BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast
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What To Do Now - Protect tender plants
3 november 2025 · 9 min
When people think of protecting tender plants, the first thing that springs to mind is usually frost. And yes, frost can be devastating, but what’s less often talked about is the combination of cold and wet. So, let’s look at some ways to give your tender plants the best chance of surviving until spring.
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Garden design, with Adam Frost
30 oktober 2025 · 41 min
Utilising garden design skills can make a huge difference in terms of process, budget, and the all-important end result. Garden designer and BBC Gardeners World presenter Adam Frost discusses the basics of garden design from soft and hard landscaping to the helpful tips and tricks that create harmony, rhythm, biodiversity, and balance.
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The truth about honey and how to help bees, with Rachel de Thample
28 oktober 2025 · 45 min
Rachel de Thample reveals how cheap honey is really made, and the impact that has on its nutritional value. Plus find out how London ended up with 'too many' bees! She also shares delicious ways to use honey and how best to help bees in your garden, whether you want to keep your own bees or support other bees, and the different bee-keeping methods they use at Hugh Fearnley's Whittingstall's River Cottage.
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What To Do Now - Greenhouse and pots tidy
25 oktober 2025 · 8 min
A good job to do this time of year is to give your gardening pots, and greenhouse too if you have one, a thorough deep clean. It’s a job that’s easily neglected, but if you take the time now in autumn, you’ll reap the benefits in spring when the growing season starts again in earnest. And, apart from the satisfaction you’ll get from seeing gleaming pots and shiny greenhouse windows, it’s important to get rid of any pests, diseases and mould that can overwinter.
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Bridging the gap between urban communities and nature, with Lira Valencia
23 oktober 2025 · 34 min
There's plenty of evidence that connecting with nature is good for you, but for many people who live in an urban setting, it's not always possible or easy to access green space. Thankfully there is a growing movement made more visible via the digital world that seeks to address the imbalance and ensure that access to nature is not only available to all, but can be enjoyed to its most inspiring, uplifting, educating, and empowering extent, including the many in varied habitats that are often just a stones throwaway. Discover how urban wildlife ranger Lira Valencia helps others commune and benefit from nature.
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Sensational Spring bulbs, with Frances Tophill
21 oktober 2025 · 27 min
Planting bulbs in the autumn and winter gives hope that spring will greet you with bursts of colour. Starting with snow drops and crocus, and then daffodils, bluebells and more, by the time you’re in summer there are many different colours in the garden. Discover why bulbs represent a transition and a life life to Frances Tophill. This podcast was recorded at BBC Gardeners' World Autumn Fair.
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What To Do Now - Sow autumn broad beans
18 oktober 2025 · 8 min
Sowing next year’s broad beans is a great way to deal with the sad fact that summer is over, and its up there with planting next year’s garlic cloves as an antidote to the autumn blues. There’s also a really good horticultural reason to sow your broad beans now, enabling the plants to get off to a much better start when they’re sown now, rather than in spring.
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Community gardening vs urban degradation, with Yasmine El Gabry
16 oktober 2025 · 27 min
Not so long ago, the alleyway behind Yasmine El Gabry's street in Manchester was home to flytipping, anti-social behaviour and worse. Now, it's a thriving community garden, and these things are banished to the past. How did she and her neighbours do it – and can it work elsewhere for the rest of us?
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Trees for the future, with Dr Elisabeth Karlstad Larsen
14 oktober 2025 · 33 min
A tree can make or break a garden. The right tree in the right spot can add structure, year-round interest, shelter, and food for wildlife. Trees do a lot of good in a garden too, particularly in urban areas, providing shade and helping to reduce local heat as well as mitigating against the effects of climate change such as flooding. So, should we all be planting trees in our gardens, especially in cities and other urban areas? And, if so, which trees should we plant for not and for the future? Award-wining wildlife writer Kate Bradbury talks to RHS Ecosystem Services Fellow Dr Elisabeth Karlstad Larsen to discover more.
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What To Do Now - Divide perennials and move plants
11 oktober 2025 · 8 min
A satisfyingly physical job, dividing perennials is just about the easiest way of making new plants. Lifting and dividing is simply the process of digging up herbaceous plants, splitting them into smaller, healthy sections, and replanting them, giving your plants a new lease of life. It's also a brilliant opportunity to move plants or, even better, spread them around your garden for free.
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Caring for our soil, with Juliet Sargeant
9 oktober 2025 · 42 min
Healthy soil is the foundation of every thriving garden, but how well do we really understand what's going on beneath our feet? Award-winning garden designer Juliet Sargent explores how we can all care for and make the most of this precious resource, incudling what soil needs, the damage we might unknowingly be doing, and how every gardener can work with nature to create a more sustainable garden.
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Adam Frost on growing, cooking and eating
7 oktober 2025 · 21 min
Discover practical tips for nurturing and enjoying home-grown produce with Gardeners' World presenter Adam Frost. Listen as he gives advice for what to grow throughout the year, what he has enjoyed in the veg patch this year and how he looks after his plot. From his early influences in the garden and in the kitchen, Adam also reveals a tasty recipe for how to cook marrows! This podcast was recorded at the BBC Gardeners' Word Autumn Fair.
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What To Do Now - Plant autumn onion sets and garlic
4 oktober 2025 · 8 min
Planting onion sets and garlic cloves in autumn is a great way to get a head start on next year’s harvest. By planting now, the bulbs will establish earlier than spring planted crops, and garlic benefits from colder temperatures so they can burst into growth in spring.
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Actress Indira Varma shares her London garden
2 oktober 2025 · 41 min
Murder, intrigue, betrayal. It's all in a day's work for award-winning actress Indira Varma, best known for roles in Game of Thrones, Luther and Obiwan Kenobi, as well as many stage roles. But away from the bright lights Indira is a keen gardener. In this episode she tells us about her London garden, what inspires her and why there are faces hiding amongst her plants.
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What to do in the garden in autumn, with Frances Tophill
30 september 2025 · 31 min
Frances takes the overwhelm out of the gardening jobs in autumn and discusses what you can be doing in the garden at this time of year. From planting new plants, improving your soil, dividing plants and propagating by taking cuttings, it's also a good time of year to consider and rejig your flower beds and, of course, to plant spring bulbs. This podcast was recorded at the BBC Gardeners' World Autumn Fair.
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What To Do Now - Autumn Lawn Care
27 september 2025 · 7 min
Our lawns go through a lot, they get trampled on, sat on, cut down short and most of us allow them to dry out over summer. Now that’s not necessarily a bad thing, but if we want them to be able to withstand that treatment every summer, it’s a good idea to give them a bit of attention now and a few simple actions in autumn will ensure your lawn survives winter in good shape and is healthy and raring to grow next spring.
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Seeds: our future food, with Adam Alexander
25 september 2025 · 41 min
With a passion for growing vegetables and fruit, in particular rare and endangered vegetables from around the world, seed saver, filmmaker and writer Adam Alexander, discusses the social and cultural relationship we have with what we grow and eat. Known as the Seed Detective, Adam Alexander uncovers little known stories of people who've helped to preserve the world's edible diversity. With a library of over 500 rare, endangered and heirloom vegetable varieties, he emphasises the importance of saving seeds for biodiversity and food security.
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Raymond Blanc's kitchen garden
23 september 2025 · 56 min
Connecting the bounty of the vegetable patch with the delights created in the kitchen, Raymont Blanc has embraced the plot to plate principle for over 40 years, growing and cooking at his two-Michelin-starred Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire. The grounds cover 27 acres, including a Japanese tea garden, the incredible potager and an orchard. Join Raymond for a walk around the gardens where he enthuses about his passion for organic growing and cooking with the seasons and shares some recipes too. Lees meer
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What To Do Now - Enjoy the Harvest
20 september 2025 · 8 min
September is a wonderful month to enjoy your homegrown vegetables, fruit, herbs, and flowers, whether from your garden, vegetable plot or allotment. There’s something special about picking, preparing and eating produce you’ve grown and nurtured over the summer months, plus, home-grown tastes so much better.
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Daffodils for spring displays, with Caroline Thomson
18 september 2025 · 46 min
With over 89 cultivars of daffodil, the Backhouse Rossie Estate in Fife, Scotland, holds the only scientific collection of Narcissus in the world. The family’s work revolutionised daffodil breeding in the 19th and early 20th century and inspired the Backhouse Heritage Daffodil Collection. Continuing to preserve and celebrate daffodils at the estate, including a registered collection of spring flowering Narcissus with Plant Heritage, direct descendent of the Backhouse family, Caroline Thomson brings to light the history of the Backhouse daffodils.
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Downton Abbey exclusive tour, with Lady Carnarvon and Alan Titchmarsh
16 september 2025 · 38 min
Explore the gardens at Highclere Castle with Alan Titchmarsh and Lady Fiona Carnarvon as they take you on an exclusive garden tour. The castle and gardens, known for where the filming of Downton Abbey was undertaken for both the TV series and the feature films, were originally landscaped by Capability Brown and include the Secret Garden, the Monks Garden, the celebrated white border, and much more.
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What To Do Now - Plant Spring-flowering bulbs
13 september 2025 · 10 min
Although spring feels a long way away as we head into autumn and winter, by planting spring flowering bulbs now, you’ll bring a lovely pop of colour and scent to your garden in the early months of next year, as well as provide a source of much-needed nectar and pollen for pollinators too.
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Inside Prom's queen and Radio 3 presenter Katie Derham's garden
11 september 2025 · 35 min
Known for presenting BBC Radio Three's flagship programme In Tune, for being the face of BBC Proms and winning the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special in 2017, Katie Derham spends a lot of time as a broadcast journalist, but her passion for classical music spills into the gardening space too. Discover Katie's gorgeous garden and how music informs the spaces within it. Katie presents the Last Night of the Proms live on BBC Two from 6.55pm, and then on BBC One from 8.30pm on Saturday 13 September.
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Create a gorgeous garden that’s easy to care for, with Nick Bailey
9 september 2025 · 20 min
Chelsea garden designer and BBC Gardeners' World TV presenter Nick Bailey shares expert advice for creating a garden that's easy to care for. From resilient plants to plants that require minimal input, to plants that can cope with extremes in temperature and don't succumb to pests and diseases. Get ready to make a list of fabulous plant suggestions for your garden.
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What To Do Now - Sow Winter Greens
6 september 2025 · 7 min
To keep your vegetable plot productive in the colder months - and if you’re keen to extend the sowing and growing season – why not grow winter greens for a supply of fresh and nutritious food. Winter greens are just that – green vegetables that can grow and thrive in cooler conditions. Plus, you’ll reap the benefit of the added vitamins which can be welcome in the bleaker, colder months.
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Frances Tophill on maximising your harvests
4 september 2025 · 48 min
Make sure none of your homegrow harvests goes to waste, and that you can enjoy them for longer. Frances Tophill shares top tips for dealing with gluts and ways to preserve your bounty. She also reveals how she makes her produce go further. After months of growing and nurturing, and saving from all manner of pests and diseases, join Frances as she shares how she enjoys her home-grown crops.
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Monty Don on pruning advice and when to cut back or not
2 september 2025 · 36 min
A fair amount of cutting back and pruning takes places at Longmeadow. Monty Don explains when it all happens and why, and clarifies when plants should be cut back and when to leave them. Along with making sure you have the correct tool for the job, he also discusses the importance of using the right gardening kit and techniques - and reassures that if mistakes are made, the plant will probably recover quicker than you think.
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Autumn Trailer
1 september 2025 · 1 min
As we head into autumn, enjoy a new series of the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine podcast for gardening inspiration and motivation. Join me and some of the UK’s most loved and respected gardening experts as we discuss whether to ‘cut back or not’, how to enjoy the harvest, gather seeds, and look after your soil. We also uncover how to bridge the gap between urban communities and nature. Plus, we’ll take you inside celebrity gardens and much more.
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Travel Tales - Madrid
30 augustus 2025 · 9 min
Madrid is a beautiful place to explore. Located in the Tajuña Valley, there are many viewpoints where you can look for miles across the landscape and Madrid is home to many Judas trees. The parks are full of them, and they line the sides of many streets. Their beautiful hot pink blooms and almost haunting dark bean pods were everywhere. It was truly so special.
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Making the most of a tiny space with Frances Tophill
28 augustus 2025 · 27 min
Embracing the multi-functionality of a small gardening space, Frances Tophill offers design ideas for your gardening area to reach it's full potential. With tips and advice for how to utlise tiny plots through clever design, including recycling ideas and how to use the space for all growing possibilities. Recorded live at BBC Gardeners' World Live in June.
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Monty Don's Great British gardens behind the scenes
26 augustus 2025 · 30 min
Discover what goes on behind the TV scenes with Monty Don as he talks to Nicki Chapman at BBC Gardeners' World Live in June 2025.
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Travel Tales - The Dolomite Mountains, Italy
23 augustus 2025 · 10 min
When I told an Italian friend we were going on holiday to the Dolomites, she told me it's her favorite place in the whole world, and yet word of its delights doesn't seem to have reached these shores yet. Breathtakingly beautiful, and a great destination to visit with the family in both summer and winter.
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Monty Don's favourite summer flowers
21 augustus 2025 · 26 min
Late summer bridges the lushness of summer and the early signs of autumn. Plants have grown and filled out, the borders are bursting and the garden is relaxed and full-grown. Monty Don discusses his flower borders at Longmeadow and how the Jewel Garden was created. Recorded live at BBC Gardeners' World Live in June.
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Growing in urban spaces, with Hafsah Hafeji
19 augustus 2025 · 38 min
For some people living in the city means a private house and private space to grow plants and flowers of choice, but for many, especially those who live in flats on a budget and rented accommodation, access to a garden can be a real issue. East London based community gardener and nature educator, Hafsah Hafeji talks about her experience of growing in urban spaces, campaigning for access to nature for all, and encouraging young people, especially teenagers, to get outside and get involved.
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Travel Tales - Nantes
16 augustus 2025 · 13 min
The former capital of Brittany with medieval roots and a maritime past – and where American ragtime jazz first came to Europe – Nantes has transformed from 19th century industrial trading port to adapt its urban environment in a modern way, embracing art, culture and nature, bringing a vibrancy and fresh approach to city life, along with a side helping of quirkiness.
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Delightful dahlias, with Josie Lewis
14 augustus 2025 · 48 min
Loved for many reasons, dahlias bloom late into the season, often from midsummer to the first frost, and come in a fabulous range of shapes, sizes, and colours. With varieties ranging from small 2-inch blooms to outrageous dinner-plate-sized flowers that can span over 10 inches wide, dahlias can steal the show in any garden or bouquet. Perch Hill head gardener Josie Lewis loves them and even has a dahlia named after her!
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Gardening for wildlife, with Adam Frost
12 augustus 2025 · 42 min
Discover how to create thriving, resilient environments that offer food, shelter, and habitats for countless species of wildlife, from bees and butterflies, to birds, hedgehogs, and even the hidden life in our soil with BBC Gardeners' World presenter Adam Frost. Diving into the fascinating world of gardening for wildlife and how to support biodiversity that can transform not only our gardens, but the ecosystems around us.
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Travel Tales - Philadelphia, USA
9 augustus 2025 · 10 min
Did you know that Philadelphia is America's Garden Capital? The Philadelphia Flower Show is highlight of the North American horticultural calendar in March and the largest and oldest flower show in the world, with the area also offering inspiring gardens for biodiversity and encouraging wildlife. This podcast was recorded by Kay Mcguire. Pics are lucid://creative2.immediatemedia/file/1469:64321/3 ART
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Growing veg in my garden, with Giovanna Fletcher
7 augustus 2025 · 40 min
Many of us grow our own produce for sustainability and self-sufficiency, reducing reliance on store, brought items, and minimizing food waste, as well as to enjoy fresh homegrown produce. Author, podcast host, actress, and television presenter, Giovanna Fletcher, reveals her love of growing her own veg and the joy it brings to her and her family.
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Charity Wakefield on her garden and environmental activism
5 augustus 2025 · 51 min
Charity Wakefield is an actress known for her roles in steamy period romp The Great. But she is also a passionate environmentalist and a keen gardener. She tells us about her love for her small London garden, her passion for woodlands and why she took to the streets dressed as a tree. She shares the steps she's taking to protect nature and how and why she wants more people to act.
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Travel Tales - Buckingham Palace Garden Tour
2 augustus 2025 · 14 min
Buckingham Palace has been home to our kings and queens since 1837 and is one of the most famous buildings in the world, but behind that grand facade lies a hidden paradise. At 39 acres, it is the largest private garden in London and less formal than you might imagine. Alan Titchmarsh explains how the garden has evolved through centuries of royal tastes in a royal garden tour.
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Unpredictable summers, with Adam Frost
31 juli 2025 · 40 min
With decades of experience creating gardens for himself and others, Gardeners' World presenter and garden designer Adam Frost has seen how our summers have changed over the past few years. How should we now look at our outdoor spaces and can they be adapted in the face of extreme weather?
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Save money when gardening, with Anya Lautenbach
29 juli 2025 · 37 min
Discover money-saving tricks for growing a beautiful, productive garden without breaking the bank, and how you can save money on your household shopping. Money-saving gardening expert, Anya Lautenbach, gives her top tips on everything from repurposing or upcycling everyday items, to choosing cost-effective crops, and the ins and outs of propagating plants.
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Travel Tales - South Africa
26 juli 2025 · 11 min
Learn more about the plants of the world and see them in their natural habitats on a trip to South Africa. From the edge of the desert to its neatly ordered vineyards, South Africa was a plant-lover’s dream and a country with fascinating lessons about its unique and beautiful flora.
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How to make a garden that excites all your senses, with Arit Anderson
24 juli 2025 · 38 min
Arit Anderson discusses the importance of sight, sound, touch, taste, smell and even our sixth sense when it comes to gardening. Does your garden fire up your senses?
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Growing edible flowers and herbs, with Sinead Fenton
22 juli 2025 · 53 min
A surprising amount of flowers are not only edible, but also delicious and packed with nutrients. Edible flower and herb farmer Sinead Fenton shares how you can grow these delights in your garden. And she shares how she brings a positive narative to farming for the future through preserving natural resources and increasing pollinators.
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Travel Tales - Sicily, Italy
19 juli 2025 · 8 min
A combination of rich history and archeological attractions all nestled within striking natural landscapes is what makes Sicily so special. The ancient temples are surrounded by centuries old olive trees, and in spring would be covered in blossoming almond trees. A wonderful place to spot native, tropical and sub-tropical species, the gardens reflect the island's diverse cultural heritage.
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Getting kids into gardening, with Frances Tophill
17 juli 2025 · 40 min
How can we engage young people in the adventure of gardening? Gardeners’ World presenter Frances Tophill discusses how to help kids foster a relationship with nature by connecting them to the natural world.
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Climate-change-proof your garden, with Dr Amanda Rasmussen
15 juli 2025 · 36 min
As the climate changes, what should we be planting in our gardens? Plant Ecophysiologist Dr Amanda Rasmussen offers advice for shaping our spaces to make them more resiliant in the future. She uncovers how plants respond to different environments, and which plants are most adaptable.
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Travel Tales - Morocco
12 juli 2025 · 10 min
Combine a sunshine break with a visit to some of the world's most beautiful gardens in Morocco and, under four hours away from the UK by plane, it's an ideal location for a weekend break or a longer retreat. Visit iconic gardens and discover drought tolerant planting, while also taking in the nature and wildlife.
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