BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast
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Ask Alan - Choosing the Right Plants for your Soil
18 maart 2025 · 33 min
Alan Titchmarsh discusses why we need to find the right plants for our garden in this Ask Alan episode. With questions answered on how to grow fragrant flowering shrubs in clay soil, establishing plants on thin sandy soil, tackling gardens with different soil types, and ways to improve your soil. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's!
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Sowalong - Carrot with Kevin Smith
15 maart 2025 · 10 min
A staple in the veg plot and, with many varieties available, carrots could be in your plot this year too.
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Ask Alan - Roses
13 maart 2025 · 35 min
Roses are a stalwart of the garden, but can come with their challenges. In this episode of Ask Alan, Alan Titchmarsh covers how to care for roses from black spot to mildew and rust, how to feed and keep roses healthy, when and how to plant and prune roses, along with recommendations for his favourite varieties. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's!
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Ask Alan - Lawn Care
11 maart 2025 · 28 min
With advice for tackling weeds on the lawn, creating a wildlife lawn, how to feed a lawn and when to cut a lawn and, of course, adding stripes to the lawn, Alan Titchmarsh loves a lawn and there's plenty of advice on caring for your lawn in this episode of Ask Alan. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's yours!
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Sowalong - Potatoes with Adam Frost
8 maart 2025 · 8 min
One of the easiest things to grow in the garden says Adam Frost and you'll be digging up potato 'jewels' later in the year.
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Ask Alan - Summer Blooms
6 maart 2025 · 26 min
Alan Titchmarsh offers advice for gorgeous summer colour in this episode of Ask Alan, including plants that have long flowering periods, adding interest and height to the border, how to propagate summer plants for even more summer blooms, what to plant in a new bed for summer colour, peony and dahlia advice and more. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's!
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Ask Alan - Garden Design
4 maart 2025 · 36 min
Garden design pointers and how to garden on a budget are discussed in this episode of Ask Alan. Alan Titchmarsh also gives help for drought-resistance and maintenance-free gardens, how to create privacy from neighbours and the use of hedges, trees and topiary in a garden design. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's!
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Sowalong - Cornflower with Matt Biggs
1 maart 2025 · 9 min
You'd hardly believe that cornflowers that are so familiar in cottage gardens were actually introduced to Britain thousands of years ago. And we're so familiar with them that we just think of them as one of our own.
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Ask Alan - Weeds
27 februari 2025 · 37 min
Weeds and how to cope with them in the garden or plot are discussed in this episode of Ask Alan. Hear Alan Titchmarsh offer advice for tackling bindweed, creeping cinquefoil, Japanese knotweed, ground elder and more and poses the question, is the definition of a weed really any plant growing where it's not wanted or growing out of place? Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's!
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Ask Alan - Fruit Trees
25 februari 2025 · 33 min
With fruit tree care and advice, Alan Titchmarsh covers how to care for splitting bark, apple scab, rust spots on leaves, unripe fruit, looking after grape vines and encouraging a lemon tree to fruit. Is your fruit tree question answered in this episode of Ask Alan? Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's!
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Sowalong - Cucumbers with Claire Vennis
22 februari 2025 · 10 min
There's nothing quite like biting into a fresh, crunchy cucumber straight from the plant and if you haven't tried to grow cucumbers from seed yet, this could be the year to do so.
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Ask Alan - Plants for Tricky Places
20 februari 2025 · 32 min
Almost every garden has a tricky spot and in this episode of Alan Titchmarsh gives advice for growing in small, residential gardens and in pots, discusses plants for different situations in the garden, what to plant in windy, coastal gardens and where to find inspiration for growing a new garden. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's!
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Ask Alan - Help with Unhappy Plants
18 februari 2025 · 38 min
In this informative episode of Ask Alan, Alan Titchmarsh gives advice for how to care for lavender and magnolia plants, how to help red robin hedging thrive, ensuring peonies and clematis bloom and more. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's!
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Sowalong - Coriander with Catherine Mansley
15 februari 2025 · 9 min
One of the oldest cultivated spices that we know of, coriander is bursting with health benefits and every part of coriander is edible.
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Ask Alan - Pruning
13 februari 2025 · 32 min
With advice for pruning magnolia and wisteria, how to take cuttings and root pruning, Alan Titchmarsh also discusses the right tools to use for different pruning jobs in this episode of Ask Alan. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's!
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Ask Alan - Plants for Shade
11 februari 2025 · 34 min
Discover plants that love shade and will bring life to shady corners, with Alan Titchmarsh’s expert answers to your questions.
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Sowalong - Broad Beans with Claire Vennis
8 februari 2025 · 11 min
Broad beans can be grown in the ground, in raised beds, or in pots, and are a great source of vitamins A, C, and E, as well as protein and fibre.
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Ask Alan - Seed Sowing
6 februari 2025 · 31 min
It's a great time of year to start sowing seeds but how many seeds should you sow, how can you make sure your seeds will germinate, when and how to plant them out and can you store seeds for future growing? Alan Titchmarsh will answer these questions and more in this episode of Ask Alan. Don't forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's!
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Ask Alan - Growing Veg
4 februari 2025 · 35 min
Growing vegetables can be hugely rewarding, but what happens when your lovingly tendered veg doesn't thrive? In this episode of Ask Alan, Alan Titchmarsh will answer questions on growing successful root vegetables, stopping vegetables from bolting, finding the ideal tomato and the best growing medium in raised beds. Don't forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's!
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Ask Alan Trailer
3 februari 2025 · 1 min
Hear Alan Titchmarsh solve your gardening problems in a new podcast series Ask Alan, where he’ll answer questions on plants for tricky places, offer solutions for unhappy plants, give garden design ideas, examine how to cope with weeds, pests and diseases, give tips on pruning, roses and more. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday through February and March. If you’ve got a gardening question you’d like to Ask Alan, then please leave it in the comments below or go to gardenersworld.com/podcast/questions
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Sowalong - Nigella with Sonya Patel Ellis
1 februari 2025 · 11 min
Sow Nigella seeds for a mass of beautiful flowers through the summer months, followed by gorgeous balloon like seed capsules in autumn.
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The Therapeutic Properties of Nature with Beth Collier
30 januari 2025 · 50 min
What role does nature play in our mental and emotional wellbeing? Beth Collier, a Nature Allied Psychotherapist and ethnographer, teaches woodland living skills and natural history and helps people connect with the natural world to support their mental health. Beth shares how nature can nurture during therapy, the barriers people of colour face in accessing outdoor spaces and how we can create more inclusive natural environments.
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The Power of Community Gardening with Stephen Mason
28 januari 2025 · 38 min
Community gardens play a vital role in making green space accessible to everyone, particularly those in inner city areas where gardens are at a minimum. Such spaces are also a great source of wellbeing through gardening and volunteering opportunities, gatherings and events, places to grow food and help combat climate change, and most importantly connect with nature. In this episode, Stephen Mason, gardener at The Hoxton Trust Community Garden in East London, and a pioneer in growing green spaces for everyone, shares his thoughts about the power of community gardens, the many benefits they provide, and how to set one up.
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Sowalong - Radish with Sarah Edwards
25 januari 2025 · 9 min
Crunchy, bright and full of peppery flavour, the radish is one of the quickest and easiest crops to grow.
Enjoy growing along with the seeds in this month’s magazine.
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Beat Stress and Boost Brain Power using Plants
23 januari 2025 · 52 min
Significantly reduce your stress levels, improve your ability to concentrate, and alleviate depression, using plants. Kathy Willis, professor of biodiversity at the University of Oxford, explains the dramatic impact plants have on our mental and physical health, and shares the wealth of scientific evidence from around the world that proves the power of nature.
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Grow a healthier diet with Daphne Lambert
21 januari 2025 · 36 min
How does the food we eat shape our health, wellbeing and connection to the planet? Daphne Lambert is a medicinal chef, nutritionist and founding member of the Greencuisine Trust and has spent decades exploring the profound links between food, health and sustainability. From running an award-winning organic restaurant to teaching about soil, gut health and the food matrix, she shares how gardeners can nourish themselves through their harvests the emotional and social power of food.
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Sowalong - Snapdragons with Matt Biggs
20 januari 2025 · 12 min
They're fun plants and they get their name from the fact that if you gently squeeze the mouth of the flower it opens wide, just like a Chinese dragon.
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Managing Type 2 Diabetes & Weight Through Gardening
16 januari 2025 · 44 min
When he received his type 2 diabetes diagnosis, gardener and writer Andrew Oldham took his gardening expertise to a new level, growing on his hillside plot in the Pennines to bring back his health. Discover how Andrew’s down to earth gardening and cooking has helped him lose weight and reverse his type 2 diabetes.
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How Woodlands Boost your Health with Sally Bavin
14 januari 2025 · 46 min
A winter woodland walk – there’s nothing like it to boost your mood. But did you know the wellbeing benefits of a woodland walk actually go much deeper, with real physical health benefits? So in this episode we’re talking to Sally Bavin of the Woodland Trust to unveil the surprising science behind our relationship with these magical places.
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Sowalong - Cosmos with Adam Duxbury
11 januari 2025 · 7 min
Easy to grow and reliable, cosmos will reward you with weeks of beautiful flowers that fit into lots of different planting styles.
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Herbal Remedies for Winter Illnesses/Ailments with Jo Dunbar
9 januari 2025 · 37 min
The winter months can be challenging for our health and, while we wait for spring days to nourish us once again, what can we do to support and boost our immune system? Medical herbalist Jo Dunbar’s knowledge on how to use herbs, plants, and spices from the kitchen and garden could help keep us healthy over the cold winter months until Spring’s bounty emerges once again.
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The Weird Science Behind House Plants and Wellbeing
7 januari 2025 · 28 min
We all feel instinctively that house plants are good for us. But is it all in the mind, or is there something real and tangible going on? Can house plants really scrub the air around us, and if so how on earth do they do it? And what difference can one little plant on a shelf really make in our lives? In this episode we delve deep into the amazing world of house plants and their health benefits, with the expert help of Dr Tijana Blanusa, Principal Horticultural Scientist at the RHS.
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Sowalong - Tomato with Adam Frost
4 januari 2025 · 9 min
Tomatoes are fun to grow, with many different varieties to choose from, and they taste so much better home-grown than from the shops.
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Monty Don on Gardening to Support Positive Mental Health
2 januari 2025 · 31 min
It's the heart of winter, light levels are low and we've got weeks of cold still to come. There's no getting away from the fact that winter can feel like a slog and there's every chance you could be feeling overwhelmed by it all. But it's not all bad news and, as we begin a fresh new year, we explore how gardening can help us feel better, the role gardening can play in our mental health and the positive impact of getting outdoors as often as possible.
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Wellness and Sowalong Trailer
1 januari 2025 · 1 min
Give your mental and physical health a boost this January, with the new Wellness podcast series from BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine. You’ll discover ways to improve your mental wellbeing through gardening, herbal remedies for winter illnesses, advice on using your garden to keep your body strong, the difference that growing your own can make to the nutritional value of your food, the impact of house plants on our health and many more ways that gardens and nature can help our mind, body, and soul. Lees meer
And join our Sowalong series too. These friendly, bite-size podcasts offer advice on how to grow vegetables, flowers, and herbs from seed for healthy crops and impressive blooms this year.
Start your gardening year with inspiration and motivation from some of the UK’s most loved and well-respected experts. With new Wellness episodes every Tuesday and Thursday in January, and Sowalongs every Saturday until the end of June, subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts, and never miss an episode.
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Carol Klein talks Gardening's Great Women
31 december 2024 · 41 min
Eminent gardener and plantswoman Carol Klein celebrates the wonderful women who have played a central role in horticulture for centuries, from early plant hunters such as Marianne North to designers like Gertrude Jekyll, gardeners such as Margery Fish and Beth Chatto, to this year’s Chelsea best in show designer Ula Maria. And yet, the industry remains rather male dominated. She shares her opinions on the grass ceiling, how the industry needs to change, and the women who have inspired her.
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Travel Tales - Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Japan
28 december 2024 · 8 min
When you’re inside the serene surroundings of Shinjuku Gyoen, it’s hard to believe you are in one of the most populated cities in the world. Shinjuku Gyoen features three distinct garden styles: Japanese traditional, English landscape, and French formal, each with its own unique vibe. During cherry blossom season from late March to April, the park’s 1,500 cherry trees make it one of Tokyo’s most popular hanami spots.
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Growing for Animals at the Edinburgh Zoo
26 december 2024 · 32 min
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a gardener at a zoo? Rab Harden, head gardener at Edinburgh Zoo, explains how they grow specific plants to feed the zoo animals as well as choosing the right plants for their enclosures. No two days are the same for a zoo gardener and the team’s work is as varied as it is vital.
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Adam Frost on Leaving a Garden
24 december 2024 · 42 min
Moving home and thinking about the practical and emotional aspects of leaving your garden? Or perhaps you’re about to garden a new plot. Join BBC Gardeners' World presenter and landscape designer Adam Frost as he shares the ins and out of leaving his garden following a recent move to a smaller space nearby. Listen in as Adam advises on everything from which plants to take and which plants to leave, how to bed things in when you get there, making memories before you leave and whether we ever really have ownership of a garden or are just custodians of the nature within.
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Travel Tales - Conservatory Garden, New York
21 december 2024 · 7 min
Discover the hidden gem that is the Conservatory Gardens, within the world- famous Central Park. Nestled in the northeastern corner of Central Park, the Conservatory Gardens is a lush, six-acre oasis that offers a stark yet welcome contrast to the bustling cityscape. The gardens are divided into three distinct sections: the Italian Garden, the French Garden, and the English Garden, each offering its own unique charm.
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Shirlie Kemp's garden and how she decorates with nature for Christmas
19 december 2024 · 38 min
Join Shirlie Kemp to discover how she brings the outside inside from her garden for natural Christmas decorations. From an early age, Shirlie was drawn to nature and, after a successful career in the music industry in the 1980s with the band Wham, she has switched her microphone for a pair of secateurs as she takes on the task of renovating her large garden in Hertfordshire. With a desire for creating an enchanting garden space, Shirlie also shares her love of roses, her joy of renovating the old pig shed affectionately known as ‘Piglet’ and her spectacular Spring garden plans.
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Chartwell's Garden Secrets with Advolly Richmond and Katherine Carter
17 december 2024 · 31 min
Winston Churchill resided in his country home, Chartwell, from 1924 until his death in 1965. From its valley setting, with views of the Weald of Kent, much was made of the terraced gardens which overlook a lake and a brick wall, built by Churchill himself, but what role did the gardens play in the lead up to World War Two? Advolly Richmond talks to Chartwell’s curator and author Katherine Carter to reveal meetings that took place in the gardens that might have changed the course of history.
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Travel Tales - Ashridge House, UK
14 december 2024 · 8 min
Ashridge House in Hertfordshire is a bit off the beaten track but for those who prefer a more natural setting, the woodland walks around Ashridge House are a must. These paths wind through ancient trees and wildflower meadows, offering a peaceful retreat from the more formal parts of the garden. In spring, the bluebells carpet the forest floor in a sea of blue, and in autumn, the oaks, maples, and sweet chestnuts turn vibrant shades of red, orange, and yellow.
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Gardening with Neurodiversity with Lara Cowan
12 december 2024 · 40 min
In this episode, Lara Cowan, Founder of Botanic Shed and the School of Nature, shares how the power of gardening and nature connection has massively transformed her life in terms of managing the everyday experience of thinking differently and the fallout of a series of life-changing events. And how she now uses gardening, garden design, and garden therapy – gathering together the expertise of a range of horticultural and health experts – to enhance the lives of others, including those with conditions such as ADHD, autism, and PTSD. She is inspired by and works closely with her 24-year-old daughter.
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Travel Tales - Versaille Palace Gardens, France
7 december 2024 · 9 min
The view from the window of the Hall of Mirrors will literally take your breath away. Manicured lawns, perfectly trimmed trees, ornate fountains, and a natural verdant green funnel stretching into the distance. This is one of the most iconic and jaw dropping gardens in the world: the Palace of Versailles Gardens in France.
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Happy Houseplants with Anne Swithinbank
7 december 2024 · 46 min
Tending to houseplants through the winter months is a great way to carry on gardening when there’s less to do outside. Some indoor plants even flourish at this time of year showcasing colourful flowers or uplifting foliage. To find out more about all things houseplants – how to choose them, where to place them, and that all-important care – tune into this week’s episode with former BBC Gardeners' World presenter and indoor plant expert Anne Swithinbank. With a houseplant collection of over 70 plants or more, including some winter favourites, she has lots of insightful tips and advice to share. Lees meer
Do you have a gardening question you'd like Alan Titchmarsh's help with?
Submit your question in the comments below or go to www.gardenersworld.com/podcast/questions/
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Caring for Soil in Winter with Becky Searle
5 december 2024 · 41 min
What can we do to ensure next year’s growing season is the best yet? With the frenzy of the growing season now behind us, lost to the memory of warm, summer days and bountiful harvests, and while our vegetable patches and flower beds lay bare, ecologist and botanist Becky Searle shares advice and tips for how to care for our soil over the winter months. Lees meer
Do you have a gardening question you'd like Alan Titchmarsh's help with? Submit your question in the comments below or go to www.gardenersworld.com/podcast/questions/
Alan will answer a selection in the Ask Alan podcast series from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine in February and March.
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Travel Tales - Frogner Park, Norway
30 november 2024 · 8 min
Imagine discovering a garden oasis while seeking out world-famous sculptures. This expansive park is famous for the Vigeland Sculpture Park, featuring over 200 of Gustav Vigeland’s works. Frogner Park has expansive lawns, majestic oaks, maples and lindens and seasonal flower beds. The garden layout invites leisurely wandering, with benches for relaxation and offers plenty of inspiration, blending formal garden elements with naturalistic plantings.
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Healing Gardens in Time of War with Lalage Snow
30 november 2024 · 35 min
Imagine you’re in danger. Your home has become a warzone – bombs and bullets are a daily occurrence. What would you do? Astonishingly, the answer for many people is to create a garden. War correspondent Lalage Snow has travelled to Israel, Gaza, Ukraine and Afghanistan to document the gardens that people create to provide peace and respite from the wars around them. She shares how gardening can be an act of hope and defiance. Lees meer
Do you have a gardening question you'd like Alan Titchmarsh's help with? Submit your question in the comments below or go to www.gardenersworld.com/podcast/questions/
Alan will answer a selection in the Ask Alan podcast series from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine in February and March.
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Trees and their Future with Tony Kirkham
28 november 2024 · 44 min
Trees are ever-present in our lives and have enabled us to connect to the natural world. But should we be concerned for our trees with our changing climate and what trees can we plant in our gardens for the future?Tony Kirkham, MBE, British botanist and former Head of Arboretum, Gardens and Horticulture at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, discusses how trees are adapting around the world to climate change and what we can expect to see as our future tree-lined horizon takes on a different shape. Lees meer
Do you have a gardening question you'd like Alan Titchmarsh's help with? Submit your question in the comments below or go to www.gardenersworld.com/podcast/questions/
Alan will answer a selection in the Ask Alan podcast series from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine in February and March.
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