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
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Aug 3, 2023 • 45min
How to make a garden that's fuss-free and fabulous, with James Alexander-Sinclair
A garden that looks gorgeous with zero effort sounds too good to be true, and it probably is. But it’s certainly possible to create a fabulous, flower-filled garden that’s fuss-free and easy to look after. Eminent garden designer and writer James Alexander-Sinclair has designed gardens across the length and breadth of the UK, and in many other countries besides. Here, he shares some of his trade secrets, for creating gardens that are low-maintenance and lovely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 31, 2023 • 25min
Tea-Break Tutorials - How to Grow Herbs
Alan shares his favorite herbs for cooking and fragrance in this tutorial. Learn about growing and preserving herbs, including mint varieties. The podcast also discusses the benefits of transitioning to cleaner energy sources for a sustainable future.
Jul 27, 2023 • 37min
How gardening makes learning fun for kids
Want to get kids outside this summer? Forest school teacher Jaime Johnson explains why gardening is so beneficial and shares activities to get kids involved, as well as provide opportunities for learning. We visit her own garden to join Rowan (4) and Amelie (12) as they grow plants and explore wildlife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 25, 2023 • 24min
Tea-Break Tutorials - Growing Potatoes
Alan reveals how to grow bumper harvests of potatoes, including how to know when they're ready to harvest, how to store them and the best varieties to grow, 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
Jul 20, 2023 • 26min
Rukmini Iyer on Homegrown Flavours
We all know homegrown tastes best and who better to show us why than bestselling cookbook author Rukmini Iyer. She reveals the crops she loves to to grow in her small London garden and shares delicious recipe ideas to get the maximum flavour from your harvests Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 17, 2023 • 17min
Tea-Break Tutorials - Tackling Weeds Organically
Alan reveals how to avoid invasive plants the natural way, with his guide to tackling weeds organically, 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
Jul 13, 2023 • 43min
Nick Bailey on making a new garden
Discover how to transform a new plot into your dream garden, whatever its size and whatever your budget. As Gardeners' World presenter Nick Bailey shares his designer tips and tricks for making a new garden. Plus he reveals what he has planned for his own new garden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 10, 2023 • 13min
Tea-Break Tutorials -Growing Soft Fruit
Add tasty soft fruits to the harvest with Alan’s guide to growing soft fruit, even in the smallest space. Alan will help you with choosing and growing berries and currants in all their forms. Learn to prune them properly, keep the birds off them and look forward to picking plenty of juicy fruits for delicious desserts, berries to add to your breakfast cereal, or preserve as jam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 5, 2023 • 37min
How to grow veg in a small space with Ingrid Chiu
Small growing space? No problem. We are joined by Ingrid Chiu, who with a bit of planning, grows a wide variety of tasty crops in just a few raised beds. Alongside sharing advice on choosing and building raised beds for a patio, she reveals seed sowing advice, compost saving tips, reveals some of her favourite crops to grow, and how to ensure that the produce keeps coming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 3, 2023 • 17min
Tea-Break Tutorials - How to Succeed with Roses
Fill your garden with a sumptuous, scented display of roses, with Alan’s essential guide to growing roses. Get help with choosing which kind of rose to buy, where to plant them and how to prepare the perfect soil. Alan has plenty of useful tips on looking after this iconic flower, and he’ll make sure you know exactly what to do should any problems arise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
