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BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

246 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 194 ratings

Discover gardening inspiration and advice from your favourite gardening experts with the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine team. Join Monty Don, Alan Titchmarsh, Adam Frost, Frances Tophill, Arit Anderson and others to garden for wildlife and wellness, sow and grow flourishing flowers, immerse in the benefits of nature, get the most from your vegetable plot, successfully use colour in the garden, enjoy the beauty of house plants and much, much more. With Sowalongs and Tea Break Tutorials too, we have your gardening needs covered.

Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or beginning your growing journey, step into the garden with us throughout the year for an enjoyable and informative garden-getaway in every episode.

Additionally, you can find advice, chat and information for allotment growing, grow your own flowers, outdoor living, garden design, organic and sustainable ways to tackle pests and solve problems, growing from seed, caring for plants, looking after roses, pruning tips, thrifty/money saving ideas, plant-based eating, preserving and pickling, spending time in nature, winter evergreens, greenhouse knowhow, favourite garden plants, container planting, raised beds, marking a garden look good year round, small garden and tiny spaces, patio gardening, window boxes, supporting urban birds and wildlife, lawn care, hedgerow help, green roofs, biodiversity, benefits of trees, compost and soil health, rewilding, window boxes, gardening with changing weather, gardening for climate resilience, gardens of the year, professional tips from head gardeners, balcony gardening, healthy plants, British woodlands, tasty crops, productive veg, gardening on a budget, forest school, gardening with children, spring plants, plants for shade, splendid summer colour, shed essentials, great British gardens, must-grow veg, pollinators, harvesting, summer flowers, wildflowers, wildflower meadows, eating homegrown food, gardening for mental health and wellbeing, gardening for health and fitness, hospital gardens, gardens for healing, green spaces for reflection, plants and trees to aid poor air pollution, taking cuttings, propagating, pruning, plants for free, succeeding with roses, growing soft fruit, tackling weeds organically, growing herbs, planting shrubs, taking hardwood cuttings, caring for houseplants, plants for all seasons, trees for spring blossom, fruit trees, climbing roses, flowering shrubs, coastal gardens, making a show garden, behind the scenes at Chelsea, gardening for time-poor gardeners, allotment life, decoding nature’s secrets, companion planting, the healing ppwer of gardens, gardening with trees, gardening with cancer, downsizing a garden, making a new garden, battling slugs and snails, no mow May, spring bulbs, growing sweet peas, sunflowers, cosmos, nasturtiums, tomatoes, beetroot, dahlias, foxgloves, carrots, parsley, onions, shallots, garlic, cucumbers, chillies, potatoes, beans, French beans and runner beans, cabbage, kale, broccoli, pumpkins, squash, courgettes, spinach, chard, leafy veg, parsnips, strawflowers, Verbascum, basil, echium, rocket, zinnia, camellia, tasty soft fruit, successful wisteria, superfoods, tropical gardens, community gardens, Great Dixter, Knepp.

With James Alexander Sinclair, Nick Bailey, Errol Reuben Fernandes, Terry Walton, Rachel de Thame, David Hurrion, Sheila Das, Caroline Quentin, Deliciously Ella, Tristan Gooley, Plant Kween, Nancy Birtwhistle, Matt Biggs, Tom Allen, Ashely Edwards, Joe Lycett, Spicy Moustache, Patrick Gale, Georgina Yates, Griff Rhys Jones, Kate Bradbury, Rekha Mistry, Rich Heathcote, Marchelle Farrell, Tayshan Hayden-Smith, Advolly Richmond, Fergus Garrett, Alistair Griffiths, David Hedges-Gower, John Little, Cel Robertson, Ken Thompson, Charlie Harper, Suzi Turner, Moly Fierheller, Rukmini Iyer, Jamie Johnson, Ingrid Chiu, Ray Mears, Sarah Gerrard-Jones, Jason Williams, Sue Kent, Tom Brown, Sarah Price, Liz Schofield, Kevin Smith, Cat Mansley, Adam Duxbury, Emma Crawforth.

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Episodes

Alan's Favourites: Global Gardens

April 24, 2024 23:00 - 19 minutes

Dreaming of your next holiday? Let Alan Titchmarsh inspire you with his tales of gorgeous gardens to visit around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sowalong - Carrot with Kevin Smith

April 22, 2024 23:00 - 12 minutes

There's so much more to carrots than just the ones you buy in the supermarket - grow your own for a host of colours, shapes and maximum flavour. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan's Favourites: Fruits

April 17, 2024 23:00 - 18 minutes

Save a fortune on supermarket fruit, with Alan Titchmarsh's guide to the most productive fruit to grow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sowalong - Parsley with Kay Maguire

April 15, 2024 23:00 - 8 minutes

Bursting with fresh flavour and health benefits, parsley will give you months of tasty pickings. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan's Favourites: Slug-Proof Plants

April 10, 2024 23:20 - 8 minutes

Battling with slugs and snails? Alan Titchmarsh has the plants that are impervious to hungry molluscs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sowalong - Cosmos with Emma Crawforth

April 08, 2024 23:57 - 9 minutes

Fill your borders with a profusion of pretty flowers, for months on end, with cosmos. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan's Favourites: Roses

April 03, 2024 23:00 - 10 minutes

From deliciously scented shrubs to voluptuous climbers, there's a rose for every spot. Let Alan Titchmarsh find your perfect rose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sowalong - Beetroot with Adam Frost

April 01, 2024 23:00 - 7 minutes

Delicious, nutritious and easy to grow - beetroot is a must for the veg plot. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan's Favourites: Best Bedding Plants

March 28, 2024 00:00 - 9 minutes

For non-stop flowers the easy way, Alan Titchmarsh shares the bedding plants that deliver bumper blooms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sowalong - Sunflower with Oliver Parsons

March 26, 2024 00:00 - 8 minutes

The ultimate feel-good flower - these cheery giants are fun for all the family to grow. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan's Favourites: Dahlias

March 21, 2024 00:00 - 8 minutes

Discover the dazzling dahlias that will fill your borders with show-stopping blooms for months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sowalong - Verbascum with Adam Frost

March 19, 2024 00:00 - 6 minutes

These beautiful flowers are loved by garden designers, and are regulars at Chelsea Flower Show. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan's Favourites: Spring Blossom Trees

March 14, 2024 00:00 - 9 minutes

Revel in spring's greatest floral spectacle, with Alan Titchmarsh's guide to the best trees for spring blossom, with options for every size garden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sowalong - Strawflower with Catherine Mansley

March 12, 2024 00:30 - 9 minutes

Want flowers that last for ever? Strawflowers are the answer. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan's Favourites: Spring Flowers

March 07, 2024 00:00 - 8 minutes

Alan Titchmarsh's pick of plants will fill your garden with colourful spring flowers, instantly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sowalong - Tomato with Kevin Smith

March 05, 2024 00:00 - 11 minutes

Delicious homegrown tomatoes are a world away from soggy supermarket varieties. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan's Favourites: Trailer

February 29, 2024 00:00 - 1 minute

Listen up as Alan Titchmarsh shares some of his garden favourites. From picking his favourite spring plants to sharing his wildlife wish list, Alan takes you through not just his top picks but also the wonderful stories behind why they mean so much to him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sowalong - Basil with Blake Roberts

February 27, 2024 00:00 - 7 minutes

Perfect for the kitchen windowsill or the veg plot, basil is a must-have herb you can grow in even the smallest space. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus subscribe to BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, and get 2 free packs of seeds with every issue until our June issue: https://bit.ly/subscribeGWMagSowalong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Frost Grows and Cooks: Carrots, Beetroot & Parsnips

February 22, 2024 00:30 - 41 minutes

This week Adam Frost explains how to grow fresh carrots in the garden, when to sow, when to harvest, health benefits and delicious recipe ideas. If you've enjoyed listening to Adam Frost, why not join him for a three-night break in Somerset, on one of our exclusive Gardeners' World weekends. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3UnRCxg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sowalong - Echium with Alan Titchmarsh

February 20, 2024 04:25 - 7 minutes

These gorgeous spires of blue flowers are beloved by bees. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus subscribe to BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, and get 2 free packs of seeds with every issue until our June issue: https://bit.ly/subscribeGWMagSowalong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Frost Grows and Cooks: Spinach, Chard & Leafy Veg

February 15, 2024 00:00 - 37 minutes

This week Adam Frost explains how to grow fresh, delicious spinach, and easy recipe ideas from Cassie Best of BBC Good Food magazine. If you've enjoyed listening to Adam Frost, why not join him for a three-night break in Somerset, on one of our exclusive Gardeners' World weekends. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3UnRCxg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sowalong - Rocket with Adam Duxbury

February 13, 2024 01:35 - 8 minutes

Add bite to your salads, with easy-to-grow rocket. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus subscribe to BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, and get 2 free packs of seeds with every issue until our June issue: https://bit.ly/subscribeGWMagSowalong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Frost Grows and Cooks: Pumpkins, Squash & Courgettes

February 08, 2024 02:30 - 37 minutes

This week Adam Frost shares how to grow pumpkins, their health benefits, advice on growing squashes and tasty recipe ideas from BBC Good Food magazine's Cassie Best. If you've enjoyed listening to Adam Frost, why not join him for a three-night break in Somerset, on one of our exclusive Gardeners' World weekends. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3UnRCxg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sowalong - Zinnia with Oliver Parsons

February 06, 2024 00:00 - 6 minutes

Zinnias will fill your garden with vibrant flowers all summer long, and they make great cut flowers. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus subscribe to BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, and get 2 free packs of seeds with every issue until our June issue: https://bit.ly/subscribeGWMagSowalong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Frost Grows and Cooks: Cabbage, Kale & Broccoli

February 01, 2024 04:00 - 35 minutes

Forget memories of over-boiled school cabbage! Adam Frost shares how to delicious, healthy fresh leaves, while Cassie Best from BBC Good Food magazine offers up some tasty recipe ideas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gardeners Favourites - Kevin Smith's favourite greenhouse plants for winter

January 30, 2024 00:24 - 10 minutes

A greenhouse is not just for Summer! BBC Gardeners' World magazine editor Kevin Smith talks all about his favourite ways to get the most out of his greenhouse all year round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Frost Grows and Cooks: Peas, French & Runner Beans

January 25, 2024 00:30 - 40 minutes

This week Adam Frost explains how to grow peas and beans in the garden, while Cassie Best from BBC Good Food magazine offers up some tasty recipe ideas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gardeners Favourites - Lily Middleton's favourite winter trees

January 23, 2024 01:32 - 8 minutes

From conifers to oaks, Gardeners World Content Creator Lily Middleton shares her favourite winter trees to add to your garden or just to look out for during a winter stroll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Frost Grows and Cooks: Potatoes

January 18, 2024 00:30 - 36 minutes

The humble spud is so easy to grow in a patio container or in rows in the veg patch. Adam Frost explains how and when to get them started, while Cassie Best, Editor of BBC Good Food magazine, shares delicious ways to serve them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gardeners Favourites - David Hurrion's favourite plants for a wet winter or a dry summer

January 16, 2024 00:55 - 10 minutes

Beat climate change by choosing plants that can tolerate wet winters and dry summers. David Hurrion picks his top five beautiful-but-tough weatherproof favourites Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Frost Grows and Cooks: Tomatoes, Chillies & Cucumbers

January 11, 2024 00:00 - 39 minutes

This week Adam Frost explains how to grow Tomatoes in the garden, while Cassie Best from BBC Good Food magazine offers up some tasty recipe ideas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gardeners Favourites - Catherine Mansley's pick of the best winter evergreens

January 09, 2024 00:00 - 10 minutes

Here, GW's Digital Editor Catherine Mansley will change your mind about evergreens, by sharing her favourites Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Frost Grows and Cooks: Onions, Shallots & Garlic

January 04, 2024 00:00 - 37 minutes

Onions are the mainstay of many delicious hearty meals. Adam Frost shares how to grow them in a pot or in the garden, while Cassie Best from BBC Good Food magazine offers up some tasty recipe ideas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gardeners Favourites - Kate Bradbury's favourite winter birds

January 02, 2024 00:00 - 9 minutes

Enjoy the antics of garden birds this winter! From starlings, sparrows and blackbirds to all sorts of exciting migrant species, wildlife expert Kate Bradbury describes the stars of her winter garden and how to look after them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Frost: Grow and Cook Series Trailer

December 28, 2023 00:00 - 1 minute

Adam Frost is always happiest in his veg garden, enjoying the thrill of harvesting his own fresh homegrown veg. But what he loves even more is cooking this homegrown bounty – creating delicious meals with produce taken straight from plot to plate. In this series he talks to Cassie Best, food director of BBC Good Food for inspirational recipes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gardeners Favourites - Adam Duxbury's favourite flowering house plants

December 26, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutes

Too cold to be out in the garden? Discover a world of flowering houseplants with GW Magazine's Commissioning Editor Adam Duxbury as he shares his favourite indoor plants to lift the gloom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gardeners' Christmas with Joe Lycett

December 21, 2023 00:00 - 38 minutes

Comedian Joe Lycett lets us into his home and garden in a hilarious Christmas special. He reflects on his gardening successes over the past year – and his gardening disasters! There are tips on growing citrus in a UK garden, plus a light-hearted Christmas gardening quiz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gardeners Favourites - Lily Middleton's Favourite Plants for Winter Decoration

December 19, 2023 03:12 - 8 minutes

Gardeners World Content Creator Lily Middleton shares her favourite ways to bring the outside in and lift the spirits in the cool Winter months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We Love Winter, with James Alexander-Sinclair

December 14, 2023 00:00 - 50 minutes

Do you love winter? Well, over the next 40 minutes we’re going to help you find the beauty in the season and in your garden at this time of year. In his monthly column for our magazine, We Love, esteemed garden designer and writer James Alexander-Sinclair, has been extolling the virtues of each season and its plants for 15 years now, finding amusing and evocative ways to describe the highlights of the month. So if there’s anyone who can help us learn to love winter, it’s James. Learn more abo...

Gardeners Favourites - Kevin Smith's favourite winter gardens to visit

December 12, 2023 00:00 - 7 minutes

Don't get stuck indoors this winter! Step outside to enjoy snowdrops in flower. BBC Gardeners' World magazine editor Kevin Smith explains their timeless appeal, and shares his favourite snowdrop collection to visit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How gardening supports our wellbeing in winter with Marchelle Farrell

December 07, 2023 00:00 - 38 minutes

Therapist, writer and gardener, Marchelle Farrell shares how important our gardens and green spaces are for our wellbeing, especially in winter. She explains how activities such as mulching and enjoying winter fragrance can boost your mood and improve wellbeing in winter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gardeners' Favourites - Alan Titchmarsh's favourite gifts for gardeners

December 05, 2023 00:00 - 15 minutes

When buying gifts for a gardening friend, avoid the novelties and go for something they'll really use! Alan Titchmarsh nominates his favourite must-haves and pretty-but-practical stocking fillers for fail-safe gift ideas guaranteed to raise a smile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Bailey on making a garden look great all year round

November 30, 2023 00:00 - 46 minutes

Making a garden that looks good for a few short weeks in summer, is relatively easy. But making a garden that looks good, and is an enjoyable place to spend time, all year round, is much more of a challenge. And that challenge is made even harder in a small garden, where finding space for all the summer-flowering plants we love is hard enough, let alone fitting in plants for winter interest. Plantsman, garden designer and Gardeners’ World presenter Nick Bailey shares his tips for creating a g...

Gardeners Favourites - Catherine Mansley's favourite plants for winter flowers

November 28, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutes

Fragrant flowers can gladden the heart on a gloomy winter's day. Here, GW's Digital Editor Catherine Mansley shares some of reliable garden favourites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christmas Crafts with Rich Heathcote

November 23, 2023 08:52 - 36 minutes

Create beautiful, unique and natural decorations this winter with help from Rich Heathcote Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gardeners Favourites - Adam Duxbury's Favourite Winter Container Plants

November 21, 2023 09:56 - 11 minutes

If you thought containers were just for summer, think again. Growing in pots when the rest of the garden is quiet and dull is the perfect way to brighten upi the dark days. GW Magazine's Commissioning Editor Adam Duxbury shares his favourite plants and ways to keep growing well into winter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to grow veg in winter with Rekha Mistry

November 16, 2023 04:00 - 23 minutes

You can grow veg year round! We catch up with Rekha who is growing her veg this winter for the first time in her new garden up north. She reveals what you can start growing as well as the benefits of getting growing now. She also shares what she will be doing to protect her crops in weather colder than she has previously grown in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gardeners' Favourites - David Hurrion's favourite plants for winter scent

November 14, 2023 10:18 - 10 minutes

Enjoy a waft of glorious winter fragrance with these five must-have plants. David Hurrion shares the secrets of an aromatic garden to brighten up the coldest, darkest months of the year. He reveals the shrubs to go for, when they'll flower and where to plant them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Monty Don on discovering the world's greatest gardens

November 09, 2023 01:00 - 49 minutes

Visiting the world's most beautiful gardens to make a TV series might seem like a dream job for most of us, and in this episode Monty Don shares the practical realities of life 'on the road'. Discover why he takes along whole sets of identical clothing, his favourite overseas gardens, and the characters he's met along the way Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gardeners' Favourites - Alan Titchmarsh's favourite gardening books for Christmas

November 07, 2023 00:29 - 16 minutes

Gardening books make the ideal Christmas gift for green-fingered friends and family, and who better to nominate a good read than acclaimed author, Alan Titchmarsh? He picks his favourite tomes from his bookshelf - from glossy coffee table books on design to historic wildflower ID and even works of gardening fiction - there's something for everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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