BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

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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 Klein and more for friendly gardening chat and informative discussion with the magazine team, perfect for everyone who enjoys gardening. Hear Alan Titchmarsh solve your gardening problems in Ask Alan, find advice for what to do in the garden in our What To Do Now series, and travel the globe with the BBC Gardeners’ World magazine team in Travel Tales: Gardens of the World. With new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday and bonus episodes every Saturday, subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts, and never miss an episode. Find out more at GardenersWorld.com/podcast

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BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Episodes

Summer harvests with Frances Tophill

Big impact, small budget: Danny Clarke’s smart garden design tips

What To Do Now - Freshen up borders, salvia cuttings and spring cabbages

Growing perennial, with Gemma Sturges

Balcony gardening: how to grow a garden in the sky, with Ashley Edwards

What To Do Now - Refresh containers, summer lawn TLC and tidying up

Budget-friendly plants: bargains, seeds and smart buys, with Frances Tophill

Dr Amir Khan on butterflies, birdsong and better health

What To Do Now - Collecting seeds, caring for strawberries, and creating wildlife havens

Shade garden ideas: what to grow and how to succeed, with Monty Don

Design your garden like a pro before you spend a penny, with Adam Frost

What To Do Now - Thinning fruit, supporting giants, and celebrating summer’s bounty

Budget garden design for tiny plots with Pip Probert

Gardens, landscape and a life in design, with Sarah Eberle

What To Do Now - Harvest herbs, fuss over fruit, and plan for autumn colour

Best plants for dry gardens: on tough, drought-tolerant plants that thrive

Why wildflowers matter: Frances Tophill on gardening for nature

What To Do Now - Heatwave gardening

Inside Beth Chatto’s garden: drought-proof planting, gravel gardens and climate resilience

Monty Don’s water-wise gardening guide

What To Do Now - Propagating herbs, lawn care, and training climbers

Adam Frost’s favourite herbs: what he grows, cooks and couldn’t garden without

Small garden, mighty impact: what you can create in one square metre, with Lucy Chamberlain

What To Do Now - Feeding roses, monitoring pests, and creating a wildlife corner

Roses: how to grow, prune and choose the best varieties, with Liam Beddall

Go behind the scenes at the National Theatre to visit its rooftop Dye Garden

What To Do Now - Spring shrubs, sowing biennials and watering wisely

Chris Packham on rewilding, wildlife and making a difference

Productive gardening: grow more food with less work, with Frances Tophill

What To Do Now - Sowing tender veg, deadheading spring blooms, and caring for containers

Lavender to lilies: The best scented plants for summer and night, with Ashley Edwards

Adam Frost on easy vegetables to grow at home

What To Do Now - Chelsea Chop, earthing up potatoes and planting out sweet peas

The MIND Garden: How one Chelsea garden transformed a community

Designing with purpose: growing a show garden for Chelsea, with Arit Anderson

What To Do Now - Hardening off, dividing and planting up summer containers

Why joy might be the most important skill in the garden, with Amy Chapman

Outside your door: growing British flowers for beauty, wildlife, and wellbeing, with Georgie Newbery

What To Do Now - Final call for maincrop spuds, tackling weeds and mulching like crazy

Growing more with less: beautiful, edible gardens in small spaces, with Anna Greenland

Unlocking the potential of your plot, with Toby Buckland

What To Do Now - Sowing seeds, smartening up the lawn and stopping the Great Flop!

From plot to planet: De-Graft Mensah on allotment growing and Make a Metre Matter

Inside the weird world of bugs, slugs and more, with Dr Hayley Jones

Sowalong - Kale, with Catherine Mansley

Discover Queen Elizabeth II's new commemorative park, with Matthew Pottage

My easy garden design tips, with Pollyanna Wilkinson

Sowalong - Beetroot, with Claire Vennis

Charles Darwin's garden of evolution at Down House, with head gardener Antony O'Rourke

Master the art of year-round garden interest, with Arit Anderson