BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast
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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
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Jan 30, 2025 • 50min
The Therapeutic Properties of Nature with Beth Collier
What role does nature play in our mental and emotional wellbeing? Beth Collier, a Nature Allied Psychotherapist and ethnographer, teaches woodland living skills and natural history and helps people connect with the natural world to support their mental health. Beth shares how nature can nurture during therapy, the barriers people of colour face in accessing outdoor spaces and how we can create more inclusive natural environments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 28, 2025 • 39min
The Power of Community Gardening with Stephen Mason
Community gardens play a vital role in making green space accessible to everyone, particularly those in inner city areas where gardens are at a minimum. Such spaces are also a great source of wellbeing through gardening and volunteering opportunities, gatherings and events, places to grow food and help combat climate change, and most importantly connect with nature. In this episode, Stephen Mason, gardener at The Hoxton Trust Community Garden in East London, and a pioneer in growing green spaces for everyone, shares his thoughts about the power of community gardens, the many benefits they provide, and how to set one up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 25, 2025 • 9min
Sowalong - Radish with Sarah Edwards
Crunchy, bright and full of peppery flavour, the radish is one of the quickest and easiest crops to grow.Enjoy growing along with the seeds in this month’s magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 23, 2025 • 52min
Beat Stress and Boost Brain Power using Plants
Significantly reduce your stress levels, improve your ability to concentrate, and alleviate depression, using plants. Kathy Willis, professor of biodiversity at the University of Oxford, explains the dramatic impact plants have on our mental and physical health, and shares the wealth of scientific evidence from around the world that proves the power of nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 21, 2025 • 36min
Grow a healthier diet with Daphne Lambert
How does the food we eat shape our health, wellbeing and connection to the planet? Daphne Lambert is a medicinal chef, nutritionist and founding member of the Greencuisine Trust and has spent decades exploring the profound links between food, health and sustainability. From running an award-winning organic restaurant to teaching about soil, gut health and the food matrix, she shares how gardeners can nourish themselves through their harvests the emotional and social power of food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 20, 2025 • 12min
Sowalong - Snapdragons with Matt Biggs
They're fun plants and they get their name from the fact that if you gently squeeze the mouth of the flower it opens wide, just like a Chinese dragon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 16, 2025 • 44min
Managing Type 2 Diabetes & Weight Through Gardening
When he received his type 2 diabetes diagnosis, gardener and writer Andrew Oldham took his gardening expertise to a new level, growing on his hillside plot in the Pennines to bring back his health. Discover how Andrew’s down to earth gardening and cooking has helped him lose weight and reverse his type 2 diabetes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 14, 2025 • 46min
How Woodlands Boost your Health with Sally Bavin
A winter woodland walk – there’s nothing like it to boost your mood. But did you know the wellbeing benefits of a woodland walk actually go much deeper, with real physical health benefits? So in this episode we’re talking to Sally Bavin of the Woodland Trust to unveil the surprising science behind our relationship with these magical places. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 11, 2025 • 7min
Sowalong - Cosmos with Adam Duxbury
Easy to grow and reliable, cosmos will reward you with weeks of beautiful flowers that fit into lots of different planting styles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 9, 2025 • 37min
Herbal Remedies for Winter Illnesses/Ailments with Jo Dunbar
The winter months can be challenging for our health and, while we wait for spring days to nourish us once again, what can we do to support and boost our immune system? Medical herbalist Jo Dunbar’s knowledge on how to use herbs, plants, and spices from the kitchen and garden could help keep us healthy over the cold winter months until Spring’s bounty emerges once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
