BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast
Immediate Media
Listen to gardening inspiration from some of the UK’s most loved and well-respected gardening experts in the award-winning BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine podcast. Enjoy growing advice throughout the year with our Conversations series. Join Monty Don, Frances Tophill, Adam Frost, Arit Anderson, Carol Klein and more for friendly gardening chat and informative discussion with the magazine team, perfect for everyone who enjoys gardening. Hear Alan Titchmarsh solve your gardening problems in Ask Alan, find advice for what to do in the garden in our What To Do Now series, and travel the globe with the BBC Gardeners’ World magazine team in Travel Tales: Gardens of the World.With new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday and bonus episodes every Saturday, subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts, and never miss an episode. Find out more at GardenersWorld.com/podcast
Episodes
Mentioned books
24 snips
Apr 2, 2025 • 40min
Your Best Spring Garden, with Frances Tophill
Frances Tophill, a knowledgeable plantsperson, author, and presenter, dives into the vibrant world of spring gardening. She discusses the exhilaration of transitioning from winter's quiet to spring's renewal. Topics include the importance of planning for a fruitful season, balancing structure with whimsy, and embracing aesthetics alongside productivity. Frances shares her personal gardening challenges, offers tips on growing root vegetables, and highlights the joy of creating a tranquil gardening space amidst life's busyness.
Mar 31, 2025 • 39min
Monty Don Reveals his Garden Plans for the Year
Spring has well and truly sprung and our gardens are bursting into life. It's a time of excitement and anticipation for the growing year ahead. Monty Don reveals his gardening plans for the year at Longmeadow, what he loves about spring, and shares details about his upcoming Chelsea Flower Show garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 31, 2025 • 1min
Spring Trailer
Start your gardening year with growing inspiration in the Spring Conversations podcast from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine. Discover garden design ideas, the best plants to buy, how to bring colour to the garden, veg growing advice, gardening in urban spaces and ways to engage in the natural world, and more. Tune in every Tuesday and Thursday for all your gardening needs this Spring.Also join us every Saturday as our Sowalong series continues. Sowalong with the magazine team as they sow the seeds supplied in the magazine, along with additional seasonal seeds to try too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 29, 2025 • 11min
Sowalong - Sweet Peas with Kevin Smith
Surprise someone with a fragrant bunch of sweetpeas or grow them for yourself. The flowers are just magic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 27, 2025 • 35min
Ask Alan - House Plants
In this episode of Ask Alan, Alan Titchmarsh gives watering and feeding advice for house plants, discusses the ideal situation including light levels and how to combat bugs, provides help for non-flowering orchids, and more. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 25, 2025 • 26min
Ask Alan - Hydrangeas
How to reduce in size, when to prune, which variety to choose, how can you stop it drying out and can you change it's colour are a few of the Ask Alan questions Alan Titchmarsh answers in this episode on hydrangeas. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 22, 2025 • 9min
Sowalong - Brussels Sprouts with Sarah Edwards
Brussels sprouts are one of the more divisive vegetables but they're associated with a reduced risk of developing a wide range of cancers, so sprouts are believed to be very good for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 20, 2025 • 29min
Ask Alan - Pests and Diseases
In this episode of Ask Alan, Alan Titchmarsh offers organic help for tackling various plant ailments and pests in the garden and the greenhouse, in addition to how we can exist alongside wildlife. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 18, 2025 • 33min
Ask Alan - Choosing the Right Plants for your Soil
Alan Titchmarsh discusses why we need to find the right plants for our garden in this Ask Alan episode. With questions answered on how to grow fragrant flowering shrubs in clay soil, establishing plants on thin sandy soil, tackling gardens with different soil types, and ways to improve your soil. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 15, 2025 • 10min
Sowalong - Carrot with Kevin Smith
A staple in the veg plot and, with many varieties available, carrots could be in your plot this year too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
