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
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Gardeners' Christmas with Joe Lycett
We celebrate the festive season with comedian and gardener Joe Lycett
34 min
202
Gardeners Favourites - Lily Middleton's Favouri...
Bring the outside in with these great plants for Winter decoration
6 min
203
We Love Winter, with James Alexander-Sinclair
Esteemed garden designer James Alexander-Sinclair helps you find the beauty in the season and in your garden at this time of year.
47 min
204
Gardeners Favourites - Kevin Smith's favourite ...
Winter-flowering snowdrops provide the perfect excuse to step outdoors!
4 min
205
How gardening supports our wellbeing in winter ...
Gardener and therapist Marchelle Farrell explains how to use our gardens and green spaces to feel better
35 min
206
Gardeners' Favourites - Alan Titchmarsh's favou...
From storage solutions to plants, books and avoiding novelties
13 min
207
Nick Bailey on making a garden look great all y...
Nick Bailey shares his tips for creating a garden that looks good all year round, no matter its size
43 min
208
Gardeners Favourites - Catherine Mansley's favo...
There may not be much in flower right now, but plants with winter blooms are all the more precious and their fragrance more sweet
8 min
209
Christmas Crafts with Rich Heathcote
Create beautiful, unique and natural decorations this winter with help from Rich Heathcote
33 min
210
Gardeners Favourites - Adam Duxbury's Favourite...
Keep gardening well into winter by creating beautiful displays of cheering plants in pots
8 min
211
How to grow veg in winter with Rekha Mistry
Rekha shares her tips for growing your own veg in winter
19 min
212
Gardeners' Favourites - David Hurrion's favouri...
David Hurrion shares his favourite plants and where to grow them for a blast of aromatic sunshine right when you need it most
8 min
213
Monty Don on discovering the world's greatest g...
Monty shares his experiences of travelling the world in search of great gardens and what they tell us about local culture and customs
46 min
214
Gardeners' Favourites - Alan Titchmarsh's favou...
Alan Titchmarsh shares some favourite reads from his gardening bookshelf, including coffee table tomes, fact and fiction
13 min
215
Growing Greener - Rewilding, with Knepp
The garden team from Knepp: Charlie Harpur, Moy Fierheller and Suzi Turner join Arit to discuss the inspirational rewilding project at Knepp,
39 min
216
Gardeners' Favourites: Trailer
Every Tuesday, we reveal our favourites and share why we love them
0 min
217
Growing Greener - Why Compost? With Ken Thompson
Ken joins Arit to discuss and dispel the myths and misunderstandings of composting, and to convince listeners that compost is environmental black gold, not a load of old rot.
37 min
218
Tea-Break Tutorials - Caring for Houseplants in...
Winter can be hard on your houseplants, so follow Alan's no-fuss guide to keeping them looking good
21 min
219
Growing Greener - Low Carbon Cut Flowers with C...
Cel Robertson shares practical solutions to growing flowers that look fabulous, smell gorgeous but have a small environmental footprint
33 min
220
Tea-Break Tutorials - What to Prune in Winter
Listen and you’ll be pruning with confidence to improve the shape, health and flowering of climbers, shrubs, fruit trees and roses
8 min
221
Growing Greener - No waste, no wastelands, with...
Garden designer John Little joins Arit to discuss the biodiversity possibilities of often overlooked and undervalued urban spaces
28 min
222
Tea-Break Tutorials - Taking Hardwood Cuttings
Alan reveals why hardwood cuttings are the easiest way to make new plants
18 min
223
Growing Greener - Greener Grass with David Hedg...
Arit and David discuss how to reduce water consumption and increase biodiversity, plus, the surprising pros and cons of ‘no mow May’
30 min
224
Tea-Break Tutorials - Growing Sweet Peas
Alan reveals his secrets to non-stop, fragrant sweet peas
17 min
225
Growing Greener - Peat Free gardening with Alis...
They discuss with Arit why preserving our peat bogs is so vital, sharing their in-depth knowledge of peat, as well as the upcoming changes to UK legislation
30 min