BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast
Immediate Media
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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May 27, 2024 • 34min
Adam Frost talks Making a Show Garden
Join Gardeners’ World presenter and designer Adam Frost for a behind-the-scenes tour of show gardens at home and abroad, including gold medal-winning creations at RHS Chelsea Flower Show and exciting plans for a pot to plate garden at this year’s BBC Gardener’s World Live. Plus find top tips on how to best experience show gardens for ideas and inspiration to try out at home, and advice on how to create your own show garden if you’re a budding designer and thinking about giving it a go. Could another Chelsea show garden be in the mix? Tune in to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 24, 2024 • 8min
Sowalong - Daucus Carrota with Celestina Robertson
Add some bohemian romance to your flower arrangements with this wild carrot flower, daucus carrota! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 22, 2024 • 36min
Inside Patrick Gale's Rose-Filled Coastal Garden
Cornwall is famous for having a near sub-tropical climate with average temperatures staying above 10c for much of the year. One gardener who is taking advantage of these milder but changeable growing conditions is Patrick Gale, a passionate gardener and the best-selling author of Notes from an Exhibition, A place called Winter and Mother’s Boy, among a substantial list of other novels. Patrick’s garden is thought to be the most westerly walled rose garden in the UK and is open to the public by appointment and via the National Garden Scheme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 20, 2024 • 44min
Behind the Scenes of the Chelsea Flower Show
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show? How the elaborate gardens are created and how on earth the judges compare a recreated quarry with a cottage garden? Eminent garden designer and Chelsea Flower Show judge James Alexander Sinclair is here to draw back the floral curtain and reveal the secrets of the judging process, how the spectacular show gardens are created and what it takes to win Best in Show! Plus discover what happens to the gardens after the show has finished, and what the future holds for Chelsea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 17, 2024 • 9min
Sowalong - Onions with Sheila Das
Sheila Das, garden manager at RHS Garden Wisley, shares all about her onion obsession Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 15, 2024 • 33min
Challenging Garden Sites
Vicky Ward and Maxine Stringer share their journey of transforming a challenging garden site in Cornwall into an award-winning retreat. They discuss the unique features of their garden, overcoming physical challenges, and the emotional experience of sharing their passion with a broader audience. The podcast highlights their creative approach, love for local plants, and the importance of adapting to nature's challenges.
May 13, 2024 • 50min
Bridgerton's Floral Feasts
Join the podcast as they dive into the world of Bridgerton with star Adjoa Andoh, production designer Alison Gartshore, and garden designer Holly Johnston. They chat about filming in stately homes, bringing the fantastical world to screens, and designing a Bridgerton-inspired garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
May 10, 2024 • 6min
Sowalong - Koelreuteria Paniculata with Ashley Edwards
Get ever changing year round interest with the beautiful golden rain tree - Koelreuteria Paniculata Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 8, 2024 • 41min
Sensational Summer Borders with Daniel Hale
Head Gardener Daniel Hale from Brodsworth Hall and Gardens shares tips on creating stunning summer borders with continuous blooms, wildlife-friendly plants, and wow factor. The restored Victorian borders at Brodsworth feature topiary, ferns, and over 100 rose varieties. Get inspired for your garden with 2 for 1 Gardens Guide.
May 6, 2024 • 33min
Inside King Charles' garden, with Alan Titchmarsh and Melissa Simpson
Join Alan Titchmarsh and head of gardens for The King's Foundation Melissa Simpson for a tour of King Charles' garden at Highgrove in Gloucestershire. Enjoy a wander around the gardens and find out how they make the organic garden look beautiful all year round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
