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Tales From The Potting Bench

172 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -

A weekly ramble with the most diverse folk from our world of green fingers, green thumbs and dirty knees.

Flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, herbs and more - it’s bound to be covered. On your commute, or in the garden of your choosing - we’ll be here to keep your ears busy.

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Episodes

Daisy Payne - Start Growing!

June 08, 2024 23:05 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MB

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Throughout this season we’ve featured all sorts of women from all sorts of plant backgrounds and in this final episode of the season we’re going into the world of TV! As long as I can rem...

Hannah Shaw - Co-founder of 'Hota'

June 01, 2024 23:05 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Gardening to lots of us – is a dream, something we spend hours doing, and in the process we’ve all taught ourselves so much. But, cast your mind back to when you first started gardening, ...

Kelly-Jane Leach - Dirty Garden Hoe!

May 25, 2024 23:02 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MB

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Through social media, I’ve found a number of people that have since gone on to be incredible friends of mine, and my guest this week is one of those people. Kelly-Jane Leach, is a gardene...

Anne Swithinbank - Gardening Royalty!

May 17, 2024 23:05 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Often, within gardening – we’re surrounded by so much knowledge that it's tough to know where to start! For me, when I found my love of gardening there was one place that informed me perh...

Katie Rushworth - Love Your Garden!

May 11, 2024 23:02 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MB

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Have you ever watched Love Your Garden and wondered whether they actually do it in the time they say they do? Or, have you ever thought whether the neighbours want to get involved? Well i...

Kim Stoddart - Resilient Gardening!

May 04, 2024 23:05 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Sustainability and resilience are two words we often hear, but what do they really mean, and why should we be thinking about how to be more of both? Kim Stoddart is an author and resilien...

Alice Hare - Fabulous Florals!

April 27, 2024 23:01 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! So many of us grow so many wonderful flowers in our gardens and on our allotments, and if you’re anything like me then you’ll cut a great deal to bring indoors. But, there is a difference...

Sophie Van Gerwen - Floral Days In The Shires!

April 20, 2024 23:01 - 30 minutes - 28.7 MB

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Have you ever dreamt of growing your own cut flowers to fill your house with colour and scent? Well, my guest this week will teach you exactly how to do that for yourself and it couldn’t ...

Lucy Hutchings - She Grows Veg!

April 14, 2024 23:01 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MB

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Throughout this season I’ve spoken to and will speak to many people who started their working life, without even a thought given to plants from the start. However, they have found gardeni...

Nicola Hope - Gardening Organically!

April 07, 2024 23:01 - 45 minutes - 42 MB

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! What happens when you just know that gardening is your future? Well, you find yourself a job working for our future king of course! And that’s essentially what happened to my guest this w...

Advolly Richmond - History and Flowers!

March 31, 2024 23:01 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Gardener’s World continually inspires and entertains us in equal measure, but I find myself hooked, in particular, to the segments that delve into the history of gardens and gardening ove...

Rosie Irving - Garden Rescue and Beyond!

March 25, 2024 00:01 - 46 minutes - 43 MB

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Sometimes we gain inspiration from the gardens around us, from the books we read, and also from the television we watch. We’re lucky to have so many wonderful gardening television program...

Charlotte Howard - Design, Plastic Grass and Beyond!

March 18, 2024 00:01 - 33 minutes - 31 MB

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! We're onto episode three, and this episode's guest is someone who is known for her design prowess as much as she is for her sometimes strong opinions online about topics such as 'plastic...

Pippa Greenwood - Grow Your Own!

March 11, 2024 00:01 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! We're onto episode two and this episode's guest is another person I've wanted to talk to since the very beginning and thankfully we've made it happen for this season. Pests and diseases a...

Jekka McVicar - Queen Of Herbs

March 04, 2024 00:01 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB

Jekka McVicar - Queen of Herbs! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Now we’re kicking this season off with a huge guest and someone I’ve wanted to talk to since the podcast first began. This week I’m joined by herb fanatic...

Season 6 - Trailer!

February 25, 2024 00:01 - 2 minutes - 1.91 MB

👋Hello...we're back - almost! After a short break the podcast is back for the whopping 6th season and this time, its a little bit different! As usual, I'll be joined by a guest every week but in this season I'm bringing together many of the women that inspire me across the planty world. Horticulturalists, writers, florists, experts - you name it, they're here - in what I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'. And this all kicks off on Monday 4th March with my first guest, the queen ...

Keith Weed - President of the RHS

December 18, 2023 00:01 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB

Keith Weed - President of the RHS Hello and welcome! Well, here we are at the last episode of season 5 of the podcast and I thought we’d go out with a bit of a bang! In this week’s episode I’m joined by someone with the most apt name possible for the role that they undertake. You’ll no doubt be familiar with the Royal Horticultural Society, the work they do and the gardens that they keep and this week I’m talking to their President, Keith Weed. Keith talks to me about his passion for horti...

Faye Whitley - To BEE or not to BEE?!

December 11, 2023 00:01 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MB

Faye Whitley - To BEE or not to BEE?! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode, I’m in conversation with someone who is passionate about bees, so much so that she helped to create a kit for us all to use to save bees every day. Faye Whitley is the co-founder of a company call...

Tom Coleman - Sip, Sow...Grow!

December 04, 2023 00:01 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB

Tom Coleman - Sip, Sow...Grow! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode, I’m in conversation with a wonderful friend and without a doubt the person that I know the best out of all of my previous guests. Someone I’ve spent a tremendous amount of time with this year, as we’ve d...

Alan Gardner - The Autistic Gardener!

November 27, 2023 00:01 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MB

Alan Gardner - The Autistic Gardener! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode, I’m talking to someone that you possibly might not know, but you’ll be oh so glad that you do by the end of the episode. My guest is a gardener by name and a gardener by nature, at this point some...

Dave Goulson - Where to Begin with Bees!

November 20, 2023 00:01 - 38 minutes - 36.1 MB

Dave Goulson - Where to Begin with Bees! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode, we’re talking about (amongst other things), bees! We all know that we should be making our gardens into pollinator friendly habitats but why exactly and how easy is it? Thankfully this week I’m...

JP Clark - Life, Loves and Gardening!

November 13, 2023 00:01 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB

JP Clark - Life, Loves and Gardening! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode, I’m joined by probably one of my favourite people from Instagram. Someone who brings joy, entertainment, laughs, and just good fun to everything he does. My guest this week fuses wonderful interio...

Helen Cross - Grow, Cook, Inspire!

November 06, 2023 00:01 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MB

Helen Cross - Grow, Cook, Inspire! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode, we’re bringing it back to basics and understanding the fundamentals of why we should be getting children gardening! This week I’m joined by gardener, writer and RHS School Gardening Champion, Helen C...

Joe Bagley - The Houseplant Doctor!

October 30, 2023 00:01 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

Joe Bagley - The Houseplant Doctor calls! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode, we’re bringing things indoors and exploring an urban jungle and its owner, somewhere near Leicester. There is no denying that houseplants have BOOMED over the last few years (thanks, in part t...

Sue Kent - Gardener's World and Beyond...

October 22, 2023 23:01 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

Sue Kent - Gardener's World and Beyond... Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode I’m ticking off another person from my ever-growing list of ‘presenters from Gardener’s World that have appeared on the podcast’. This week I had the huge pleasure of talking with the supremely...

The Potting Bench Diaries - 18th October 2023

October 17, 2023 23:01 - 3 minutes - 4.77 MB

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 18th October 2023 I'm back with my weekly audio updates. For anyone new here, each week I bring you a snapshot of what's going on here - complete with gardening advice, tips, trick and hints - all useful for all levels of gardener! 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries features an onion update (I know you're all excited about that!), a new bulb order (with just about my favourite daffodils...) and much more! If you'd prefer, then you can also r...

Chris Jesson - Make Gardening Groovy Again!

October 15, 2023 23:01 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MB

Chris Jesson - Make Gardening Groovy Again! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode I’m joined by someone who you are all bound to know, and love – whether its for is garden rambles and ‘live streams’ or for his generally positive presence on Instagram. This week I am of cou...

Lizzie Schofield - A Garden On A Cliffside In Scotland

October 08, 2023 23:01 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

Lizzie Schofield - A Garden On A Cliffside In Scotland Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode I’m joined by someone with a truly unique garden, that borders the edge of a steep cliffside, that is also has a popular public footpath running alongside it. Lizzie Schofield, who...

The Potting Bench Diaries is back!!

October 03, 2023 23:01 - 4 minutes - 6 MB

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 4th October 2023 After a short hiatus (mainly to launch the main podcast!) I'm back with my weekly audio updates. For anyone new here, each week I bring you a snapshot of what's going on here - complete with gardening advice, tips, trick and hints - all useful for all levels of gardener! 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries features all things from the letter B, in true Sesame Street style! Bulbs, Books and...ok, the last thing isn't from the ...

Ramona Jones - Living In A World Inspired by Beatrix Potter...

October 01, 2023 23:01 - 19 minutes - 18.5 MB

Ramona Jones - Living In A World Inspired by Beatrix Potter... Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode I’m joined by someone with one of the most beautiful Instagram pages I’ve ever seen. Firmly routed in the ‘cottage core’ niche online (more on what that means later) this a...

Jenny Williams - Creating 'The Laundry Garden'

September 24, 2023 23:01 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

Jenny Williams - Creating 'The Laundry Garden' Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this episode I’m joined by someone that I’m sure you’ll all know from their insanely gorgeous garden, that you’ll have seen on Instagram AND Gardener’s World. This walled garden is one of the most Instagramab...

Kim Stoddart - How Climate Change is Effecting Our WHOLE Garden

September 17, 2023 23:01 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MB

Kim Stoddart - How Climate Change is Effecting Our WHOLE Garden Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this episode I’m joined by the wonderful Kim Stoddart. Kim is an award winning environmental journalist, editor, speaker, write and climate change savvy garden designer, not to mention that s...

Gil Melham - Plants....aplenty! And some huge news...

September 10, 2023 23:01 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB

Gil Melham - Plants....aplenty! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know This episode features something....a little different as I'm in conversation with someone that you may well not have heard of, yet! Gil Melham is the managing director of a company called Aplanty House Ltd. Aplanty specialise ...

Arthur Parkinson - Gardening, Hens, Bees and Flamingos?

September 03, 2023 23:01 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MB

Arthur Parkinson - Gardening, Hens, Bees and Flamingos? Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know Now we’re kicking this season off with a huge guest and someone I’ve wanted to talk to since the podcast first began. This week I’m joined by writer and gardener and someone who describes their Instagr...

The Potting Bench Diaries - 30th August 2023

August 30, 2023 05:00 - 3 minutes - 4.63 MB

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 30th August 2023 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries features two new dahlias, a handy tip for growing salvias and another brand new plant in the garden. Plus a little dahlias quandary that I wonder if you've had too? 🍀 Each week I bring you a snapshot of what's going on here - complete with gardening advice, tips, trick and hints - all useful for all levels of gardener! If you'd prefer, then you can also read this diary entry on my website ...

The Potting Bench Diaries - 23rd August 2023

August 22, 2023 23:01 - 4 minutes - 5.56 MB

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 23rd August 2023 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries features some of the most amazing tomatoes, a pepper update (both chili and sweet), a favourite little purchase from the garden centre and a smart hack for keeping your borders full... 🍀 Each week I bring you a snapshot of what's going on here - complete with gardening advice, tips, trick and hints - all useful for all levels of gardener! If you'd prefer, then you can also read this diary ...

The Potting Bench Diaries - 16th August 2023

August 16, 2023 05:39 - 3 minutes - 4.75 MB

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 9th August 2023 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries features some beautiful flowers, tough decisions and ripping plants out...for the greater good, I might add. So make yourself a cuppa (or something stronger) and sit down for a listen. 🍀 Each week I bring you a snapshot of what's going on here - complete with gardening advice, tips, trick and hints - all useful for all levels of gardener! If you'd prefer, then you can also read this diary e...

The Potting Bench Diaries - 9th August 2023

August 08, 2023 23:01 - 3 minutes - 4.41 MB

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 9th August 2023 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries features some of the most stunning dahlias I've ever grown and something black....not a dahlia though! You'll have to listen along to see what that is AND make sure you head to my website to see all the pictures too (link is at the bottom of these notes). So, whether you're in the car, on the commute, in the garden or just at home then this is the perfect snapshot for you about life in a fam...

The Potting Bench Diaries - 2nd August 2023

August 01, 2023 23:01 - 3 minutes - 4.64 MB

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 2nd August 2023 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries is all about dahlias, entirely dedicated to those stunning flowers we all know and love. You'll want to check out the written version of this too, to see all the pictures (see that here on my website). So, whether you're in the car, on the commute, in the garden or just at home then this is the perfect snapshot for you about life in a family garden, all year round! Complete with gardening adv...

The Potting Bench Diaries - 19th July 2023

July 18, 2023 23:01 - 3 minutes - 5.16 MB

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 19thJuly 2023 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries features the first dahlias of the year, yet more gap filler ideas for you to try at home and much more! So, whether you're in the car, on the commute, in the garden or just at home then this is the perfect snapshot for you about life in a family garden, all year round! Complete with gardening advice, tips, trick and hints - all useful for all levels of garden! If you'd prefer, then you can al...

The Potting Bench Diaries - 5th July 2023

July 04, 2023 23:01 - 3 minutes - 4.7 MB

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 5th July 2023 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries features strawberries, garlic and my favourite colour in the garden (possibly!). So, whether you're in the car, on the commute, in the garden or just at home then this is the perfect snapshot for you about life in a family garden, all year round! If you'd prefer, then you can also read this diary entry on my website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠viewfromthepottingbench.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please rate, review, s...

The Potting Bench Diaries - 28th June 2023

June 27, 2023 23:01 - 3 minutes - 4.37 MB

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 28th June 2023 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries features the emerging foxgloves, the first of (hopefully) many of a particular new bloom AND finally the garlic comes up?? So, whether you're in the car, on the commute, in the garden or just at home then this is the perfect snapshot for you about life in a family garden, all year round! If you'd prefer, then you can also read this diary entry on my website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠viewfromthepottingbenc...

The Potting Bench Diaries - 20th June 2023

June 20, 2023 23:01 - 2 minutes - 2.41 MB

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 20th June 2023 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries features a new geranium, a dilemma (help!) and a garlic update!! So, whether you're in the car, on the commute, in the garden or just at home then this is the perfect snapshot for you about life in a family garden, all year round! If you'd prefer, then you can also read this diary entry on my website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠viewfromthepottingbench.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please rate, review, subscribe and sh...

Alan Titchmarsh at Gardener's World Live!

June 16, 2023 23:01 - 8 minutes - 7.83 MB

Alan Titchmarsh at Gardener's World Live! Welcome to a very special bonus edition of the podcast! This episode features a conversation with former Gardener's World presenter and legendary plantsman, Alan Titchmarsh. We discuss this year's BBC Gardener's World Live show at the NEC in Birmingham along with lots more! You can follow me on Instagram for more gardening goodness at @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠viewfromthepottingbench⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. And don't forget to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sign up for my newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to fi...

The Potting Bench Diaries - 14th June 2023

June 13, 2023 23:01 - 2 minutes - 2.36 MB

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 14th June 2023 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries is all about what I'm growing with my dahlias and a mini fruit & veg update, enjoy! So, whether you're in the car, on the commute, in the garden or just at home then this is the perfect snapshot for you about life in a family garden, all year round! If you'd prefer, then you can also read this diary entry on my website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠viewfromthepottingbench.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please rate, review, ...

The Potting Bench Diaries - 7th June 2023

June 06, 2023 23:01 - 2 minutes - 2.5 MB

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 31st May 2023 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries is all about the big plant out! Finally its time to empty the greenhouse! So, whether you're in the car, on the commute, in the garden or just at home then this is the perfect snapshot for you about life in a family garden, all year round! If you'd prefer, then you can also read this diary entry on my website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠viewfromthepottingbench.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please rate, review, subscribe and...

James from Plant Surge - Harnessing the Power of Lightning

June 01, 2023 23:01 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB

James from Plant Surge - Harnessing the Power of Lightning Now usually you’d hear me talking to a gardener, a houseplant expert or someone else directly linked to the plant world. However, this time is a little different. Because, in this conversation I’m joined by someone from a company that I use and love and I think you’ll also enjoy too. This is our chance to discuss their products and tell you exactly why they’re worth talking about. In this episode I’m joined by James from a company...

The Potting Bench Diaries - 31st May 2023

May 30, 2023 23:01 - 3 minutes - 3.19 MB

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 31st May 2023 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries is all things finally kicking into life, the VERY last of the tulips and the launch of something rather special... So, whether you're in the car, on the commute, in the garden or just at home then this is the perfect snapshot for you about life in a family garden, all year round! If you'd prefer, then you can also read this diary entry on my website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠viewfromthepottingbench.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Charlie from Leon Boots - Why These are Boots are Different!

May 25, 2023 23:01 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MB

Charlie from Leon Boots - Why These are Boots are Different! Now usually you’d hear me talking to a gardener, a houseplant expert or someone else directly linked to the plant world. However, this time is a little different. Because, in this conversation I’m joined by someone from a company that I use and love and I think you’ll also enjoy too. This is our chance to discuss their products and tell you exactly why they’re worth talking about. In this episode I’m joined by Charlie from a comp...

Alice Vincent - 'How Gardening Creeps in When We're Least Expecting It'

May 21, 2023 23:01 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

Alice Vincent - 'How Gardening Creeps in When We're Least Expecting It' This episode features a conversation gardener, writer and author, the sensational Alice Vincent. Alice began her career with music journalism, before making a gear shift towards gardening and in this conversation we discuss exactly why that happened…enjoy! Alice’s latest book ‘Why Women Grow’ is out now from Canongate Books and is available in all good bookshops or online. You can find Alice on Instagram @noughticultur...

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