skills in just a short tea break!
Aug 14, 2024 • 43min
Plants for problem places with Carol Klein
Carol Klein, an expert in plants and passionate gardener, shares her wisdom on selecting the perfect plants for challenging garden conditions. She highlights the crucial principle of 'right plant, right place' and its impact on plant health. Carol dives into gardening in boggy areas, revealing resilient plant choices, and discusses the beauty of shade gardening with ferns and epimediums. Her practical tips encourage listeners to experiment and understand their garden's unique environment, making plant selection an engaging adventure.
Aug 12, 2024 • 32min
Gardening in tiny spaces with Arit Anderson
Gardens come in all shapes and sizes and with green space at a premium many of us are now gardening in a more bijou setting. So how do you design a garden in a tiny space to create a perfect pocket of horticultural delight? BBC Gardeners’ World presenter and award-winning garden designer Arit Anderson discusses space saving tips, how to create privacy, right plants right place, the use of colour and lighting, structural planting and how to include practical items too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 9, 2024 • 12min
Tea-Break Tutorials - Summer Pruning
Join Alan Titchmarsh in a new Tea Break Tutorial series as he explores key gardening issues from combatting slugs and snails, to pond care, summer pruning, feeding and dividing plants, deadheading flowers and growing vegetables for winter. Here's your handy expert guide to gardening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 7, 2024 • 36min
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.
Aug 5, 2024 • 34min
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
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!
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
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
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
