BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast
246 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 194 ratingsDiscover 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 minutesDreaming 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 minutesThere'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 minutesSave 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 minutesBursting 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 minutesBattling 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 minutesFill 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 minutesFrom 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 minutesDelicious, 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 minutesFor 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 minutesThe 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 minutesDiscover 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 minutesThese 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 minutesRevel 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 minutesWant 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 minutesAlan 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 minutesDelicious 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 minuteListen 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 minutesPerfect 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 minutesThis 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 minutesThese 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 minutesThis 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 minutesAdd 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 minutesThis 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 minutesZinnias 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 minutesForget 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 minutesA 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 minutesThis 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 minutesFrom 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 minutesThe 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 minutesBeat 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 minutesThis 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 minutesHere, 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 minutesOnions 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 minutesEnjoy 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 minuteAdam 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 minutesToo 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 minutesComedian 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 minutesGardeners 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 minutesDo 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 minutesDon'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 minutesTherapist, 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 minutesWhen 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 minutesMaking 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 minutesFragrant 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 minutesCreate 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 minutesIf 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 minutesYou 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 minutesEnjoy 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 minutesVisiting 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 minutesGardening 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