BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Monty Don and savouring the scent of summer Jun 02, 2025

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The scent of sweet peas, the sound of buzzing bees, the feeling of grass under your feet, these sensory sensations are all part of a garden in summer. With summer getting into full swing at Longmeadow, discover more about the sights, sense and sounds there and the role they play in Monty Don's garden.

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Sowalong - Nasturtiums with Matt Biggs May 30, 2025

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Nasturtiums are easy to grow plants and their cheerful flowers have inspired gardeners of many generations.

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Create a garden that transports you to a different place, with Jo and Andi Butler May 29, 2025

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Jo and Andi Butler entered the BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Gardens of the Year competition last year. Find out about their experience of entering the competition, winning the coveted People's Choice Award, opening their garden to the public, and what their gardening plans are for the future.

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Embracing regenerative gardening, with Marian Boswall May 26, 2025

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Would you believe that your garden, however big or small, could do some good in the face of the climate crisis? That it could help combat habitat and biodiversity loss, and also be a beautiful and personal sanctuary? Well, it's true. And the secret to all this and more lies in taking a regenerative approach to your outside space as leading landscape architect and horticulturalist Marian Boswall explains.

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Sowalong - Beetroot with Adam Duxbury May 23, 2025

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One of the easiest vegetables to grow, beetroot is also incredibly versatile to use in the kitchen and it's packed with nutrients.

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How to succeed with peat-free, with Arit Anderson May 21, 2025

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As gardeners, we all know the environmental impact of peat, and why we need to stop using it. The challenge is how to garden successfully without using peat. Peat-free composts can be variable and more expensive than peat-based options. But award-winning garden designer and long-time sustainability advocate Arit Anderson has some top tips to help us all grow better without peat.

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Get Better Yields for Less Effort Through Permaculture, with Huw Richards May 19, 2025

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What is permaculture, and why is everyone suddenly talking about it? To find out, we spoke with veg-growing YouTuber and author Huw Richards. He shows how it's all about following a handful of simple principles – principles that anyone can apply, even on a balcony.

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Sowalong - Lettuce with Claire Vennis May 17, 2025

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Easy to grow and with so many varieties to choose from in many colours, shapes and textures, lettuce is a fabulous vegetable to grow from seed.

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Show-Stopping Plant Combinations, with Carol Klein May 15, 2025

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Do you know the secret to creating show-stopping planting combinations? Combining plants in ways that means they look good and grow well together. Plantswoman Carol Klein has spent decades growing and exhibiting plants at over 200 RHS shows, winning a slew of gold medals. Her encyclopaedic plant knowledge combined with her artistic flair makes her a master of the art and science of combing plants successfully. Carol reveals how we can all add a little of her planting flair to our gardens.

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Behind the scenes of Jo Thompson's medal-winning Chelsea Flower Show garden May 12, 2025

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This year's flower show season is well and truly upon us, and one of the highlights is, of course, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Multi-award winning garden designer and plants woman, Jo Thompson, describes her Chelsea show garden and the story behind it celebrating the transformative effect of second chances through horticulture. Hear Jo's experience of designing show gardens and how her innovative, diverse, compassionate, and romantic approach to garden design has helped her forge an inspiring career.

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