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 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
10 snips
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.
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
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
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
Jul 15, 2024 • 44min
Decoding nature's secret signs with Tristan Gooley
Hate getting lost in the great outdoors? Then meet Tristan Gooley, the Natural Navigator. Adventurer Tristan is a world-renowned expert in the art of ‘reading’ trees, plants and more – looking at tiny details that, once you see them, are staring you right in the face. And, one day, they may even save your life, guiding you home to safety. Join us as we chat trees, navigation, adventures and – of course – gardens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
