BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast
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What To Do Now - Propagating herbs, lawn care, and training climbers
20 juni 2026 · 8 min
Oliver’s mid-June jobs are here! Take softwood herb cuttings, give the lawn a lift, and tie in climbers before they turn into a massive floppy mess.
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Adam Frost’s favourite herbs: what he grows, cooks and couldn’t garden without
18 juni 2026 · 23 min
From rosemary, mint and basil to herbal teas and edible flowers, Adam explains how fresh herbs can transform both your garden and your food. He reveals why herbs are the one thing he’d always grow, how he keeps plants productive, and the simple ways he uses homegrown flavours in everyday cooking. Along the way, he shares memories of learning to cook, tips for growing herbs in pots and borders, and why nurturing the soil is the secret to better flavour.
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Small garden, mighty impact: what you can create in one square metre, with Lucy Chamberlain
16 juni 2026 · 36 min
Feel inspired to join the magazine’s Make a Metre Matter campaign this year with gardener and author Lucy Chamberlain. Discover practical, wildlife-friendly ways to assess your conditions and choose crops that thrive, and even a tiny growing space can deliver big results. From herbs and salads to containers and one-square-metre ideas, learn how to grow more food, support biodiversity, and cut waste in even the smallest garden.
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What To Do Now - Feeding roses, monitoring pests, and creating a wildlife corner
13 juni 2026 · 8 min
Mid‑June garden glow-up! Feed your roses, outsmart pesky pests, and build a mini wildlife hangout with three quick wins.
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Roses: how to grow, prune and choose the best varieties, with Liam Beddall
11 juni 2026 · 56 min
Exploring everything from wild species and wildlife-friendly roses to climbers, ramblers and container growing, Head Rosarian at David Austin Roses, Liam Beddall, shares expert rose-growing advice on how to plant and prune your roses, and choose the best rose for your garden.
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Go behind the scenes at the National Theatre to visit its rooftop Dye Garden
9 juni 2026 · 30 min
Explore how plants can be grown and used to create natural dyes for theatrical textiles, the craft and heritage behind indigo dyeing, challenges of achieving consistent colour for stage costumes, with trainee textile artist Lorelle Aboagye and Skills Centre head Simon Stephens. Discover why natural dyes offer a more sustainable alternative to synthetics and beginner-friendly ideas for growing your own dye plants.
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What To Do Now - Spring shrubs, sowing biennials and watering wisely
6 juni 2026 · 8 min
Prune spring-flowering shrubs with confidence, sow biennials for next year’s colour, and water wisely to keep your garden thriving.
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Chris Packham on rewilding, wildlife and making a difference
4 juni 2026 · 33 min
Chris Packham joins the podcast to talk about rewilding, biodiversity and the power of noticing what’s right in front of us. From the wildlife that first captured his imagination to the value of focusing on just one square metre, he shares how small, thoughtful actions can help gardeners create richer habitats at home. Touching on the magazine's Make a Metre Matter campaign, managing garden spaces for wildlife and the joy of paying closer attention, this inspiring conversation confirms how every garden, however small, can play a part in supporting nature.
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Productive gardening: grow more food with less work, with Frances Tophill
2 juni 2026 · 30 min
Grow along with Frances Tophill as she shares practical, time-saving ways to build a more productive garden. Starting with soil and light, choosing “good doer” crops, and using low-maintenance methods like no-dig, perennials, and container growing.
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What To Do Now - Sowing tender veg, deadheading spring blooms, and caring for containers
30 mei 2026 · 8 min
End‑of‑May gardening tips for sowing tender veg, deadheading spring blooms, and turbo-charging pots and hanging baskets for a riot of summer colour - and a tastier harvest.
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Lavender to lilies: The best scented plants for summer and night, with Ashley Edwards
28 mei 2026 · 30 min
Join Gardeners’ World TV presenter Ashley Edwards as he shares the best plants for summer scent. From lavender, rosemary and catmint to roses, jasmine and lilies, you’ll also pick up practical tips on where to plant for maximum fragrance, plus pruning and feeding advice to keep the perfume coming all season.
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Adam Frost on easy vegetables to grow at home
26 mei 2026 · 24 min
Grow your own vegetables with Adam Frost as he shares easy veg to grow at home. From quick salad crops and carrots to long-term favourites like asparagus, practical advice on soil, containers, flavour and low-stress gardening. Adam shares his expert vegetable growing tips to help you start a productive veg garden in any space, perfect for beginner gardeners and kitchen garden enthusiasts alike.
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What To Do Now - Chelsea Chop, earthing up potatoes and planting out sweet peas
23 mei 2026 · 9 min
The Chelsea Chop explained, plus how to earth up potatoes in bags for bigger harvests and plant out sweet peas for summer fragrance.
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The MIND Garden: How one Chelsea garden transformed a community
21 mei 2026 · 36 min
Garden designer Andy Sturgeon and Peer Support Worker Glenn Mahaffy explore how the MIND Garden evolved from a Chelsea Flower Show garden into a thriving community space supporting mental health and nature connection. They also discuss the vital role of Project Giving Back in bringing the garden to life and ensuring its lasting impact.
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Designing with purpose: growing a show garden for Chelsea, with Arit Anderson
19 mei 2026 · 34 min
Show Garden season is nearing, and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter and designer Arit Anderson takes us behind the scenes of creating a RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden that blends innovation, teamwork and deeply personal storytelling. From the early idea to the intense 18‑day build, she reveals the pressure, passion and people behind a purpose‑led garden inspired by Parkinson’s UK, and what it really takes to bring a show garden to life.
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What To Do Now - Hardening off, dividing and planting up summer containers
16 mei 2026 · 8 min
Harden off and plant out tender seedlings, divide perennials for stronger growth (and free plants), and create show-stopping summer pots and hanging baskets.
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Why joy might be the most important skill in the garden, with Amy Chapman
14 mei 2026 · 29 min
Discover the joy in growing, whatever space you have. With beginner‑friendly gardening advice, small‑space growing ideas, and nature‑led projects for every season, gardener and author Amy Chapman shows how gardening can boost wellbeing, reduce anxiety, and reconnect you with nature. Perfect for new gardeners, urban growers, and anyone who believes joy is a gardening skill.
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Outside your door: growing British flowers for beauty, wildlife, and wellbeing, with Georgie Newbery
12 mei 2026 · 43 min
Flower farmer and florist Georgie Newbery explores the beauty and impact of growing seasonal, British-grown flowers, sharing practical advice, personal stories, and a powerful philosophy around sustainability, seed sovereignty, and gardening in harmony with nature. Whether you’re a seasoned grower or just flower-curious, enjoy an inspiring conversation about cultivating flowers that nourish both people and the planet.
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What To Do Now - Final call for maincrop spuds, tackling weeds and mulching like crazy
9 mei 2026 · 9 min
Early May in the garden tasks to set you up for a brilliant summer harvest - get ruthless with weeds, squeeze in your last maincrop potatoes, and mulch now to lock in moisture.
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Growing more with less: beautiful, edible gardens in small spaces, with Anna Greenland
7 mei 2026 · 41 min
Grower and author Anna Greenland explores how even the smallest spaces can produce beautiful, flavour packed food through thoughtful plant choices, healthy soil, and a deeper understanding of nature. Drawing on her experience working with chefs and gardens of all scales, she shares practical advice on growing edibles, nurturing living soil, and reconnecting with the rhythms of the seasons; reflecting on resilience, wellbeing, and how gardening can ground and nourish us in uncertain times.
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Unlocking the potential of your plot, with Toby Buckland
5 mei 2026 · 33 min
Heavy clay, deep shade, a sun scorched patch of ground where nothing seems to flourish. It's easy to see these as problems, but sometimes the very thing you are battling is the key to a garden that feels distinctive, resilient, and entirely your own. Gardener, TV presenter and author Toby Buckland, explores how to unlock the potential of your plot by embracing its character and all its flaws. From reading your space properly, spotting opportunities where others see obstacles, and choosing plants that celebrate your conditions rather than suffering through them, discover how to create the garden that works for you.
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What To Do Now - Sowing seeds, smartening up the lawn and stopping the Great Flop!
2 mei 2026 · 10 min
Practical May gardening - sow seeds at the perfect moment, get your lawn looking sharper with less fuss, and stake perennials early to stop the dreaded ‘great flop’ before summer hits.
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From plot to planet: De-Graft Mensah on allotment growing and Make a Metre Matter
30 april 2026 · 27 min
BBC Newsround presenter De Graft Mensah reflects on his “baptism of fire” into allotment growing, sharing honest lessons from successes, failures and the joy of community gardening. He discusses how small, imperfect spaces can reconnect us with food, nature and biodiversity, and explains why the Make a Metre Matter campaign proves that even a single square metre can make a meaningful difference for people and the planet.
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Inside the weird world of bugs, slugs and more, with Dr Hayley Jones
28 april 2026 · 36 min
Join Dr Hayley Jones, principal entomologist at RHS Wisley, to find out more about why insects and other invertebrates are vital to ecosystems. Discover the garden-focused collection, how it is stored, how it has evolved since it was started in 1911 and the importance of tracking and reporting new or regulated pests. A UK-wide 2020 Slugs Count project created a preserved slug collection and informed advice on slug identification, non-chemical control, and the beneficial roles they play in our gardens.
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Sowalong - Kale, with Catherine Mansley
25 april 2026 · 8 min
You might not think it’s possible for a vegetable to be trendy, but kale undoubtedly is, and has been for some time. It’s become the poster child of whole food-based, healthy eating, and with good reason, it’s a genuine super food.
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Discover Queen Elizabeth II's new commemorative park, with Matthew Pottage
23 april 2026 · 34 min
Discover how a two-acre former service area in central London has been reimagined into a new, tranquil, richly planted climate-resilient garden in memory of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Through thoughtful design, royal associations and a commitment to long-term sustainability and biodiversity, Head of Horticulture and Landscape Strategies at the Royal Parks Matthew Pottage reveals the horticultural vision of the planting scheme and innovative design.
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My easy garden design tips, with Pollyanna Wilkinson
21 april 2026 · 31 min
Whether you are starting from scratch or rethinking the gardening space you already have, what garden design principles can help you on your way to creating the garden you've always wanted, and what should you avoid? Award-winning garden designer Pollyanna Wilkinson will discuss the dos and don'ts of garden design from mistakes people make time and time again to the fundamentals of garden design that can really make a garden work.
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Sowalong - Beetroot, with Claire Vennis
18 april 2026 · 9 min
Colourful and nutritious, packed with vitamins and minerals, beetroot is an easy vegetable to grow. With both the round root and green leaves being edible, beetroot taste delicious and look great, and you can enjoy beetroot almost year-round.
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Charles Darwin's garden of evolution at Down House, with head gardener Antony O'Rourke
16 april 2026 · 30 min
Discover Down House in Kent where Charles Darwin lived for 40 years and carried out world-changing research in his domestic family garden. This re-created Victorian garden includes an historic glasshouse of carnivorous plants, kitchen garden and surrounding meadows that supported Darwin’s accessible experiments connecting the site today to biodiversity, native planting, organic gardening and wildlife-friendly habitats. Visit the Down House in the BBC Gardeners' World 2-4-1 gardens scheme.
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Master the art of year-round garden interest, with Arit Anderson
14 april 2026 · 33 min
Create year-round garden interest by thinking beyond a plant list. BBC Gardeners' World presenter, Arit Anderson, suggests focusing on the seasons, your garden size, the light and shade patterns, structure and wildlife too.
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Sowalong - Courgette, with Claire Vennis
11 april 2026 · 8 min
Courgettes will thrive if you give them what they need and reward you with lots – sometimes maybe too many – delicious fruits for you to enjoy.
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How to make brilliant plant combinations, with Jamie Butterworth
9 april 2026 · 37 min
Join plantsman and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Jamie Butterworth to discover how to create inspiring, accessible plant combinations that add structure, seasonal interest, and biodiversity Using his “plant recipe” approach to keep designs straightforward with repeated plants and including trees or clipped shrubs for structure, Jamie's key advice for beginners is to get the soil right by adding organic matter and keep gardening joyful.
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Frances Tophill: Never gardened before? Start here…
7 april 2026 · 45 min
Frances Tophill breaks down how beginners can start gardening anywhere by building healthy soil, choosing the right pots and compost blends, and keeping container plants well-fed. Discover best practice seed‑sowing techniques, easy bulbs, essential tools, and the best places to find trustworthy gardening guidance.
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Sowalong - Cosmos, with Sonya Patel Ellis
6 april 2026 · 10 min
Plant cosmos in beds, borders and containers to create a cohesive, wildflower meadow effect around the garden
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Sarah Raven's cut-flower growing secrets
2 april 2026 · 48 min
Sarah Raven shares the secrets of her success to growing cut flowers. With advice for how you can fill your home with gorgeous bouquets of cut flowers year-round, to get started in small gardening spaces and to ensure your cut flower arrangements last well and look amazing.
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Gorgeous containers throughout the year, with Arthur Parkinson
31 maart 2026 · 46 min
Pots and containers add interest, height, colour, and even that ‘wow’ factor, no matter what size your garden or growing space. Join gardener and author Arthur Parkinson who reveals tips and advice for how to start, what to plant, and how to maintain your garden pots to create gorgeous year-round interest and encourage pollinators too.
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Sowalong - Squash, with Oliver Parsons
28 maart 2026 · 10 min
Squash are an easy and bountiful vegetable producing dramatic plants and handsome, delicious fruits. Each variety is a little bit different and they keep for ages and ages into the winter.
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The easy way to grow great tomatoes, with expert Holly Farrell
26 maart 2026 · 36 min
Tomatoes, they tempt us. Every spring we pour over seed packets, debate varieties, and picture in our minds trusses of fruit so heavy, they practically bow the stems. Author Holly Farrell reveals what really matters when it comes to tomatoes, the choices and pitfalls, and the surprising bit of know-how behind every fantastic crop of tomatoes.
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Growing with the seasons, with Lia Leendertz
24 maart 2026 · 46 min
Reconnect with the natural world and the turning of the seasons this growing year with Almanac author Lia Leendertz. Discover seasonal gardening advice linked to nature’s rhythm and the myriad things we can look forward to over the coming months.
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Sowalong - Zinnia, with Catherine Mansley
21 maart 2026 · 8 min
If you want a plant that’ll give you months and months of vibrant, colourful blooms, that makes a great, long-lasting cut flower, and is easy to grow from seed, look no further than zinnias.
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Create months of colour in the garden, the easy way, with Adam Frost
19 maart 2026 · 29 min
Adam Frost lets you know how to keep your garden colourful year-round despite unpredictable weather. He shares why plant diversity is key and they explore: how climate change is reshaping the way we garden, why good soil matters more than predictable weather, and how leaving seed heads and untidy borders can attract wildlife and extend seasonal interest. Adam also hints at plans for his next garden — one built to last for generations.
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Grow your own Hamnet-inspired herb garden
17 maart 2026 · 35 min
Step into the mystical forest of Hamnet to explore the plants chosen for the film and the powerful meanings they hold with Dr Kim Walker, medical herbalist, director of Betonica School of Herbal Medicine. As herbal consultant, Kim worked closely with director Chloe Zhao and actor Jessie Buckley, where a deep connection to land and plant lore creates a distinctive atmosphere, blending folklore, medicine, and emotional symbolism. And discover how you can grow your own Hamnet-inspired herb garden.
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Sowalong - Sunflower, with Oliver Parsons
14 maart 2026 · 9 min
If you’re after a reliable, rewarding flower to grow from seed, sunflowers are hard to beat. The seeds are big enough for even the tiniest hands to handle, so they’re perfect for getting children involved.
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Monty Don on how to grow climbing plants and get the best from them
12 maart 2026 · 44 min
Monty explains why plants that climb are so valuable for our gardens to boost the flower display and for supporting garden wildlife.
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Dame Mary Berry: my gardening life
10 maart 2026 · 34 min
Known to many for her love of baking, Dame Mary Berry claims in another life she ‘may have been a gardener’. From spending time in the garden as a child to enjoying gardens she’s created over the years, Mary shares her love of gardening through the seasons, and the importance of connecting to nature for wellbeing. With top gardening tips, we’ll also discover her favourite plants, the people and gardens that have influenced her and how some energetic weeding is good for the soul.
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Sowalong - Delphinium, with Claire Vennis
7 maart 2026 · 8 min
Tall and elegant, growing on upright spikes lined with individual flowers, these delicate yet regal floral towers can bring a fairytale look to a flower border.
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Frances Tophill on how to start gardening today
5 maart 2026 · 25 min
From how to begin gardening, growing with the seasons, creating months of floral colour in borders and pots, and discovering successful plant combinations, we’ll also give your garden year-round interest, unlock the potential of your plot, give advice for what to grow in small spaces, plant for pollinators, nurture the land we grow on, find the joy in gardening, and more.
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Spring Conversations Trailer
5 maart 2026 · 1 min
Start your gardening year with growing inspiration in the Spring Conversations podcast from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine and hear from the UK’s most loved and well-respected gardening experts.From how to begin gardening, growing with the seasons, creating months of floral colour in borders and pots, and discovering successful plant combinations, we’ll also give your garden year-round interest, unlock the potential of your plot, give advice for what to grow in small spaces, plant for pollinators, nurture the land we grow on, find the joy in gardening, and more.Enjoy friendly gardening chat and informative discussion with the magazine team, perfect for everyone who loves gardening. With new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday. Subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts, and never miss an episode.
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Boost your mood and mental clarity with wild swimming, with Alice Goodridge
3 maart 2026 · 41 min
This time of year, the last thing many of us think about doing is immersing in cold water outside, but cold, open water can calm the mind, strengthen the body, and reconnect us with nature, boosting mental clarity, mood and resilience. No stranger to wild swimming is cold water swimming expert, open water coach, and wild swimming author Alice Goodridge, based in the Scottish Highlands.
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Sowalong - Daucus carota, with Claire Vennis
28 februari 2026 · 9 min
Dainty and beautiful, Daucus carota is an ornamental variety of wild carrot that produces flowing airy flower clusters. The flowers add interest to a border, vegetable patch or meadow-style area and can encourage biodiversity to your garden.
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