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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Oct 12, 2023 • 32min
Growing Greener - No waste, no wastelands, with John Little
Garden designer John Little joins Arit to discuss the biodiversity possibilities of often overlooked and undervalued urban spaces. They discuss the vital role that low-quality soil, dead trees and recycled building rubble can play in creating wildlife habitats. Plus, how green roofs can promote biodiversity in small spaces. whilst also helping to save energy by cooling overheating buildings in the hotter months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 10, 2023 • 21min
Tea-Break Tutorials - Taking Hardwood Cuttings
Alan reveals why hardwood cuttings are the easiest way to make new plants – no special kit required. Save yourself a load of money in return for just a bit of care and patience! You've nothing to lose and lots of pleasure to gain... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 5, 2023 • 34min
Growing Greener - Greener Grass with David Hedges-Gower
Can you have a lawn that doesn’t cost the earth? In years gone by, a flat, moss free striped green lawn was considered the hallmark of the ideal garden. Now lawns can be a contentious subject. Lawn consultant, David Hedges Gower, shares tips and techniques for creating grass areas which provide habitats for nature, and places for picnics and ballgames. Arit and David discuss how to reduce water consumption and increase biodiversity, plus, the surprising pros and cons of ‘no mow May’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 2, 2023 • 21min
Tea-Break Tutorials - Growing Sweet Peas
Discover the secrets to growing non-stop, fragrant sweet peas. Learn about sowing techniques, nurturing and supporting seedlings, and choosing the best varieties. Dive into the captivating history and diverse types of sweet peas. Explore the different colors, germination timing, and care tips. Get detailed instructions on sowing seeds, caring for plants, and providing support for climbing.
Sep 28, 2023 • 34min
Growing Greener - Peat Free gardening with Alistair Griffiths and Nick Hamilton
The countdown to peat-free has begun, is this the end of gardening as we know it? Professor Alistair Griffiths, Director of Science and Collections at the RHS, and Nick Hamilton, from Barnsdale Gardens, think not. They discuss with Arit why preserving our peat bogs is so vital, sharing their in-depth knowledge of peat, as well as the upcoming changes to UK legislation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 26, 2023 • 13min
Tea-Break Tutorials - Choosing a Tree
Learn how to choose the right tree for your garden, debunk common myths and fears about trees, and discover how trees can enrich your garden with beauty, structure, and wildlife. Get tips on selecting fruit trees and the importance of choosing the right rootstock. Find out about growing hazels and cobnuts for crop production and bean stakes. Get advice on tree planting and selection for successful establishment.
Sep 21, 2023 • 47min
Growing Greener - Supporting Urban Birds and Wildlife with Kate Bradbury
Wildlife gardener and writer Kate Bradbury joins Arit to discuss how and why gardeners can play a vital role helping reverse the decline of wildlife. Kate shares some ingenious, innovative, and easy suggestions for how you can use your plot (big or small) to help support our feathered friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 19, 2023 • 22min
Tea-Break Tutorials - How to Plant a Shrub
Learn from Alan why autumn is the best time to plant shrubs and how to ensure a successful and long-lasting investment. Discover tips for selecting and planting bare root shrubs, as well as essential techniques for pruning, shaping the planting hole, and caring for shrubs. Avoid common mistakes and follow the steps for successful planting, including quick action upon plant arrival and voicing concerns to suppliers.
Sep 14, 2023 • 36min
Growing Greener - Great Dixter: A Sustainability Success Story, with Fergus Garrett
Fergus Garrett, Head Gardener of Great Dixter launches the series with a discussion of how you can garden for good: how you can use both environmentally sound gardening techniques and have a stunning garden. You don’t have to choose one or the other! The Dixter team has created a beautiful oasis of biodiversity with a low carbon footprint. Great Dixter is a garden that not only respects the nature that surrounds it, but, in an unexpected reversal, actually preserves and replenishes plants and insects that have died out in the natural areas of Sussex that surround it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 13, 2023 • 16min
Tea-Break Tutorials - How to Revive your Lawn
Revive your lawn with a few simple steps. Whether you’re after a close cut lawn with perfect stripes or a longer, more wild effect, let Alan help you make a plan of action to keep it in top condition, in this week's Tea-Break Tutorial podcast – bite-sized solutions to your gardening questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
