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
Episodes
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Dec 14, 2023 • 51min
We Love Winter, with James Alexander-Sinclair
Do 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 about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 12, 2023 • 7min
Gardeners Favourites - Kevin Smith's favourite winter gardens to visit
Don'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
Dec 7, 2023 • 39min
How gardening supports our wellbeing in winter with Marchelle Farrell
Therapist, 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
Dec 5, 2023 • 16min
Gardeners' Favourites - Alan Titchmarsh's favourite gifts for gardeners
When 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
Nov 30, 2023 • 47min
Nick Bailey on making a garden look great all year round
Making 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 garden that looks good all year round, no matter what size your space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 28, 2023 • 11min
Gardeners Favourites - Catherine Mansley's favourite plants for winter flowers
Fragrant 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
Nov 23, 2023 • 37min
Christmas Crafts with Rich Heathcote
Create beautiful, unique and natural decorations this winter with help from Rich Heathcote Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 21, 2023 • 12min
Gardeners Favourites - Adam Duxbury's Favourite Winter Container Plants
If 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
Nov 16, 2023 • 23min
How to grow veg in winter with Rekha Mistry
You 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
Nov 14, 2023 • 11min
Gardeners' Favourites - David Hurrion's favourite plants for winter scent
Enjoy 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
