Episodes

  • Veg growing for beginners, with Amy Chapman

    Veg growing for beginners, with Amy Chapman
    Jun 19 2025
    Gardener and veg-grower Amy Chapman shares everything you need to know if you want to grow your own food but aren't sure how to get started, including the easiest vegetables to grow, organic problem-solving tips, and why ducks are the ultimate pest control. Amy talks us through the highs and lows of growing your own food and how we can all have a few more successes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • Create show-stopping pots, with Arit Anderson

    Create show-stopping pots, with Arit Anderson
    Jun 17 2025
    Award-winning garden designer and presenter Arit Anderson discusses how you can get the best from growing plants in pots. She shares tips to help your container displays look beautiful and the secret to keeping your plants healthy. Growing in containers is a lovely way to introduce colour, scent and seasonal interest into your plot no matter what size your garden. From patios and doorways to windowsills and tabletops, there are lots of places where containers can bring colour and joy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • Sowalong - Sweetcorn with Oliver Parsons

    Sowalong - Sweetcorn with Oliver Parsons
    Jun 14 2025
    Sweetcorn is simple and easy to look after and there's no taste quite like a fresh cob taken from the plant and steamed straight away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • A holistic and ecological approach to growing, with Jamie Walton

    A holistic and ecological approach to growing, with Jamie Walton
    Jun 11 2025
    With increasing climate uncertainties and global environmental challenges, what changes can we make to the way we garden and grow food that can have a positive impact on our local environment, its ecosystems and indeed the health of our planet.  Join ecological horticulturalist and conservationist Jamie Walton to discover how to garden and grow our own food in a holistic and ecological way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • In my garden in summer, with Frances Tophill

    In my garden in summer, with Frances Tophill
    Jun 10 2025
     Is there a more beautiful thing than a garden in summertime with flowers at their peak, wonderful light evenings, plenty of good weather, and a chance to spend lots of time outdoors. Our gardens really do come into their own in the summer months. Frances Tophill discusses how we use outdoor spaces, and what summer means to her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Sowalong - Ox-Eye Daisy with Claire Vennis

    Sowalong - Ox-Eye Daisy with Claire Vennis
    Jun 6 2025
     The largest of the Daisy family, the oxide daisy is a perennial and native wildflower that can be grown in ornamental flower borders in a meadow and in wildlife corners too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Make a metre matter, with Nick Bailey

    Make a metre matter, with Nick Bailey
    Jun 5 2025
     This year, at BBC Gardener's World magazine, we've spearheaded a campaign called Make a Metre Matter, which is all about transforming just one metre of outdoor space for the good of the planet. Garden designer and Gardeners’ World presenter Nick Bailey has lots of inspiration as he reveals plans for his Plant Based Garden at this year’s Gardeners’ World Live show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • Monty Don and savouring the scent of summer

    Monty Don and savouring the scent of summer
    Jun 2 2025
     The scent of sweet peas, the sound of buzzing bees, the feeling of grass under your feet, these sensory sensations are all part of a garden in summer. With summer getting into full swing at Longmeadow, discover more about the sights, sense and sounds there and the role they play in Monty Don's garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    41 mins