BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast
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BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast
Listen to gardening inspiration from some of the UK’s most loved and well-respected gardening experts in the award-winning BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine podcast. Enjoy growing advice throughout the year with our Conversations series. Join Monty Don, Frances Tophill, Adam Frost, Arit Anderson, Carol...
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Sowalong - Beetroot, with Claire Vennis
Colourful and nutritious, packed with vitamins and minerals, beetroot is an easy vegetable to grow. With both the round root and green leaves being ed...
Charles Darwin's garden of evolution at Down House, with head gardener Antony O'Rourke
Discover Down House in Kent where Charles Darwin lived for 40 years and carried out world-changing research in his domestic family garden. This re-cre...
Master the art of year-round garden interest, with Arit Anderson
Create year-round garden interest by thinking beyond a plant list. BBC Gardeners' World presenter, Arit Anderson, suggests focusing on the seasons, yo...
Sowalong - Courgette, with Claire Vennis
Courgettes will thrive if you give them what they need and reward you with lots – sometimes maybe too many – delicious fruits for you to enjoy.
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How to make brilliant plant combinations, with Jamie Butterworth
Join plantsman and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Jamie Butterworth to discover how to create inspiring, accessible plant combinations that add struct...
Frances Tophill: Never gardened before? Start here…
Frances Tophill breaks down how beginners can start gardening anywhere by building healthy soil, choosing the right pots and compost blends, and keepi...
Sowalong - Cosmos, with Sonya Patel Ellis
Plant cosmos in beds, borders and containers to create a cohesive, wildflower meadow effect around the garden
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Sarah Raven's cut-flower growing secrets
Sarah Raven shares the secrets of her success to growing cut flowers. With advice for how you can fill your home with gorgeous bouquets of cut flowers...
Gorgeous containers throughout the year, with Arthur Parkinson
Pots and containers add interest, height, colour, and even that ‘wow’ factor, no matter what size your garden or growing space. Join gardener and auth...
Sowalong - Squash, with Oliver Parsons
Squash are an easy and bountiful vegetable producing dramatic plants and handsome, delicious fruits. Each variety is a little bit different and they k...
The easy way to grow great tomatoes, with expert Holly Farrell
Tomatoes, they tempt us. Every spring we pour over seed packets, debate varieties, and picture in our minds trusses of fruit so heavy, they practicall...
Growing with the seasons, with Lia Leendertz
Reconnect with the natural world and the turning of the seasons this growing year with Almanac author Lia Leendertz. Discover seasonal gardening advic...
Sowalong - Zinnia, with Catherine Mansley
If you want a plant that’ll give you months and months of vibrant, colourful blooms, that makes a great, long-lasting cut flower, and is easy to grow...
Create months of colour in the garden, the easy way, with Adam Frost
Adam Frost lets you know how to keep your garden colourful year-round despite unpredictable weather. He shares why plant diversity is key and they exp...
Grow your own Hamnet-inspired herb garden
Step into the mystical forest of Hamnet to explore the plants chosen for the film and the powerful meanings they hold with Dr Kim Walker, medical herb...
Sowalong - Sunflower, with Oliver Parsons
If you’re after a reliable, rewarding flower to grow from seed, sunflowers are hard to beat. The seeds are big enough for even the tiniest hands to ha...
Monty Don on how to grow climbing plants and get the best from them
Monty explains why plants that climb are so valuable for our gardens to boost the flower display and for supporting garden wildlife.
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Dame Mary Berry: my gardening life
Known to many for her love of baking, Dame Mary Berry claims in another life she ‘may have been a gardener’. From spending time in the garden as a chi...
Sowalong - Delphinium, with Claire Vennis
Tall and elegant, growing on upright spikes lined with individual flowers, these delicate yet regal floral towers can bring a fairytale look to a flow...
Frances Tophill on how to start gardening today
From how to begin gardening, growing with the seasons, creating months of floral colour in borders and pots, and discovering successful plant combinat...
Spring Conversations Trailer
Start your gardening year with growing inspiration in the Spring Conversations podcast from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine and hear from the UK’s most...
Boost your mood and mental clarity with wild swimming, with Alice Goodridge
This time of year, the last thing many of us think about doing is immersing in cold water outside, but cold, open water can calm the mind, strengthen...
Sowalong - Daucus carota, with Claire Vennis
Dainty and beautiful, Daucus carota is an ornamental variety of wild carrot that produces flowing airy flower clusters. The flowers add interest to a...
Green therapy for mental health, with Cathy Schofield
Pioneering scheme transforms mental health care in Bradford. The NHS Trust is using projects including allotment visits, canal-side walks and VR heads...
The theraputic nature of gardening for wellbeing, with Ozichi Brewster
Connecting with nature and gardening are proven ways to benefit our health and wellbeing. Support for people to engage in nature-based interventions i...
Sowalong - Ratibida, with Claire Vennis
If you haven’t heard of Ratibida before, it’s also known as the Prairie coneflower. A plant that thrives in dry conditions, it's happy growing in many...
Creating community cohesion through urban green spaces, with Navdeep Deol
Creating green spaces for our cities and community gardens for residents are ways to bring pockets of nature into our urban landscapes. By strengtheni...
How we're shaping the future of the natural world, with Dr Tony Juniper
As we look for ways to spend more time in nature, how can we build a deeper and more meaningful relationship with the natural world? What does it mean...
Sowalong - Chilis, with Claire Vennis
If you wish to grow chillis this year, it’s important to get started early in the season and sow in the first few months of the year. Chillis need a l...
How natural play impacts kids' immune systems, with Marja Roslund
Two-year study reveals the startling impact that playing in nature has on children's immune systems, and their likelihood of developing allergies and...
Gardens and gardening for health, with Richard Claxton
We all know deep in our bones that gardening is good for us, but increasingly this is no longer a thing we just have to have faith in. The scientific...
Sowalong - Lettuce, with Kay McGuire
Lettuce is the backbone of every good salad. It’s also one of the most popular crops to grow, because it’s easy and quick, and thanks to its size, can...
King Charles's philosophy of harmony
In this episode, we speak to Melissa Simpson, Head of Horticulture for The King’s Foundation, His Majesty’s nature and sustainability charity. She rev...
How soil holds the key to improving your health, with Sam Ratanji
We talk a lot about healthy soil, mulching it, feeding it, protecting it, but what if the health of our soil isn't just about thriving soil organisms...
Bird Watching with Nadeem Perera - Buzzard
Large loud white and grey bird with a sharp yellow beak and the confidence of someone who owns the entire coastline. Sharp minded messy comedic and fe...
Reduce menopause symptoms naturally, with Dr Nadira Awal
Menopause expert Dr Nadira Awal shares how to alleviate menopause symptoms such as brain fog, sleepless nights, joint pain and anxiety, using gardenin...
Make your own herbal teas and tinctures, with Frances Tophill
Drawing on her love of growing vegetables, edibles and herbs, join Frances as she talks about some of her favourite plants for teas, tinctures and bal...
Bird Watching with Nadeem Perera - Seagulls
A big brown raptor with broad wings and a mewing call that echoes across entire landscapes. Powerful. Soaring. Effortlessly dominant in the air.
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Overcome burnout through gardening and food, with Kathy Slack
The world we live in can be fast paced, high-pressured and full of deadlines. The constant hustle and stress can take its toll and if we’re not carefu...
Release stress through stargazing, with Dr Mark Westmoquette
Green spaces, blue spaces, but what about black spaces? Discover how our night's sky can help to feel grounded and release the stresses of everyday li...