BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Discover gardening inspiration and advice from your favourite gardening experts with the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine team. Join Monty Don, Alan Titchmarsh, Adam Frost, Frances Tophill, Arit Anderson and others to garden for wildlife and wellness, sow and grow flourishing flowers, immerse in the benefits of nature, get the most from your vegetable plot, successfully use colour in the garden, enjoy the beauty of house plants and much, much more. With Sowalongs and Tea Break Tutorials too, we have your gardening needs covered.

This month in the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine podcast - tour a King’s garden with Alan Titchmarsh, enjoy Bridgerton’s floral feasts, visit Griff Rhys-Jones’ formal garden, learn how Adam Frost designs a show garden, create sensational summer borders, peak behind the scenes at the Chelsea Flower Show and discover an award-winning coastal garden.


Additionally, you can find advice, chat and information for allotment growing, grow your own flowers, outdoor living, garden design, organic and sustainable ways to tackle pests and solve problems, growing from seed, caring for plants, looking after roses, pruning tips, thrifty/money saving ideas, plant-based eating, preserving and pickling, spending time in nature, winter evergreens, greenhouse knowhow, favourite garden plants, container planting, raised beds, marking a garden look good year round, small garden and tiny spaces, patio gardening, window boxes, supporting urban birds and wildlife, lawn care, hedgerow help, green roofs, biodiversity, benefits of trees, compost and soil health, rewilding, gardening for mental health and wellbeing, gardening for health and fitness, hospital gardens, gardens for healing, green spaces for reflection, plants and trees to aid poor air pollution, taking cuttings, propagating, pruning, plants for free, succeeding with roses, growing soft fruit, tackling weeds organically, growing herbs, planting shrubs, taking hardwood cuttings, caring for houseplants, plants for all seasons, trees for spring blossom, fruit trees, climbing roses, flowering shrubs, coastal gardens, making a show garden, behind the scenes at Chelsea, gardening for time-poor gardeners, allotment life, decoding nature’s secrets, companion planting, the healing power of gardens, gardening with trees, gardening with cancer, downsizing a garden, making a new garden, battling slugs and snails, no mow May, spring bulbs, growing sweet peas, sunflowers, cosmos, nasturtiums, tomatoes, beetroot, dahlias, foxgloves, carrots, parsley, onions, shallots, garlic, cucumbers, chillies, potatoes, beans, French beans and runner beans, cabbage, kale, broccoli, pumpkins, squash, courgettes, spinach, chard, leafy veg, parsnips, strawflowers, Verbascum, basil, echium, rocket, zinnia, camellia, tasty soft fruit, successful wisteria, superfoods, tropical gardens, community gardens, Great Dixter, Knepp.


With James Alexander Sinclair, Nick Bailey, Errol Reuben Fernandes, Terry Walton, Rachel de Thame, David Hurrion, Sheila Das, Caroline Quentin, Deliciously Ella, Tristan Gooley, Plant Kween, Nancy Birtwhistle, Matt Biggs, Tom Allen, Ashely Edwards, Joe Lycett, Spicy Moustache, Patrick Gale, Georgina Yates, Griff Rhys Jones, Kate Bradbury, Rekha Mistry, Rich Heathcote, Marchelle Farrell, Tayshan Hayden-Smith, Advolly Richmond, Fergus Garrett, Alistair Griffiths, David Hedges-Gower, John Little, Cel Robertson, Ken Thompson, Charlie Harper, Suzi Turner, Moly Fierheller, Rukmini Iyer, Jamie Johnson, Ingrid Chiu, Ray Mears, Sarah Gerrard-Jones, Jason Williams, Sue Kent, Tom Brown, Sarah Price, Liz Schofield, Kevin Smith, Cat Mansley, Adam Duxbury, Emma Crawforth.

Leisure
Home & Garden
Nature
276
Alan's Favourites - House Plant House Mates
Alan Titchmarsh picks his top house plants and reveals how to keep them alive
16 min
277
Sowalong – Nasturtiums with Oliver Parsons
Get ready to sow your free seeds with us as we share why we love them
5 min
278
Alan's Favourites - Wildlife Wish List
Alan Titchmarsh’s wish list today is for plants and garden features that wildlife will love as much as you
17 min
279
Sowalong – Poppy 'Black Swan' with Emma Crawforth
Get ready to sow your free seeds with us as we share why we love them
7 min
280
Alan's Favourites - Must-grow Veg
Alan Titchmarsh shares his choices for vegetables to grow in your garden, allotment or in containers
19 min
281
Sowalong – Cosmos with Lily Middleton
Get ready to sow your free seeds with us as we share why we love them
5 min
282
Alan's Favourites - Plants for Shade
Alan Titchmarsh talks shady spots and some of his favourite choices for plants that will thrive in them
12 min
283
Sowalong – Sunflowers with Joe Sugg
Get ready to sow seeds with us as we share which are our favourites
4 min
284
Alan's Favourites - Spring Plants
Alan Titchmarsh selects some of his favourite spring bulbs, flowering shrubs and trees that bring him joy at the beginning of the gardening year.
15 min
285
Sowalong – French Marigolds with Miranda Janatka
Get ready to sow your free seeds with us as we share why we love them
6 min
286
Garden Favourites with Alan Titchmarsh: Trailer
Garden Favourites with Alan Titchmarsh: Trailer
1 min
287
Sowalong – Tomato 'Red Cherry' with Oliver Parsons
Find out how to grow a bumper harvest in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine horticultural sub-editor, Oliver Parsons
5 min
288
Healthy kids with Matt Willer
Adam Frost chats to Matt Willer founder of the Papillon Project
48 min
289
Sowalong – Broad beans with Joe Sugg
Find out how to grow broad beans in this sowalong podcast with Joe Sugg as he shares his tips for caring, support and finally, serving up his favourite homegrown treat to grow from seed.
3 min
290
Combatting loneliness with Andrew Kingston
Adam Frost chats to Andrew Kingston from Camden and Islington’s NHS Community Recover Service
41 min
291
Sowalong – Verbena bonariensis with Catherine M...
Discover why pollinator-favourite, Verbena bonariensis, is a must-have for your borders
7 min
292
Building relationships with Karin Blak
Adam Frost chats to relationship therapist and writer, Karin Blak to explore how gardening together can be the key to a happy relationship
41 min
293
Sowalong – Chilli 'Hungarian Hot Wax' with Adam...
Beat the winter blues by sowing chilli seeds now for a spicy, bumper harvest this year in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine features coordinator Adam Duxbury
6 min
294
Breathing clear with Prof Jennifer Gabrys
Adam Frost chats to Professor Jennifer Gabrys the Chair in Media, Culture and Environment at the University of Cambridge, about the role plants can play in addressing air pollution
43 min
295
Helping hospitals with Maria Leong and Alice Co...
Adam Frost chats to Dr Marial Leong and Alice Cornwell, Community Development Officer for the RHS
37 min
296
Keeping fit with Tyler Lowe
Adam Frost chats to to physical therapist, Tyler Lowe to discover how gardening can improve all aspects of our physical health, along with ways to avoid ending up with an injury in the process
35 min
297
A happy head with Prof Harriet Gross
Adam Frost talks to Professor Harriet Gross, author of The Psychology of Gardening, to understand exactly why gardening is so beneficial for our mental health and wellbeing
50 min
298
Eating healthily with Sonal Shah
Adam Frost talks to nutritional therapist, Sonal Shah
41 min
299
Adam Frost’s Gardening for Health Trailer
Join Adam as he chats to doctors, community workers, nutritional therapists and more about the undeniable health benefits of gardening.
0 min
300
Tales from Titchmarsh: Being optimistic
Who knows what the new year ahead will hold in store, but Alan Titchmarsh reflects on how the weather will keep us on our toes
6 min