BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

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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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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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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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.

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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.

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Alan will answer a selection in the Ask Alan podcast series from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine in February and March.

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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.

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Alan will answer a selection in the Ask Alan podcast series from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine in February and March.

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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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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.

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Alan will answer a selection in the Ask Alan podcast series from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine in February and March.

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Fungi are some of the most important organisms in our gardens, partnering with plant roots to help them access nutrients, processing dead material and nurturing countless vital processes – but most of the time they are completely invisible to the naked eye. In this episode we meet fungi expert and author of the bestselling book Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake, to find out more about these extraordinary organisms.

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Alan will answer a selection in the Ask Alan podcast series from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine in February and March.

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Established in 1863, the gardens cover 21 hectares and feature a diverse collection of plants from around the world. As well as a Rose Garden and Herb Garden, the botanic garden is home to majestic trees, including the giant sequoia. Standing beneath these giants is a humbling experience. The New Zealand Garden showcases native flora like the silver fern and Pohutukawa tree, creating lush, natural landscape.

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Hedgerows may be human-made, but there are few better habitats for wildlife – and they could play a major role in helping to reverse worrying biodiversity declines. Find out more about the amazing world of the hedgerow as we meet expert and author Christopher Hart.

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For years, gardeners have been told to provide supplementary food for garden birds. Reasons for this include helping to compensate for a lack of food during a hard winter, increase competition for food at fledging time, and help to get adults into good breeding condition in spring. But is feeding birds all it's cracked up to be? And if not, how else can we support our feathered friends? Join award-winning author and wildlife gardening expert Kate Bradbury as she talks to naturalist, conservationist and author, Nick Atchison.

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Alan will answer a selection in the Ask Alan podcast series from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine in February and March.

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The anticipation builds as you approach Oedo Botanica – a botanical garden island. It’s like stepping into a different world—seriously, it’s that beautiful. Oedo Botanica feels like it’s been plucked straight out of a fairytale and the story behind it is just as enchanting. Oedo Island is a

popular tourist destination, requiring a boat ride, over 10,000 visitors arrive daily, amazed by this human-made miracle.

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The death of someone we love can be devastating. Leaving us grieving and feeling that life will never be the same again. When she was 7 months pregnant, Victoria Bennet lost her sister, suddenly. For her, building and tending a garden, was an act of hope that helped her during some of the darkest times of her bereavement. She talks about how gardening helped her manage her grief and anxiety and what she learnt about gardening and our resilience in the face of seemingly overwhelming challenges.

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Alan will answer a selection in the Ask Alan podcast series from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine in February and March.

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Why do gardens need compost? What exactly is compost and what are the benefits compost brings to our gardening spaces? Charles Dowdling, gardener, author and champion of the modern 'no dig' gardening method, brings ways you can transfer your garden through the use of compost.

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Alan will answer a selection in the Ask Alan podcast series from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine in February and March.

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Kew Gardens, officially known as the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, is a sprawling 326 acre paradise located in southwest London, home to one of the largest and most diverse plant collections in the world. Whether you're marvelling at the glasshouses or enjoying a leisurely picnic with friends, there's always something magical to discover.

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There’s so much more to growing tulips than planting a few bulbs in autumn and hoping for a bright display next spring. Expert grower, Polly Nicholson, shares her appreciation for the beauty and diversity of tulips and how to help them deliver vibrant flowers over several years in tune with nature. As a National Collection holder, Polly outlines how she continues a tradition of exhibiting some of the most beautiful varieties. Learn from her tulip growing tips and get the best from your bulbs whether growing for vases, container displays, naturalised or simply for spring beauty in your borders.

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Monty Don explains how he puts Long Meadow to bed for winter and how his winter preparations have changed over the years due to the climate. From coping with wet soil, protecting plants, mulching late winter and early spring, greenhouse heating - or not. There are gardening changes we need to adapt to and embrace.

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Welcome to the Winter series of the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine podcast – packed with friendly and informative conversations with some of the UK’s favourite gardening experts.

You'll find advice on how to care for your garden over winter, support wildlife, boost wellbeing, and improve soil health. We’ll also unearth the fascinating world of fungi, discover the secrets to healthy house plants and spectacular tulips, and much more. Enjoy lively gardening chat and illuminating discussion, brought to you by the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine team. With new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday, subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts, and never miss an episode.

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Brisbane City’s Botanic Gardens cover around 20 hectares of lush greenery. It’s a place where the urban bustle fades away and nature takes centre stage. Against the backdrop of the stunning natural landscape, the gardens are a popular spot for leisurely picnics and social events, all within a beautiful setting.

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A witch’s garden has been portrayed as an intimidating, scary and other-worldly place, full of folklore fascination and superstition. Plants grown and used by witches and their herbal remedies have been much maligned. Practicing witch Rebecca Beattie discusses the plants that have been used for herbalism and healing over time and what would be in a ‘witch’s toolkit’?

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Psychoactive plants have hallucinogenic properties. They have been used by mankind for thousands of years and still play important roles in culture and religion today. In this episode of Dangerous Plants, Frances Tophill talks to Tom Pattinson from the Alnwick Poison Garden to discover some of the common toxic, intoxicating and narcotic plants that may lurk in our flowerbeds.

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Gardens by the Bay is more than just a garden. It's a futuristic, innovative space where technology and nature seamlessly blend together, creating an awe inspiring experience for visitors. One of the highlights is the changing floral displays in the flower field. Each season brings a new theme, from tulip mania to daily dreams, it's always exciting to see what's next. Gardens by the Bay isn't just about the iconic domes though, the outdoor gardens are just as amazing.

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Deadly potions, poison, murder and intrigue – dangerous plants were used in many of Agatha Christie’s novels. In this episode of Dangerous Plants, Frances Tophill discusses the plants that Christie exploited to great effect in her fictitious murder mysteries and why poisoning is a more feminine method of committing a crime with Ali Marshall, Head Gardener at Torre Abbey and the Potent Plants Garden.

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Toxic plants, deadly fungi and mistaken identity in the hedgerows can all lead to unpleasant consequences. In this episode of Dangerous Plants, horticulturist Frances Tophill talks to UK forager James Wood to discuss how to enjoy nature’s bounty throughout the year, tips for how to clarify what is edible and what’s not and encourage us to forage wilder and deeper, safely.

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Tucked away in the heart of the Scottish Highlands is a gardening masterpiece: the Gordon Castle Walled Garden. This eight-acre walled garden is one of the largest in Britain and a stunning example of modern horticulture blended with historic charm. The garden is divided into various sections, each with its own unique character. Be captivated by this stunning walled garden— evoking images of secret, enchanting spaces filled with vibrant blooms and rich history.

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How has cotton, a soft staple fibre, been dangerous for centuries - and continues to be so? Threatening human life, natural resources and biodiversity, the cotton plant has wreaked havoc over the years in the slave trade, farming and industry. Joining Frances are Dr Cassandra Gooptar, Lecturer in Legacies of Slavery at the University of Hull, and Environmental Sustainability expert Inemesit Ukpanah

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Are there plants still to discover and what are the dangers that lurk alongside being a plant hunter? Frances Tophill talks to horticulturalist and author Tom Hart Dyke about what it means to be a modern-day plant hunter.

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The Alhambra is a magnificent fortress-palace complex perched on a hilltop, celebrated for its

awe-inspiring architecture and exquisite gardens. If you’re a garden enthusiast or someone who appreciates natural beauty, the Alhambra is a must-see. Originally a fortress before becoming a royal palace, the gardens are prime examples of Islamic design, characterized by intricate water features, lush greenery, and serene courtyards.

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The healing power of plants has been used by humans for thousands of years, and many dangerous plants can also help us. In this episode of Dangerous Plants, Frances Tophill is joined by Dr Sarah Edwards, Plant Records Officer at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum and Ethnobotanist to reveal the mystifying properties of plants that can kill us and heal us.

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How can plants be used to identify and interpret evidence to help solve crimes and what techniques can be used to do so? Discover how important forensic botany is in criminal cases and if there are plants that can ‘hold’ more evidence than others with Forensic Botanist Mark Spencer.

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A visit to Suizenji Jojuen Garden is all about the way the garden captures the heart and soul of Japan. It's a place where history, culture and nature come together. Whether you're a gardening enthusiast, a history buff, or simply someone who loves beautiful places, it has something to offer.

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Murder mysteries… poisonous potions… mind altering… wily witchcraft… crime-solving… hedgerow pleasures… perilous industries… plant pursuing. Plants have the capacity to hold secrets, kill, enchant, thrill, heal, harm, entice and nourish. Join British horticulturist, conservationist, author and television presenter Frances Tophill to discover the diverse world of dangerous plants in a new podcast series, starting in October.

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Visit some of the most beautiful gardens around the world with the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast. In our new series, Travel Tales: Gardens of the World, we’ll transport you to tropical paradises, spectacular botanic gardens, scenic nature parks, traditional landscape gardens, historical walled estates and hidden city gems.

Join travel presenter and journalist Carmen Roberts to travel around the globe and delve into the delights of spectacular and inspirational green spaces.

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From his start as a gardening presenter, to Chelsea and beyond, Joe Swift shares his gardening journey and many funny stories along the way.

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Hear how Frances' journey into gardening began and how important she feels time spent in green spaces is from a young age.

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Grab a cup of tea, sit down and hear when and how Alan divides plants.

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Monty talks about the nation's favourite flower, roses, and his love of these beautiful plants. His cottage garden at Longmeadow is dominated by roses and he offers advice on how to look after roses from the wide varieties, how to plant and rose care throughout the year.

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Join Adam Frost on the Gardeners' World Live stage as he talks about his greenhouse, his memories of Tidy Nan and how his family help in the garden now.

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Grab a cup of tea, sit down and hear how Alan cares for ponds.

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Plant expert David Hurrion discusses plants that have flower power throughout the summer to Gardeners' World presenter Sue Kent at Gardeners' World Live.

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Adam Frost talks to award-winning chef Michel Roux at his show garden The Chef's Table during Gardeners' World Live.

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Grab a cup of tea, sit down and learn what veg Alan grows for winter.

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Go behind the scenes of the BBC Gardeners' World TV show with Monty Don as he talks to Nicki Chapman about his garden, filming and his beloved dogs.

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There are many ways to add water into your garden from ponds, water features, water butts and even a wild pool. Join Nick Bailey to be inspired.

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Grab a cup of tea, sit down and discover how Alan feeds his plants.

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Delve into the highs and lows of Carol Klein's gardening life story and find out what keeps her growing.

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Discover the fascinating methods of fermentation with easy tips to begin your preserving journey from slow food expert Sam Cooper.

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Join Alan Titchmarsh in a new Tea Break Tutorial series as he explores key gardening issues from combatting slugs and snails, to pond care, summer pruning, feeding and dividing plants, deadheading flowers and growing vegetables for winter. Here's your handy expert guide to gardening.

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Join Joe as he takes us on a tour of his garden where we discover his love of growing produce, his adventures with composting, his array of garden ornaments and signs and how he loves his raspberry harvest.

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Discover how gardens can heal from Horatio's Garden Head Gardener Ashley Edwards

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Join Alan Titchmarsh in a new Tea Break Tutorial series as he explores key gardening issues from combatting slugs and snails, to pond care, summer pruning, feeding and dividing plants, deadheading flowers and growing vegetables for winter. Here's your handy expert guide to gardening.

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One of the most simplest and effective ways to ensure our plants thrive is to choose the right plant and the right place to plant them in, but how do you know what plants should grow where? Carol Klein brings her extensive plant knowledge and enthusiasm to show you how to find the right plant for even the trickiest of garden spots.

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Gardens come in all shapes and sizes and with green space at a premium many of us are now gardening in a more bijou setting. So how do you design a garden in a tiny space to create a perfect pocket of horticultural delight? BBC Gardeners’ World presenter and award-winning garden designer Arit Anderson discusses space saving tips, how to create privacy, right plants right place, the use of colour and lighting, structural planting and how to include practical items too.

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Join Alan Titchmarsh in a new Tea Break Tutorial series as he explores key gardening issues from combatting slugs and snails, to pond care, summer pruning, feeding and dividing plants, deadheading flowers and growing vegetables for winter. Here's your handy expert guide to gardening.

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Plants in the wild rarely grow in isolation – from the fungal network beneath the soil to the layers of the jungle canopy, plants rely on their neighbours to form dynamic communities. And the same is true in your own garden – just think about growing leeks besides carrots to deter carrot fly. But how this companiable growing system really works and how you can use it to your own advantage can seem a bit of a mystery. Here to help demystify the concept is plantsman, author, designer and TV presenter Nick Bailey.

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Comedian Tom Allen reveals that he has always loved gardening. Embrasing gardening to the full, he discusses his unique seed sowing technique, favourite gardening tools, gardening attire and states that gardening is the new baking!

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Grab a cup of tea, sit down, and listen to Alan Titchmarsh tell all about how to deal with slugs and snails

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In much the same way as gardeners nurture their growing space, it seems increasingly that we've come to understand how our plants and gardens nurture us in return. We never know quite what life is going to throw our way, and gardening can help us maintain the status quo and provide hope on some of those darkest days. When plantsman, author and regular favourite on BBC Radio 4’s Gardener’s Question Time Matt Biggs was faced with a shock cancer diagnosis he turned to horticulture to help him through. Join garden journalist and RHS judge David Hurrion as he talks about the power of plants to heal with Matt.

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Turning your love of gardening into a profession is an increasingly viable option as a first job or a change in career, offering the possibility of working in public or private spaces in the UK or overseas, and potentially paving the way for related opportunities such as landscaping, garden design or garden presenting as Adam Frost explains.

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For a quick, healthy crop this time of year, why not sow spinach! This nutrient-high leaf is easy to grow, can be harvested as a cut and come again crop or left a little longer for more substantial leaves, as the magazine's editor Kevin Smith explains.

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What are the benefits of trees in the garden and how can trees help combat climate change? Trees play important roles in our lives, symbolising meaningful moments such as birthdays, anniversaries, deaths, childhood memories if one had a swing on it or was a favourite to climb, trees signify longevity and a sense of time. We mark the seasons by them and mourn them when they die. Award-winning garden designer and passionate advocate for the environment Arit Anderson discusses the future of gardening in our changing climate and how trees can play a part.

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Gardening is well known for having a positive effect on both mental and physical health. It’s also a fantastic activity for bringing people together, helping to strengthen bonds within families, for example, from gardening with children to unifying a marriage or multi-generational relationship by sowing and growing side by side or using gardening to take time out. Join Adam Frost as he talks about how gardening has helped many relationships in his life.

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Coriander is a fabulous herb to grow this time of year. With delicious leaves to eat, as well as the dried seeds after flowering, coriander has many health benefits too. Discover how to grow this versatile plant with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine's Adam Duxbury.

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Plant Kween's Brooklyn apartment is filled with over 200 house plants, and they’ve found a way to make caring for these plants therapeutic rather than a chore. Plant Kween reveals the secrets of their lush indoor plant oasis, some of the challenges they have faced and why it's so important that people from diverse backgrounds are represented in the horticultural community. Plus, they share their top indoor gardening tips, and the best house plants for beginners. And they debunk the myth that some people are naturally good or bad at growing house plants.

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Hate getting lost in the great outdoors? Then meet Tristan Gooley, the Natural Navigator. Adventurer Tristan is a world-renowned expert in the art of ‘reading’ trees, plants and more – looking at tiny details that, once you see them, are staring you right in the face. And, one day, they may even save your life, guiding you home to safety. Join us as we chat trees, navigation, adventures and – of course – gardens.

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Find out how Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice encouraged Gardeners' World Magazine's Kiya Ferraro to sow Forget-me-nots as she encourages everyone to sow these flowers for a 'pretty ish kind of little wilderness.'

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We all know that eating fruit and veg is good for us. But how much impact can switching to a more plant-based diet really have on our health? Do plants have the power to keep us healthy and even cure ailments. Ella Mills, founder of Deliciously Ella, experienced for herself the dramatic difference a plant-based diet can make, and has since been on a mission to make it easier for the rest of us to eat more plants. Find out how we can all use plants, whether homegrown or shop-bought, to boost our health. Plus she shares quick and easy ways to squeeze more plants into meals, and make it easier for us all to eat more healthily.

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How do you create a new garden that works best for you and what steps should you take, even before the spade first hits the ground? How do you decide what to grow, where is the best place to grow it and can you fit in everything that you’d like to grow? Horticulturist, author and presenter, Frances Tophill has spent a year in her new garden incorporating ideas and lessons she’s learned in her gardening career to create a space, just as she likes it. Frances discusses the approach she took to creating her new garden and provides practical take-aways for when starting a new garden.

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If you're looking for something quick and easy to grow this time of year, then spring onions could be for you! Join Michael from the Gardeners' World team to find out how.

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Actress and comedian Caroline Quentin is best known for her roles in TV shows such as Men Behaving Badly and Jonathan Creek. What is less well known is that she is an incredibly keen gardener, and continues to garden and grow plants even when she is away on location filming. She created a large garden from scratch at her home in Devon, including a highly productive fruit and vegetable garden, a greenhouse which she has called the love of her life, a large pond, ornamental borders and more. She recently sold her home with the large garden and reveals why she has taken the decision to downsize now, and how it feels to leave behind a garden that holds to many precious memories.

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Sheila Das, garden manager at RHS Garden Wisley responsible for edible growing and training programmes, looks at a new way of growing vegetables. Moving away from the conventional veg plot and into our next era of veg growing with less control and manipulation. With advice for minimizing input and encouraging nature to work with nature, Sheila discusses how biodiversity fits within a working kitchen garden and how taking a long-term view for the future of growing our own vegetables will establish a good balanced system.

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Sow this nutritious, easy-to-grow and vibrant vegetable for its edible leaves and stems. It’s a wonderful choice for your vegetable patch and your dinner table too says GW content creator Claire Vennis.

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Gardens and green spaces can be a sanctuary for our health, physically, mentally and spiritually, and can be places to nurture people, as well as plants. Award-winning garden designer, writer and presenter Arit Anderson explores how gardening can have a positive impact on our health and spirituality. In this episode, we discuss why thinking about health, including our mental health, is an important foundation for any garden, how being in gardens and the act of gardening can help restore our natural balance and how taking inspiration from nature can increase our wellbeing.

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There are so many garden designs, styles and trends to choose from. How do you create the designer look for your garden, no matter what the size? Garden designer, RHS Chelsea Show judge and regular BBC Gardeners’ World magazine contributor James Alexander Sinclair shares his garden design secrets for how to get your desired garden look, key elements for designing a garden, cost-effective gardening, gardening for nature and gardening for the location, as well as some tricks of the trade for making your garden look amazing.

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It's a great time of year to grow lettuce and salad leaves. Sown directly in the ground or in pots, grow a variety of leaves for delicious salads this summer. Follow this easy Sowalong guide from GW senior content creator Sonya Patel Ellis.

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There’s little that’s more satisfying than making new plants for free! And it’s easier than you might think to make scores of your favourite plants for nothing through propagation. Carol Klein is an absolute master of propagation, able to make masses of new plants through cuttings of all kinds, dividing plants, layering, and growing from seeds – something she has demonstrated many times on TV on Gardeners’ World and in the pages of our magazine. In this episode she shares her propagation prowess, so we can all make more plants for free.

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A garden full of colour all year round: it’s what most of us want from our outdoor spaces. But how realistic is the dream of having non-stop colour in your garden? Plantsman, author, designer and TV presenter Nick Bailey has written a book on the subject – 365 Days of Colour in Your Garden. He’s also written a series for BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine called Secrets of a Colourful Garden – so he’s the perfect guide to take you on a journey of colour inspiration as he shares the perfect plants to choose and the theory behind creating year-round colour.

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French beans – there’s nothing quite like them. And there’s still time to get yours started for lovely fresh crops all through late summer. So join keen bean gardener and GW magazine sub editor Oliver Parsons as he shares his success and failures with these majestic towering crops – and learn his top tips for a bumper harvest this summer.

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Terry Walton has been growing vegetables, fruit and flowers on his Rhondda Valley allotments in South Wales from a young age. With 50 years’ experience, Terry brings a wealth of allotment growing advice, practical gardening knowledge and tips learned over the years. Examining how gardening practises have changed and how climate, location and soil health effects gardening, the benefits of crop rotation and no dig practices, alongside what to grow every year for reliable crops. There are also allotment fails, lively stories and a colourful glimpse inside the world of allotment life. You can hear more from Terry and his allotment antics on his BBC Sounds Plocast podcast.

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There are many ways to enjoy nature around us, but how can working in harmony with nature boost our wellbeing? Art and horticultural psychotherapist, artist and gardener Errol Reuben Fernandes discusses why it’s important to take a more holistic approach to gardening. How do you work in the garden and what approaches do you take in the design? How do you choose which plants to include, does nature influence your choices and why do these choices affect our wellbeing? Errol approaches these questions and suggests what we can do to continue our connection with nature for wellbeing now and in the future.

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An easy-to-grow biennial, this classy sweet William will give you masses of flowers from May to July and makes a wonderful cut flower.

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D-Day 80th Anniversary Special: Can you imagine being responsible as a gardener for thousands of important sites across six continents? That’s the inspiring challenge that Commonwealth War Graves Commission Head of Horticulture David Richardson takes on every day. Join us on this 80th Anniversary of D-Day we meet him to discuss his exciting work across the world, helping to make these vital sites cleaner, greener – and just a little bit wilder, too.

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How do you plan, grow and enjoy produce from your plot throughout the year? What low-maintenance gardening tips can produce luscious legumes, robust roots and celebratory cucurbits? Plants-person, author and Gardeners’ World presenter, Frances Tophill discusses how to create a productive vegetable garden while juggling a busy life. With tips for what, where and how to grow, keeping on top of gardening jobs such as weeding, watering and pest control, advice for how to work with nature and if it’s okay to be messy. Also, find out what perennial vegetables Frances recommends for sustainable growing and healthy eating.

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If you’re on the hunt for an unusual crop that adds a tasty accent to savoury dishes, then look no further than agretti – it’s the Mediterranean vegetable everyone is talking about!

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Comedian and writer Griff Rhys Jones is best known for starring in TV comedy series such as Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones. But Griff is also a keen gardener and has a gorgeous garden, full of carefully clipped topiary, at his home in East Anglia. Discover how he created this garden, how he is tackling box moth, and what his biggest gardening fear is. Plus he reveals the tribulations of having a public footpath running through your garden and what he thinks his greatest legacy will be.

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Join Gardeners’ World presenter and designer Adam Frost for a behind-the-scenes tour of show gardens at home and abroad, including gold medal-winning creations at RHS Chelsea Flower Show and exciting plans for a pot to plate garden at this year’s BBC Gardener’s World Live. Plus find top tips on how to best experience show gardens for ideas and inspiration to try out at home, and advice on how to create your own show garden if you’re a budding designer and thinking about giving it a go. Could another Chelsea show garden be in the mix? Tune in to find out.

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Add some bohemian romance to your flower arrangements with this wild carrot flower, daucus carrota!

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Cornwall is famous for having a near sub-tropical climate with average temperatures staying above 10c for much of the year. One gardener who is taking advantage of these milder but changeable growing conditions is Patrick Gale, a passionate gardener and the best-selling author of Notes from an Exhibition, A place called Winter and Mother’s Boy, among a substantial list of other novels. Patrick’s garden is thought to be the most westerly walled rose garden in the UK and is open to the public by appointment and via the National Garden Scheme.

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Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show? How the elaborate gardens are created and how on earth the judges compare a recreated quarry with a cottage garden? Eminent garden designer and Chelsea Flower Show judge James Alexander Sinclair is here to draw back the floral curtain and reveal the secrets of the judging process, how the spectacular show gardens are created and what it takes to win Best in Show! Plus discover what happens to the gardens after the show has finished, and what the future holds for Chelsea.

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Sheila Das, garden manager at RHS Garden Wisley, shares all about her onion obsession

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What do you do when you don't have a garden at home but still want to create a relaxing retreat? For Vicky ward and Maxine Stringer the answer came when they discovered a Bramble choked allotment style plot right by the sea where they live in Cornwall over the past 10 years they've worked hard to clear the land and create a garden that expresses their creativity and love for local plants and found objects. In 2022 they felt the time was right to enter the BBC gardeners world magazine gardens of the year competition they were chosen as a finalist and went on to win the People's Choice award. Enter your garden in the 2024 Gardens of the Year Competition at: GardenersWorld.com/garden-competition

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Join us as we talk all things Bridgerton, and step into a world of Regency romps and floral feasts. We’ll catch up with star of the show Adjoa Andoh, to hear about what it was like filming in some of the UK’s great stately homes and gardens, her own love of gardening and how she finds ‘solace in the soil’. We talk to production designer Alison Gartshore about bringing this fantastical world to our screens, before chatting to garden designer Holly Johnston about what it was like to bring that world to life at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

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Get ever changing year round interest with the beautiful golden rain tree - Koelreuteria Paniculata

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Nothing shouts summer in the garden more than beautiful colourful borders. Daniel Hale, Head Gardener at Brodworth Hall and Gardens, gives advice for how to create sensational summer borders. With plants that provide flowers all summer long, add height to the border, are wildlife friendly and have the ‘wow’ factor too, there’s plenty of inspiration for that ‘summer kiss’ border this year and for future years too.Brodsworth’s borders have been restored to their Victorian grandeur and include topiary, ferns and over 100 varieties of roses. Brodsworth is also part of our 2 for 1 Gardens Guide, which is on sale now – pick up a copy and enjoy 2for1 entry to over 400 gardens, including Brodsworth, packed full of inspiration for your garden. Buy in stores or online: https://bit.ly/3wgR9mV

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Join Alan Titchmarsh and head of gardens for The King's Foundation Melissa Simpson for a tour of King Charles' garden at Highgrove in Gloucestershire. Enjoy a wander around the gardens and find out how they make the organic garden look beautiful all year round.

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Brighten up shady spots and provide food for bees, with elegant foxgloves. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong

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Monty Don shares his expert advice for beginner gardeners. From plants to grow and the tools to use, plus ways to make the most of time and money, Monty explains how to get started. Monty also reveals why we should all grow chemical-free, along with his first steps to start your gardening journey. So, whether you want to grow beautiful blooms, delicious crops or do your bit for garden wildlife, follow Monty’s advice and begin your gardening adventure right now.

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Join us for a new gardening series of summer conversations with the BBC Gardeners’ World magazine team. Listen to gardening inspiration from some of the UK’s most loved and well-respected gardening experts. With advice for adding colour to your garden, working with nature, thrifty gardening, veg growing and allotment life. We’ll also take you on a royal tour, go behind the scenes at Chelsea, share garden designer secrets and much more. Enjoy friendly gardening chat and informative discussion, 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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Dreaming of your next holiday? Let Alan Titchmarsh inspire you with his tales of gorgeous gardens to visit around the world.

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There's so much more to carrots than just the ones you buy in the supermarket - grow your own for a host of colours, shapes and maximum flavour. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong

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Save a fortune on supermarket fruit, with Alan Titchmarsh's guide to the most productive fruit to grow.

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Bursting with fresh flavour and health benefits, parsley will give you months of tasty pickings. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong

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Battling with slugs and snails? Alan Titchmarsh has the plants that are impervious to hungry molluscs

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Fill your borders with a profusion of pretty flowers, for months on end, with cosmos. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong

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From deliciously scented shrubs to voluptuous climbers, there's a rose for every spot. Let Alan Titchmarsh find your perfect rose.

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Delicious, nutritious and easy to grow - beetroot is a must for the veg plot. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong

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For non-stop flowers the easy way, Alan Titchmarsh shares the bedding plants that deliver bumper blooms

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The ultimate feel-good flower - these cheery giants are fun for all the family to grow. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong

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Discover the dazzling dahlias that will fill your borders with show-stopping blooms for months

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These beautiful flowers are loved by garden designers, and are regulars at Chelsea Flower Show. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong

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Revel in spring's greatest floral spectacle, with Alan Titchmarsh's guide to the best trees for spring blossom, with options for every size garden

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Want flowers that last for ever? Strawflowers are the answer. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong

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Alan Titchmarsh's pick of plants will fill your garden with colourful spring flowers, instantly

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Delicious homegrown tomatoes are a world away from soggy supermarket varieties. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus get free seeds with our March, April and May issues. May also includes our 2 for 1 Gardens guide. Buy the magazine here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong

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Listen up as Alan Titchmarsh shares some of his garden favourites. From picking his favourite spring plants to sharing his wildlife wish list, Alan takes you through not just his top picks but also the wonderful stories behind why they mean so much to him.

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Perfect for the kitchen windowsill or the veg plot, basil is a must-have herb you can grow in even the smallest space. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus subscribe to BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, and get 2 free packs of seeds with every issue until our June issue: https://bit.ly/subscribeGWMagSowalong

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This week Adam Frost explains how to grow fresh carrots in the garden, when to sow, when to harvest, health benefits and delicious recipe ideas. If you've enjoyed listening to Adam Frost, why not join him for a three-night break in Somerset, on one of our exclusive Gardeners' World weekends. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3UnRCxg

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These gorgeous spires of blue flowers are beloved by bees. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus subscribe to BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, and get 2 free packs of seeds with every issue until our June issue: https://bit.ly/subscribeGWMagSowalong

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This week Adam Frost explains how to grow fresh, delicious spinach, and easy recipe ideas from Cassie Best of BBC Good Food magazine. If you've enjoyed listening to Adam Frost, why not join him for a three-night break in Somerset, on one of our exclusive Gardeners' World weekends. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3UnRCxg

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Add bite to your salads, with easy-to-grow rocket. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus subscribe to BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, and get 2 free packs of seeds with every issue until our June issue: https://bit.ly/subscribeGWMagSowalong

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This week Adam Frost shares how to grow pumpkins, their health benefits, advice on growing squashes and tasty recipe ideas from BBC Good Food magazine's Cassie Best. If you've enjoyed listening to Adam Frost, why not join him for a three-night break in Somerset, on one of our exclusive Gardeners' World weekends. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3UnRCxg

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Zinnias will fill your garden with vibrant flowers all summer long, and they make great cut flowers. Discover more in this short podcast. Plus subscribe to BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, and get 2 free packs of seeds with every issue until our June issue: https://bit.ly/subscribeGWMagSowalong

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Forget memories of over-boiled school cabbage! Adam Frost shares how to delicious, healthy fresh leaves, while Cassie Best from BBC Good Food magazine offers up some tasty recipe ideas

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A greenhouse is not just for Summer! BBC Gardeners' World magazine editor Kevin Smith talks all about his favourite ways to get the most out of his greenhouse all year round.

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This week Adam Frost explains how to grow peas and beans in the garden, while Cassie Best from BBC Good Food magazine offers up some tasty recipe ideas

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From conifers to oaks, Gardeners World Content Creator Lily Middleton shares her favourite winter trees to add to your garden or just to look out for during a winter stroll

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The humble spud is so easy to grow in a patio container or in rows in the veg patch. Adam Frost explains how and when to get them started, while Cassie Best, Editor of BBC Good Food magazine, shares delicious ways to serve them

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Beat climate change by choosing plants that can tolerate wet winters and dry summers. David Hurrion picks his top five beautiful-but-tough weatherproof favourites

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This week Adam Frost explains how to grow Tomatoes in the garden, while Cassie Best from BBC Good Food magazine offers up some tasty recipe ideas

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Here, GW's Digital Editor Catherine Mansley will change your mind about evergreens, by sharing her favourites

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Onions are the mainstay of many delicious hearty meals. Adam Frost shares how to grow them in a pot or in the garden, while Cassie Best from BBC Good Food magazine offers up some tasty recipe ideas

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Enjoy the antics of garden birds this winter! From starlings, sparrows and blackbirds to all sorts of exciting migrant species, wildlife expert Kate Bradbury describes the stars of her winter garden and how to look after them.

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Adam Frost is always happiest in his veg garden, enjoying the thrill of harvesting his own fresh homegrown veg. But what he loves even more is cooking this homegrown bounty – creating delicious meals with produce taken straight from plot to plate. In this series he talks to Cassie Best, food director of BBC Good Food for inspirational recipes

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Too cold to be out in the garden? Discover a world of flowering houseplants with GW Magazine's Commissioning Editor Adam Duxbury as he shares his favourite indoor plants to lift the gloom

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Comedian Joe Lycett lets us into his home and garden in a hilarious Christmas special. He reflects on his gardening successes over the past year – and his gardening disasters! There are tips on growing citrus in a UK garden, plus a light-hearted Christmas gardening quiz.

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Gardeners World Content Creator Lily Middleton shares her favourite ways to bring the outside in and lift the spirits in the cool Winter months

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Do you love winter? Well, over the next 40 minutes we’re going to help you find the beauty in the season and in your garden at this time of year. In his monthly column for our magazine, We Love, esteemed garden designer and writer James Alexander-Sinclair, has been extolling the virtues of each season and its plants for 15 years now, finding amusing and evocative ways to describe the highlights of the month. So if there’s anyone who can help us learn to love winter, it’s James.

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Don't get stuck indoors this winter! Step outside to enjoy snowdrops in flower. BBC Gardeners' World magazine editor Kevin Smith explains their timeless appeal, and shares his favourite snowdrop collection to visit

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Therapist, writer and gardener, Marchelle Farrell shares how important our gardens and green spaces are for our wellbeing, especially in winter. She explains how activities such as mulching and enjoying winter fragrance can boost your mood and improve wellbeing in winter

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When buying gifts for a gardening friend, avoid the novelties and go for something they'll really use! Alan Titchmarsh nominates his favourite must-haves and pretty-but-practical stocking fillers for fail-safe gift ideas guaranteed to raise a smile.

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Making a garden that looks good for a few short weeks in summer, is relatively easy. But making a garden that looks good, and is an enjoyable place to spend time, all year round, is much more of a challenge. And that challenge is made even harder in a small garden, where finding space for all the summer-flowering plants we love is hard enough, let alone fitting in plants for winter interest. Plantsman, garden designer and Gardeners’ World presenter Nick Bailey shares his tips for creating a garden that looks good all year round, no matter what size your space.

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Fragrant flowers can gladden the heart on a gloomy winter's day. Here, GW's Digital Editor Catherine Mansley shares some of reliable garden favourites.

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Create beautiful, unique and natural decorations this winter with help from Rich Heathcote

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If you thought containers were just for summer, think again. Growing in pots when the rest of the garden is quiet and dull is the perfect way to brighten upi the dark days. GW Magazine's Commissioning Editor Adam Duxbury shares his favourite plants and ways to keep growing well into winter

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You can grow veg year round! We catch up with Rekha who is growing her veg this winter for the first time in her new garden up north. She reveals what you can start growing as well as the benefits of getting growing now. She also shares what she will be doing to protect her crops in weather colder than she has previously grown in.

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Enjoy a waft of glorious winter fragrance with these five must-have plants. David Hurrion shares the secrets of an aromatic garden to brighten up the coldest, darkest months of the year. He reveals the shrubs to go for, when they'll flower and where to plant them.

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Visiting the world's most beautiful gardens to make a TV series might seem like a dream job for most of us, and in this episode Monty Don shares the practical realities of life 'on the road'. Discover why he takes along whole sets of identical clothing, his favourite overseas gardens, and the characters he's met along the way

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Gardening books make the ideal Christmas gift for green-fingered friends and family, and who better to nominate a good read than acclaimed author, Alan Titchmarsh? He picks his favourite tomes from his bookshelf - from glossy coffee table books on design to historic wildflower ID and even works of gardening fiction - there's something for everyone!

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Rewilding has become one of the hottest topics in the gardening world. Rewilding approaches are appearing at flower shows, on TV gardening programmes, and in the pages of magazines. But can we use the approaches of large-scale rewilding to make our domestic gardens more sustainable? Can the success that has transformed the wildlife and biodiversity in huge estates, also work in an urban window box? The garden team from Knepp: Charlie Harpur, Moy Fierheller and Suzi Turner think they can. They join Arit to discuss the inspirational rewilding project at Knepp, and how these techniques can transform a domestic plot.

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Welcome to Gardeners' Favourites, a new podcast series featuring Alan Titchmarsh, Kate Bradbury and the team here at Gardeners World Magazine. We reveal our favourites and share why we love them. So join us for Gardeners' favourites, perhaps you'll discover your new gardening favourite. Episodes every Tuesday.

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Compost is amazing for your plants, your soil, and the biodiversity in your garden. Pus making your own saves you money. So why do only one third of gardeners make their own? Many think that compost is: “Hard work, prone to failure, smelly and full of rats.”, not so, Ken Thompson, author of ‘Compost’ argues. 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.

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Winter can be hard on your houseplants, so follow Alan's no-fuss guide to keeping them looking good with just a few simple steps, from poinsettias and Christmas cactus to the nation's favourite moth orchids.

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Flowers play a central part in our gardens, art, books, and many significant ceremonies around the world. Colourful, full of scent and architectural, flowers help us mark the big events in our lives. But the environmental price of our bouquets can be very high. Cel Robertson is a passionate eco-conscious, flower farmer, she shares practical solutions to growing flowers that look fabulous, smell gorgeous but have a small environmental footprint.

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Get your gardening gloves on and gather your tools to do some invigorating winter pruning of shrubs and climbers. Winter pruning stimulates new growth so listen to Alan’s guide to which plants to prune and which to leave. With a few clear rules to follow you’ll be pruning with confidence to improve the shape, health and even flowering of climbers, shrubs, fruit trees and roses.

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Garden designer John Little joins Arit to discuss the biodiversity possibilities of often overlooked and undervalued urban spaces. They discuss the vital role that low-quality soil, dead trees and recycled building rubble can play in creating wildlife habitats. Plus, how green roofs can promote biodiversity in small spaces. whilst also helping to save energy by cooling overheating buildings in the hotter months. 

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Alan reveals why hardwood cuttings are the easiest way to make new plants – no special kit required. Save yourself a load of money in return for just a bit of care and patience! You've nothing to lose and lots of pleasure to gain...

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Can you have a lawn that doesn’t cost the earth? In years gone by, a flat, moss free striped green lawn was considered the hallmark of the ideal garden. Now lawns can be a contentious subject. Lawn consultant, David Hedges Gower, shares tips and techniques for creating grass areas which provide habitats for nature, and places for picnics and ballgames. Arit and David discuss how to reduce water consumption and increase biodiversity, plus, the surprising pros and cons of ‘no mow May’.

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Alan reveals his secrets to non-stop, fragrant sweet peas, from making an early start with your sowing, to the best ways to grow for bumper blooms

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The countdown to peat-free has begun, is this the end of gardening as we know it? Professor Alistair Griffiths, Director of Science and Collections at the RHS, and Nick Hamilton, from Barnsdale Gardens, think not. 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.

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Choose the right tree for your garden without fear of too much shade or root invasion. Alan says ‘no garden is too small for a tree’ so let him help you add stature and enrich your garden with wildlife. Discover how trees can provide fruit, nuts and even garden stakes. With Alan’s extra tips on planting you’ll be able to establish a strong, long lasting tree.

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Wildlife gardener and writer Kate Bradbury joins Arit to discuss how and why gardeners can play a vital role helping reverse the decline of wildlife. Kate shares some ingenious, innovative, and easy suggestions for how you can use your plot (big or small) to help support our feathered friends.

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Discover from Alan why autumn is the perfect season for planting shrubs – and how to ensure your investment pays you back for years of pleasure to come

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Fergus Garrett, Head Gardener of Great Dixter launches the series with a discussion of how you can garden for good: how you can use both environmentally sound gardening techniques and have a stunning garden. You don’t have to choose one or the other! The Dixter team has created a beautiful oasis of biodiversity with a low carbon footprint. Great Dixter is a garden that not only respects the nature that surrounds it, but, in an unexpected reversal, actually preserves and replenishes plants and insects that have died out in the natural areas of Sussex that surround it.

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Revive your lawn with a few simple steps. Whether you’re after a close cut lawn with perfect stripes or a longer, more wild effect, let Alan help you make a plan of action to keep it in top condition, in this week's Tea-Break Tutorial podcast – bite-sized solutions to your gardening questions

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Host Arit Anderson, garden designer and BBC Gardeners’ World programme presenter, is insatiably curious about exploring ways to garden to protect and preserve our environment. Spending time gardening or enjoying others’ gardens opens our eyes to the environment around us and the realities of climate change. But can individuals make a difference by gardening more sustainably, when the problems (and solutions) seem so huge? In this second series, Arit delves deeper into key subjects including rewilding, peat-free gardening, making your own compost, and the surprising rich range of habitats created by poor soils, ex-industrial areas, and derelict buildings. She also speaks to experts challenging claims that some areas of horticulture (e.g., lawns and cut flowers) can never be environmentally sound. You can have green swards and wedding bouquets, they argue, that do not cost the earth. Full of surprising stories and practical tips, this series will inspire everyone to grow greener.

The producer is Lucy Dichmont.

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Discover why autumn is nature's natural time to sow seeds – Alan reveals how to harness this energy and get ahead on next year's flowers and veg. Discover the seeds to success in this week's Tea-Break Tutorial podcast – bite-sized solutions to your gardening questions.

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Join us for an exclusive conversation with presenter, broadcaster and author Alan Titchmarsh. Recorded at BBC Gardeners’ World Live, and Hosted by presenter and broadcaster, Nicki Chapman, the audience listened in as Alan discussed what it means to be a good gardener.

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A superfood that's versatile to use and a kitchen essential, onions and shallots can be tricky to grow – so follow Alan's expert tips to ensure success, how to grow them, when to harvest and his pick of varieties

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Join us for an exclusive conversation with Gardeners’ World TV presenter, Frances Tophill. Recorded at BBC Gardeners’ World Live, and Hosted by presenter and broadcaster, Nicki Chapman, the audience listened in as Frances discussed what it’s been like taking on a new garden of her own.

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Alan shares his down-to-earth guide to making compost, turning garden waste into soil-enriching goodness the easy way. Discover the steps that count and don’t waste your waste, in this week’s Tea-Break Tutorial podcast – bite-sized solutions to your gardening questions

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Join us for an exclusive conversation with garden designer and Gardeners’ World TV presenter, Adam Frost. Recorded at BBC Gardeners’ World Live, and Hosted by presenter and broadcaster, Nicki Chapman, the audience listened in in as Adam discussed how his own garden has developed over the past year.

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Alan demystifies how to grow wisteria with his easy-to-follow guide, in this week’s Tea-Break Tutorial podcast – bite-sized solutions to your gardening questions

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Join us for an exclusive conversation with the nation’s head gardener, Monty Don, recorded at BBC Gardeners’ World Live. Hosted by presenter and broadcaster, Nicki Chapman, the live audience listened in as Monty gives behind-the-scenes insight into filming Gardeners’ World TV

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Alan shares his love of tomatoes and why it’s not too late in late summer to boost your harvest, with just a few key steps. Discover how to ‘think like a tomato’ in this week’s Tea-Break Tutorial podcast – bite-sized solutions to your gardening questions.

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A garden that looks gorgeous with zero effort sounds too good to be true, and it probably is. But it’s certainly possible to create a fabulous, flower-filled garden that’s fuss-free and easy to look after. Eminent garden designer and writer James Alexander-Sinclair has designed gardens across the length and breadth of the UK, and in many other countries besides. Here, he shares some of his trade secrets, for creating gardens that are low-maintenance and lovely.

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Alan reveals his favourite plants to add flavour and fragrance to our food, with his guide to growing herbs, in this week’s Tea-Break Tutorial podcast – bite-sized solutions to your gardening questions.

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Want to get kids outside this summer? Forest school teacher Jaime Johnson explains why gardening is so beneficial and shares activities to get kids involved, as well as provide opportunities for learning. We visit her own garden to join Rowan (4) and Amelie (12) as they grow plants and explore wildlife.

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Alan reveals how to grow bumper harvests of potatoes, including how to know when they're ready to harvest, how to store them and the best varieties to grow, in this week’s Tea-Break Tutorial podcast – bite-sized solutions to your gardening questions.

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We all know homegrown tastes best and who better to show us why than bestselling cookbook author Rukmini Iyer. She reveals the crops she loves to to grow in her small London garden and shares delicious recipe ideas to get the maximum flavour from your harvests

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Alan reveals how to avoid invasive plants the natural way, with his guide to tackling weeds organically, in this week’s Tea-Break Tutorial podcast – bite-sized solutions to your gardening questions

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Discover how to transform a new plot into your dream garden, whatever its size and whatever your budget. As Gardeners' World presenter Nick Bailey shares his designer tips and tricks for making a new garden. Plus he reveals what he has planned for his own new garden

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Add tasty soft fruits to the harvest with Alan’s guide to growing soft fruit, even in the smallest space. Alan will help you with choosing and growing berries and currants in all their forms. Learn to prune them properly, keep the birds off them and look forward to picking plenty of juicy fruits for delicious desserts, berries to add to your breakfast cereal, or preserve as jam.

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Small growing space? No problem. We are joined by Ingrid Chiu, who with a bit of planning, grows a wide variety of tasty crops in just a few raised beds. Alongside sharing advice on choosing and building raised beds for a patio, she reveals seed sowing advice, compost saving tips, reveals some of her favourite crops to grow, and how to ensure that the produce keeps coming.

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Fill your garden with a sumptuous, scented display of roses, with Alan’s essential guide to growing roses. Get help with choosing which kind of rose to buy, where to plant them and how to prepare the perfect soil. Alan has plenty of useful tips on looking after this iconic flower, and he’ll make sure you know exactly what to do should any problems arise

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Do trees make you happy? Ray Mears shares his love of British woodlands with us. He reveals how we can best enjoy them and inspire our own planting choices to capture some of that woodland magic in our own gardens. Get ready for a guide on plant history, foraging, wildlife spotting and using nature to guide yourself home.

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Alan reveals how to bring light and life to the darkest corners of your garden, with his guide to growing in shade, in this week’s Tea-Break Tutorial podcast – bite-sized solutions to your gardening questions.

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Struggling to keep your house plants looking healthy? Or just keen to buy heavily discounted house plants, confident that you can bring them back from the brink? Sarah Gerrard-Jones, AKA Instagram’s The Plant Rescuer joins us to explain everything you need to know to successfully care for and revive your favourite indoor plants.

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Alan Titchmarsh reveals easy ways to make plants for free, with his guide to summer cuttings, in this week’s Tea-Break Tutorial podcast – bite-sized solutions to your gardening questions.

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From the unique challenges gardening at height brings, to the wonderful rewards when your hard work pays off, Jason joins us to spill the beans on why he created his Cloud Garden and shares his honest approach to gardening that has created a loyal fanbase of fellow cloud gardeners.

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Sue Kent burst onto our TV screens in 2020, with her exuberant home videos from her Swansea garden. Her vivacious, can-do attitude has shown that having physical differences need not prevent you gardening, and has ensured she has become a regular fixture on Gardeners’ World. Sue shares her most reliable plants for bringing colour to her windswept Welsh garden, how she plans her garden's colour scheme, and what she's planning for her border at BBC Gardeners' World Live.

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For a gourmet veg patch, grow veg you'ill really enjoy eating and serving up for guests. Discover how to grow and harvest pak choi in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine senior content creator Miranda Janatka.

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Most of us can get our gardens looking their best in summer, but the professionals really know how to get plants working extra hard, with colourful flowers continually blooming their socks off. West Dean’s head gardener, Tom Brown joins us to help you add some 'umph' to your outdoor space – with his deluge of tips and tricks. He spills the beans on how to get your garden looking top notch, as well as your gardening up to scratch.

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With their distinctive burgundy colour, Cornflower ‘Black Ball’ is the perfect addition to any pollinator friendly patch. Find out how these no-nonsense, easy-to-grow flowers helped a beginner gardener to catch the ‘gardening bug’ in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Editorial Assistant James Jessel.

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It’s the week of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show – arguably the most famous flower show in the world. Bringing together the very best growers, nurseries and of course, garden designers, no other horticultural event compares. For many the show gardens are the highlight of Chelsea, with their big budgets and big ideas. But just what does go into these headline-making creations? What’s it like to design a garden for Chelsea? We chat to multi gold-medal winning Chelsea designer, Sarah Price. Sarah’s designing a show garden this year, and when we recorded final plans were beginning to slot into place with the event creeping up fast.

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Adam explains why the beauty and simplicity of foxgloves makes them his favourite flowers. He also shares how he collects the seeds, enabling him to keep growing more year after year.

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When Lizzie Schofield entered the Gardens of the Year competition, back in 2020, she had no expectation of being shortlisted, let alone winning. Her tricky garden was on a steep, coastal plot right on the North East coast of Scotland, and she saw herself as an amateur gardener. Even Lizzie's partner Malcolm told her it wasn’t worth entering, but much to Lizzie’s surprise, she won – and in addition, secured the People’s Choice award too. Since then, her gardening adventures have bloomed along with her own confidence as a gardener. In this podcast, she shares how her life, and her gardening, has changed since winning the competition.

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Discover how to grow a delicious, nutritious gourmet vegetable from seed to add zest to meals all winter long with Horticultural Editor Emma Crawforth’s tips

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Our weather is changing, with extremes in heat, cold, wind and rain all becoming more common. The summer of 2022 saw extreme drought and blistering temperatures in many areas of the UK, which was followed by a very wet autumn and a winter with freezing temperatures like we’ve not seen in decades. The weather is becoming unpredictable and, if you’re a gardener, extremely challenging to cope with. We chat to the nation’s head gardener, Monty Don, about how weather extremes are changing the way we garden. Just how is the weather impacting Monty’s own garden, Longmeadow, and what is he going to need to do differently in years to come?

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UK households throw away a staggering number of lettuces every day. Find out how you can help tackle food waste, with help from this sowalong podcast by BBC Gardeners' World Magazine digital editor Catherine Mansley.

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Join the team from BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine as we share lively conversation about all things gardening. We’ll be exploring how to grow veg in small spaces, revive houseplants and create beautiful summer borders. There will also be appearances from some of your favourite presenters, helping you make a thriving garden for you and your family to enjoy.

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Last year's hot, dry conditions may have been hard on a lot of plants but they were fantastic for the laid-back California poppy. Find out how to grow these wonderful, low-effort flowers in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine horticultural sub-editor, Oliver Parsons.

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It’s easy to amass a battalion-worth of ironmongery in your shed, but some Alan Titchmarsh would never be without. In this podcast, Alan creates a fantasy toolkit.

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It’s funny how certain tastes or smells can transport us back to a particular moment in life. As gardeners we get this a lot. Find out how to grow Greek Oregano, with its unmistakeable aroma, in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Editorial Assistant James Jessel.

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Alan Titchmarsh selects plants to guarantee stunning summer colour. Get more advice from Alan, and all your favourite gardening experts, delivered direct to your inbox, by signing up to our free newsletter: https://bit.ly/GWpodNewsletter

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Discover the monochromatic and sophisticated beauty of Nicotiana ‘Lime Green’ blooms, as well as how to grow them with BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine commissioning editor Adam Duxbury.

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Alan Titchmarsh selects some of his most inspirational gardens to visit in the UK. Get discounted entry to three of his favourites, plus over 400 more UK gardens, with our 2 for 1 Gardens guide, in the May issue of BBC Gardeners' World Magazine: http://bit.ly/3kgSeoN

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For a fast growing climber that produces beautiful blooms, Morning Glory 'Heavenly Blue' is the perfect choice. Find out how to grow it from seed in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine content creator Lily Middleton. Get free morning glory seeds with our May issue, buy it here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong

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Every home should have them: today Alan Titchmarsh picks his top house plants and reveals how to keep them alive. Get more advice from Alan, and all your favourite gardening experts, delivered direct to your inbox, by signing up to our free newsletter: https://bit.ly/GWpodNewsletter

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Easy to sow, and one of the keenest yet most manageable self-seeders around, nasturtiums fill your garden with lush foliage and rich colour year after year. Find out how to grow them in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine horticultural sub-editor, Oliver Parsons. Get more seed sowing advice, delivered direct to your inbox, by signing up to our free newsletter:

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Alan Titchmarsh’s wish list today is for plants and garden features that wildlife will love as much as you. Get more advice from Alan, and all your favourite gardening experts, delivered direct to your inbox, by signing up to our free newsletter: https://bit.ly/GWpodNewsletter

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Opium poppies bear gorgeous, tissue-paper petals followed by pepper-pot seedheads and they’re a magnet for pollinating bees. Get free Poppy 'Black Swan' seeds with our May issue, buy it here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong

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Alan Titchmarsh shares his choices for vegetables to grow in your garden, allotment or in containers – plus Titchmarsh tips for a bountiful yield.

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It's hard to resist a border full of cosmos in the summer, plus they make a great cut flower. Find out how to grow these stars in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine content creator Lily Middleton.

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Alan Titchmarsh talks shady spots and some of his favourite choices for plants that will thrive in them

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Sunflowers brighten up gardens and are really easy to grow. Find out why they are Joe's favourite blooms and how he grows them from seed. Also discover why for Joe, bigger is better.

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Alan Titchmarsh selects some of his favourite spring bulbs, flowering shrubs and trees that bring him joy at the beginning of the gardening year.

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Discover how French marigolds not only brighten up your garden, but can also help protect other plants in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine senior content creator Miranda Janatka. Get free marigold seeds with our April issue, buy it here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong

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Listen up as Alan Titchmarsh shares some of his garden favourites. From picking his favourite spring plants to sharing his wildlife wish list, Alan takes you through not just his top picks but also the wonderful stories behind why they mean so much to him.

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Tomatoes are the essential summer crop, and cherry types are so easy and rewarding. Find out how to grow a bumper harvest in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine horticultural sub-editor, Oliver Parsons. Get free tomato seeds with our April issue, buy it here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong

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Are the kids of today healthy? It’s hard to tell when our young people seem so addicted to phones and screens. But could gardening, of all things, hold the key to better mental and physical health and an improved diet for the next generation. Adam Frost chats to Matt Willer founder of the Papillon Project, a charity that works with secondary schools and pupil referral units to increase environmental awareness. A key area of Matt’s work involves creating school allotments and encouraging healthy eating, so he knows first-hand the positive impact gardening can have on children.

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Find out how to grow broad beans in this sowalong podcast with Joe Sugg as he shares his tips for caring, support and finally, serving up his favourite homegrown treat to grow from seed.

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Do you ever feel isolated or alone? Can you go for days without seeing anyone or talking to another person? Loneliness is a big problem that can impact all areas of our mental health – but could gardening go some way to connect isolated people with others?Adam Frost chats to Andrew Kingston from Camden and Islington’s NHS Community Recover Service. Andrew works with the elderly to help prevent loneliness and he’s seen first-hand how gardening can make a difference.

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Discover why pollinator-favourite, Verbena bonariensis, is a must-have for your borders, in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine digital editor Catherine Mansley. Plus, you'll find it's easier to grow from seed than you might think.

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Beat the winter blues by sowing chilli seeds now for a spicy, bumper harvest this year in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine features coordinator Adam Duxbury

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Having clean air to breath is vital to our very existence, but pollution is a problem and many parts of the world, cities in particular, are choking. Is there a solution? Could gardening, plants and trees be the answer to solving this serious crisis? Adam Frost chats to Professor Jennifer Gabrys the Chair in Media, Culture and Environment at the University of Cambridge, about the role plants can play in addressing air pollution.

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Hospitals can be frightening and emotional places, so anything we can do to make visiting one easier has to be a good thing. I’ve seen first-hand how a hospital garden can really help alleviate stress for patients, visitors and staff, so should all hospitals have one? Adam Frost chats to Dr Maria Leong and Alice Cornwell, Community Development Officer for the RHS. They’re both involved in a garden Adam designed for University Hospital Lewisham, so the three of them appreciate the importance of creating green spaces where hospital staff and patients can reflect and recharge.

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Can a session in the garden do as much good as an hour in the gym or a run round the park? Is gardening the key to keeping us fit, healthy and physically active? Or is it overdoing it outside dangerous and likely to cause injury in the long run? Adam Frost chats to to physical therapist, Tyler Lowe to discover how gardening can improve all aspects of our physical health, along with ways to avoid ending up with an injury in the process.

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If you garden regularly, you’ll know that time spent tending your plot makes you feel good. When we're feeling stressed, anxious or overwhelmed a bit of time pottering about outside helps us feel better? But why? What is it about gardening that boosts our mood so positively? Adam Frost talks to Professor Harriet Gross, author of The Psychology of Gardening, to understand exactly why gardening is so beneficial for our mental health and wellbeing.

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We all know that eating a fresh, balanced diet is a key part of staying fit and healthy, but could you do more to improve what you consume every day? And would you be surprised to hear that gardening could be the place to start? Adam Frost talks to nutritional therapist, Sonal Shah. Sonal believes there are lots of benefits to eating homegrown food

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Would you believe that gardening can improve your physical and mental health? And that it could be the key to eating healthily, combatting loneliness and improving your relationship with your partner? Well it’s true – gardening really can help all of these things and Adam Frost, of BBC Gardeners’ World, wants to take you on a journey to find out why. Join Adam as he chats to doctors, community workers, nutritional therapists and more about the undeniable health benefits of gardening.

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Who knows what the new year ahead will hold in store, but Alan Titchmarsh reflects on how the weather will keep us on our toes

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We all find it difficult to be patient at times, but Alan Titchmarsh shares why it's worth the effort when it comes to gardening

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With Christmas around the corner Alan Titchmarsh shares his favourite books to get you in the festive spirit

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Just what do you buy the gardener who has everything for Christmas? Alan Titchmarsh shares his festive gift wishlist

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Are there ways to be thrifty when gardening? Alan Titchmarsh shares his top tips for making the pounds go further

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Just how do you get kids interested in gardening? Alan Titchmarsh, now a grandfather, reveals the secrets he's gleaned over the years

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How important is it to pronounce things properly? Alan Titchmarsh explores the way we all say our plant names...

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Don't be fooled by chickens, says Alan Titchmarsh, particularly if moorhens are on the scene

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Alan Titchmarsh reveals the importance of the humble garden shed and why his is home to a cuckoo clock

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Alan Titchmarsh reflects on why gardens are about so much more than gardening

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Listen up as Alan Titchmarsh regales us with tales from the fireside as Christmas approaches. Tales from Titchmarsh, a 10-part series, takes a wry look over the garden fence, with plenty of anecdote, humour and fun along the way. Hear from Alan on battling with the weather, being patient, buying Christmas gifts for the gardeners in your life and more – the perfect opportunity to take a breather and get in the festive mood.

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Meet Nicola House, the winner of our 2022 Gardens of the Year competition, as she discusses her informal wildlife friendly plot with Adam Duxbury

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As autumn sets in we revisit some of our favourite autumn pod episodes – discover the best bits of the season with this collection from GW's experts

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Dogs are such a popular part of Gardeners’ World that when Monty’s golden retriever Nigel died, it made headline news. Now there’s a new puppy on the scene, Ned, so we hear from Monty how he’s always gardened in the happy company of dogs.

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Join Dame Judi Dench as she guides presenter Arit Anderson and tree expert Tony Kirkham around her private orchard – created over many years to honour the life of much-loved actor friends (part 2 of this extended podcast)

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We visit Dame Judi Dench at home, in the company of Arit Anderson and tree expert Tony Kirkham, to hear how she has formed a deep connection with trees, and has planted dozens in her garden (part 1 of 2).

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Her Majesty the Queen had a life-long fascination for plants and gardens, from her earliest years to one of her final public engagements, at the 2022 Chelsea Flower Show. Alan Titchmarsh, who enjoyed many gardening moments with the Queen, shares his memories of those encounters and reflects her place in a long line of royal gardeners, right up to today, with to the new King and his children.

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How do you make the most of a small garden? Find out from the expert himself – Monty Don, who guides us through the key steps to creating your (tiny) dream garden.

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Would you like to start prioritising gardening for wellbeing? Today on the podcast we’re chatting to someone who did just that. Social media celebrity Joe Sugg began posting videos on YouTube as something to do with his friends as a teenager in rural Wiltshire. Now his channel has over seven million subscribers.

Here he shares how he became addicted to scrolling social media and how stepping away from the digital world and the screen, and into the garden, is now a now a big part of his daily routine. From the flowers popping up to the birds and pollinators visiting, in his new book, Grow by Joe Sugg (Penguin Books, £20), Joe tells us how tending to and maintaining his garden takes him to a place of mental calm.

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This time on Sowalong, Gardeners’ World presenter, Adam Frost, shares his love of growing rocket from seed. Discover how Adam first discovered this peppery herb, along with his expert advice on how and when to sow it for best results. Adam also reveals how he likes to use rocket with ‘almost everything’ when it comes to harvesting for the kitchen.

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Bats are often overlooked in the garden. Being nocturnal, we don’t see them much. But did you know there are 18 species of bats in the UK, which by night, eat a range of our common garden pests? Today, Dr Amy Schwartz, ecologist and bat carer is in conversation with Kate Bradbury as they explore these interesting flying mammals.

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We’ve long known that bees and other pollinators are in decline. But did you know how many types of bees there are, and the wonderful ways they live their lives? Today, author and committed wildlife gardener Brigit Strawbridge and Kate Bradbury discuss their passion for bees.

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Did you know that wasps are the best pest controllers you could wish for in the garden? Today, entomologist and wasp expert Professor Seirian Sumner and Kate Bradbury explore these wonderful, often misunderstood, insects.

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The wonderful world of flies is so amazing and varied. Today, Dr Erica McAlister and Kate Bradbury delve into why they really are the unsung heroes of the planet.

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Frogs, toads and newts are water-loving garden visitors that anyone can enjoy if you make a pond. Experts Jules Howard and Kate Bradbury geek out in wildlife’s weird world of water.

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From ladybirds to chafers and weevils, we uncover beetles – the unsung heroes of the garden, as Kate Bradbury discovers from expert ‘Bugman’ Jones

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Voted one of the UK’s favourite mammals, the hedgehog holds a special place in the nation’s hearts – and particularly the hearts of gardeners. With hedgehogs in significant decline, many of us who have regular hedgehog visitors in our gardens know how lucky we are, continuing to invest in hedgehog houses, providing food and setting up cameras to watch them at night.

Today in the podcast, GW Magazine Wildlife Editor Kate Bradbury talks to ecologist, author and spokesperson for the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, Hugh Warwick, about his passion for hedgehogs, exploring why we all love these prickly creatures so much.

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Today on Sowalong, Oliver Parsons, sub-editor of Gardeners’ World Magazine, harks back to his childhood with a lifelong love of courgettes, sparked by his Mum’s love of French cooking.

Discover from Oliver the fundamentals of growing courgettes from seed, a hungry plant that demands rich soil and warm conditions to really thrive. There’s always the promise of a glut with courgettes, so he shares his favourite ways you could enjoy your harvest, for months of meals the family will love.

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Today on Sowalong, chef, gardener and formidable Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith reveals her love for cosmos, a favourite flower in her Cotswolds garden. She shares her earliest memories of cosmos, dating back to her South African childhood when it was a plant her mother knew and grew.

Prue continues to grow it for the colours it offers, from rich purples for a richly hued flower arrangement, to cool whites that she uses in a refreshing blue and white container display on her sun-drenched balcony. For brightening a border, packing out pots or using as a cut flower, this versatile plant is Prue’s go-to flower from seed.

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Monty’s garden at Longmeadow is among the most famous gardens in Britain, thanks to its starring role every Friday evening on Gardeners’ World. But it’s been the private garden – and passion – of Monty and his wife Sarah for 30 years, created from a bare field of rough grass with a lot of energy and imagination.

In this podcast, Monty takes us back to its beginnings and shares how much has changed in the time – even though today’s garden layout remains as he imagined it back in 1992. And he reveals, for all his travels around the gardens of the world, that it remains his private refuge – and there’s nowhere else he’d rather be.

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Herbs have the power to ease our pain, fight infections, lift our mood – and add delicious flavours to our food. But they’re so often treated as a throwaway plant from the supermarket. ‘Queen of Herbs’ Jekka McVicar believes it is not just easy to grow herbs all year round but that, with their health-giving properties, herbs are our future.

She discusses how to grow your herbs for better flavour and health, the essentials everyone should grow for every season, and shares easy recipes to try now, including her failsafe winter health tonic from a homegrown staple of the veg garden.

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Today on Sowalong, Gardeners’ World presenter and seed sowing expert Frances Tophill guides you through growing sweetcorn from seed. She shares her tips for sowing and planting out, plus how to store seeds for winter.

Frances has loved sweetcorn ever since she was a kid, enjoying using 1970’s prong forks to eat boiled corn on the cob with melted butter. First growing it as an apprentice gardener, she discusses why it’s a favourite for its sensory benefits too – a plant which rushes and whispers to her in the wind.

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Dame Prue Leith is a chef and pioneering businesswoman, creator of a world-leading cookery school, author of so many inspiring recipe books, a prolific novelist, a campaigner, broadcaster - and formidable judge on Great British Bake Off and now lead judge of the B&Q Gardener of the Year competition. And of course, she is a true gardener.

She’s not only opened her beautiful Cotswolds garden for charity over many years, she has now embarked in her 80s on creating a brand-new garden for herself and husband John to enjoy. With nearly 200 trees already planted in their new patch, we joined her at home to discover why she is always looking ahead.

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In this week’s Sowalong, world-renowned chef and convert to growing his own food, Marcus Wareing, tells us all about his passion for elephant garlic. He first discovered it when his gardener Anatoli introduced it into his kitchen garden and now considers the mild garlic-meets-onion flavour a delicacy and go-to in his dishes.

Sown from bulbs kept back from the previous year, Marcus chats though planting cloves, ensuring plenty of growing space

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Do you wish the children in your life had a better understanding of the natural world? Would you rather they were outside, in the fresh air and at one with nature, rather than addicted to television or a computer screen?

Kevin chats to celebrated children’s writer, Michael Morpurgo to discover if our gardens can fuel children’s creativity and play a part in connecting them with nature.

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Today on Sowalong, we’re celebrating the delights of sowing and growing tomatoes from seed. Fast and with reliable germination, BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine’s Features Editor Adam Duxbury, tells us why tomatoes are a brilliant way in for those new to growing food at home.

Shooting up quickly and with delicious end results, the hardest part is choosing from the hundreds of tomato varieties on offer, from old heirloom types to an array of new disease-resistant and super sweet cultivars. Whether growing in the greenhouse or outside, he covers getting tomato seedlings off to a good start and how to ensure strong and vigorous plants – with those all-important jewel-like trusses of shiny fruit. Listen now, for growing tips and advice on everything from pinching out side shoots, to turning a glut into bottles of delicious slow-roasted, herby tomato and garlic sauce.

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