Latest Growing plants Podcast Episodes
Who Ate My Plants, an interview with Andrew Mikolajski
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - July 15, 2024 08:49 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this edition of DIG IT Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with special guest Andrew Mikolajski. Andrew, a well-known horticulturalist, and prolific author of over 40 gardening books, including his latest, ‘Who Ate My Plants’. Andrew discusses the ongoing battle gardeners have with garden pests an...
July '24 in the Garden
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - July 01, 2024 03:10 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis month on DIG IT Peter Brown and Chris Day discuss the latest gardening news, what’s on’s and as the peak gardening season is well underway, a look at those tasks to keep your garden looking its best this month and beyond. What’s on 2 – 7th July: RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival is...
Jessica Naish, Buckingham's best flower farmer
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - June 15, 2024 03:10 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsFlowers are big business in Britain over 50% of British households bought cut flowers in 2022. However, according to Defra, only 14% of cut flowers sold in the UK are grown in Britain. In this edition of Dig it Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with Jessica Naish who runs a successful local flower ...
June '24 in the Garden
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - June 01, 2024 03:10 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJune is here and with it brings the sun and fun in the garden! In this month’s Dig It, Peter Brown and Chris Day discuss the latest gardening news stories, events, and those all-important gardening tasks, plus celebrating DIG IT’s inclusion into the Rephonic top 15 gardening podcasts! What’s On...
Huw Richards, Growing the Self Sufficiency Garden
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - May 15, 2024 03:10 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode of Dig It Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with Huw Richards. Huw’s mission is simple - to help as many people as possible to grow their own food. He documents his productive garden through his hugely popular YouTube Channel. He’s just published a new book with Sam Cooper, The Self...
May '24 in the Garden
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - May 01, 2024 03:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMay is the month our beds, allotments and containers explode with colour and energy. What’s on 3rd - 4th May Toby’s Garden Festival at Powderham Castle, Kenton. 3rd - 5th May BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. 9 – 12th May RHS Malvern Spring Festival, ...
Uncovering the legacy of Stowe Gardens with Head Gardener Barry Smith
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - April 15, 2024 03:10 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this edition of Dig It, Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with Barry Smith, Head Gardener at the National Trust’s Stowe Landscape Gardens, near Buckingham. Barry has been at Stowe for over 40 years and head gardener for over 25 so he knows this garden with immense passion and understanding. Stow...
April '24 in the Garden
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - April 01, 2024 03:10 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMany of our gardens are enjoying much earlier blooms this spring due to the mild and damp weather conditions. Peter Brown and Chris Day bring us the latest gardening news, what’s on’s and topical gardening advice for the busy month of April. What’s on 6th -7th April: Cornwall Garden Society Sp...
For the love of Chillies, with Jason Breed
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - March 15, 2024 04:10 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe temperature rises in this edition of Dig It as Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with passionate chilli grower Jason Breed. Jason, a seed specialist from Moles Seeds, gives a full rundown of the growing of these popular fiery fruits, a look at what makes chillies so hot, plus some insightful ad...
March '24 in the Garden
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - March 01, 2024 04:10 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe traditional starting point for many gardeners - Easter - falls early this year, so there’s much to be getting on with. Dig It’s Peter Brown and Chris Day bring us the latest events, news and topical advice for the month. Plants mentioned: Forsythia, Snowdrops, Winter Aconites, Narcissi, Ulm...
The Orchid Expert Peter White
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - February 18, 2024 20:18 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this edition of Dig It Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with orchid supremo Peter White. Peter began growing orchids in 1980 and he has received many awards including RHS Gold medals for his orchid displays at RHS shows and he is a qualified judge of the RHS Orchid Committee. He is currently inv...
February '24 in the Garden
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - February 01, 2024 04:10 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIt’s February and the garden is starting to awake. In this edition of Dig It Peter Brown and Chris Day bring us the latest events, plants and people making the headlines as well as some topical advice on getting the best from your garden this month. What’s on 1st - 29th February: Snowdrop seas...
Val Bourne, a natural approach to organic gardening
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - January 15, 2024 04:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode of Dig It Chris Day and Peter Brown chat with Val Bourne - a lifelong gardener and award-winning garden writer whose name will be familiar to readers of The Telegraph, Country Life, Gardens Illustrated, Amateur Gardening and Saga magazine amongst others. As well as writing and le...
January '24 in the Garden
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - January 01, 2024 04:10 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe month of resolutions, new starts, and big dreams for the coming year. Peter Brown and Chris Day take time to delve into some of the talked about trends of 2024, plus the usual mix of gardening news, events, and gardening advice for the month ahead. What’s on Monday 1st January Sir Harold H...
Alan Sargent - Confessions of a Great Gardener
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - December 15, 2023 04:10 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this edition of Dig It we chat with multi-award-winning Garden Designer and Landscape Contractor Alan Sargent, a Fellow of The Institute of Horticulture and Founder of The Association of Professional Landscapers. Alan Sargent is a proper landscape gardener who over the past five decades has w...
December '23 in the Garden
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - December 01, 2023 04:10 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDig It hosts Peter Brown and Chris Day look at the latest news, views, and gardening tasks to keep you busy, plus the Dig it top 5, and some ideas for getting out and about this month. What’s on 7 – 11 December Winter Flower Week at the Garden Museum, London. Five floral designers transform th...
Creating a Terrific Terrarium with Dr Manos Kanellos
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - November 15, 2023 04:10 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe trend for terrarium gardening grows each year, with more people than ever creating miniature enclosed indoor growing spaces to enjoy at home. Terrariums are simple to make, easy to care for and rewarding to have. In this episode Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with Dr Manos Kanellos who takes...
November '23 in the Garden
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - November 01, 2023 04:10 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAfter an incredibly wet, windy and mild autumn in many parts of the UK, November beckons with a hope of more settled conditions. Dig It’s Peter Brown and Chris Day bring us up to date with the latest gardening news, a couple of events celebrating apples, and the joy of garden visiting, as well a...
Foggy Bottom, creating and iconic garden with Adrian Bloom
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - October 15, 2023 03:10 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this month’s Dig It, Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with Adrian Bloom about his iconic Garden – Foggy Bottom in Diss, Norfolk. Adrian tells the story behind the garden and how he’s captured it for his new book, Foggy Bottom - A Garden to Share. In the podcast we discover how the Bloom brand d...
Foggy Bottom, creating an iconic garden with Adrian Bloom
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - October 15, 2023 03:10 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this month’s Dig It, Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with Adrian Bloom about his iconic Garden – Foggy Bottom in Diss, Norfolk. Adrian tells the story behind the garden and how he’s captured it for his new book, Foggy Bottom - A Garden to Share. In the podcast we discover how the Bloom brand d...
October '23 in the Garden
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - October 01, 2023 03:10 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThere’s plenty to be getting on with this month in the garden, despite the clocks going back in the UK. Dig It’s Peter Brown and Chris Day help to put some of the garden to bed, plant spring bulbs and get border prepared. There’s the usual round-up of topical news from the world of gardening as ...
A Fine British Vintage
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - September 15, 2023 03:10 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this edition of Dig It, Peter Brown, and Chris Day chat with winemaker / vintner Tim Chafor, who runs the 8-acre Chafor Wine Estate featuring over 10,000 grape vines, set in the heart of the Buckinghamshire countryside and just a stone’s throw from the Garden Centre. Grapes grown at Chafor W...
September '23 in the Garden
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - September 01, 2023 03:10 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAfter a soggy July and mixed fortunes weather wise in August, Peter Brown and Chris Day look forward to the prospect of an Indian summer in this month’s Dig It. A pick of the best events, news, and garden trade stories, plus those essential gardening tasks for the month ahead. What’s on 1st- 3...
Chris Collins: Here's one we grew earlier
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - August 15, 2023 03:10 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsChris Collins is a gardening legend – winning a legion of fans from his early days working in amenity horticulture to his big break on Blue Peter, presenting on the QVC shopping channel and being the ambassador to the national charity Garden Organic. In this edition of Dig It Peter Brown and Chr...
August '23 in the Garden
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - August 01, 2023 03:10 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAfter a damp and cool July, we look forward to a productive, colourful yet relaxed August. Dig It’s Peter Brown and Chris Day provide a round-up of the month’s gardening what’s on’s, a look at the stories making the gardening headlines and a round-up of those essential gardening tasks. What’s o...
Plant Heritage, The Nations Collections
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - July 15, 2023 03:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode of Dig It Peter Brown and Chris Day talk national plant collections with Gill Groombridge, who is Plant Heritage’s Business Manager. We find out some of the background history of Plant Heritage and the diverse ranges of National Plant Collections and why 2023 is a special year fo...
July '23 in the Garden
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - July 01, 2023 03:10 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOur gardens are growing apace this month and there’s plenty to be getting on with as Dig It’s Peter Brown and Chris Day tackle those essential tasks, plus a round-up of July events and garden stories around the UK. What’s on 4th - 9th July: RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, Surrey. Sho...
Barnsdale: Nick Hamilton like father like son
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - June 15, 2023 03:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this edition of Dig It, Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with Nick Hamilton, son of Geoff Hamilton, who for 17 years presented the BBC gardening programme Gardeners’ World. Nick continues the legacy at Barnsdale Garden, in Rutland, where back in the 1980s over 30 TV gardens were created. In thi...
June '23 in the Garden
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - June 01, 2023 03:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn the latest Dig It podcast, Peter Brown and Chris Day discuss the latest gardening news stories, events in the gardening calendar and take a look at some of the gardening tasks to be getting on with through the month of June. What’s on 27th May - 4th June National Children’s Gardening Week f...
Mr Plant Geek, Michael Perry
Dig It - Discussions on Gardening Topics - May 15, 2023 03:10 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this edition of Dig It, Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with celebrity gardener, social media influencer and TV presenter Michael Perry. From the introduction of new plants with the famous Ipswich-based Thompson and Morgan seed company to writing, hosting podcasts, books and tv appearances inc...
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