Through The Garden Gate

What a privilege to have the knowledgeable house plant expert Jane on the podcast. We started as ever with a quick chat with George and a gardening question about Asparagus this week. Jane is the author of three books The Allotment Keepers Handbook, Legends of the Leaf and the latest book The Atlas of Deadly Plants. She also hosts an award winning podcast On The Ledge which has over 300 episode al...

We are back after a week off and spring has definitely sprung the light is back in the evening and the bulbs are blooming! George gave us a gardening question as always and this week it was about Tulips 🌷 Our guest the lovely Alex a career changer who has thrown her self in to being a gardener. She has designed a Gold medal winning garden @bbcgwlive Alway interesting to hear peoples journey in to...

We started the show as ever with our question from George, this week it was about Daffodils. Then we got our guest Chris in to talk all things garden and of course his back story. I loved hearing about some of the behind the scenes chat about Garden Rescue. If you haven’t seen Chris’s 2024 Chelsea garden go check it out because it was absolutely stunning and give @sidhillecogardens a follow who he...

If you love tomatoes you are going to love this episode! George gave us a garden question to start and it was about willows, as we were creating a living willow tunnel at @wild.inthe.woodscic this weekend which George helped with as well as lots of other fantastic volunteers. We spoke to Ana about where her love of gardening came from. She also told us how her daughter waning to make a bit of mone...

We start the episode with George’s gardening question for Marc and Jamie, this week all about Bluebells. Can Jamie make it two wins in a row? When we recorded the podcast on Tuesday we had lots of technical difficulties but hopefully managed to edit it in to a coherent episode. It was great to hear all of the behind the scenes gossip about @thetraitorsukofficial James gave us an exclusive about Ga...

We start as usual with a garden question from George this week with a space theme after our trip to the space centre in Leicester. He also told us all about his pewter fossil necklace that he made @wild.inthe.woodscic this week. Stephanie has had a fantastic career in gardening and her third book “The Productive Garden An essential guide to self sufficiency” is available at the end of next month....

No guest tonight so Marc and Jamie just chatted all things gardening and what they both had been up too. George gave us our 4th garden question which was about trees. We talked about snowdrops which are at their peak right now, make sure you get out and check out your local snowdrop displays. Jamie told us about his new purchases from @monksilvernursery Marc needs someone to invent an industrial s...

We started with George’s gardening question can Marc keep up his winning streak or will Jamie get one back? Fabulous chat with Laura how she went from retail to working full time as a gardener. Loved all the hellebore chat they are looking amazing right now. We always like talking to gardeners who want to dispel the myth of gardens going to bed in the winter. Join us next week for another great gu...

We start of as always with a little chat with George, he gave Marc and Jamie our second head to head question. Marc also asked George what he was grateful for today and he said the garden which was lovely. After a few technical difficulties we got our guest Susan in who is transforming her patients lives with treatment that you would not expect a GP to prescribe. What an incredible thing to create...

We are back after our Christmas break. George is now quizzing me and Jamie each week and we will see who answers the most right at the end of each month. Marc took a 1-0 lead. We went down memory lane after George question of who the first presenter of Gardeners World was. We talked of our earliest memories in gardening. We also talked about what we have been up too, and our plans for the year. Th...

Join us for 25 questions about gardening and some popular culture questions and a cryptic round. George started the quiz with 5 questions about his past gardening facts. If you want to play along the answers are all at the end of the podcast so pause before before we go in to them, we give plenty of warning. Thanks everyone for watching and listening to us this year we will be back in the new year...

Lovely to chat to Kate what an amazing and varied career in horticulture she has had and what stories she has about her time on gardeners world. It nice to hear someone not get the gardening bug from their grandparents but fall in love in the most unexpected way! George gave us a garden fact about Poinsettia. Join us next week for our last episode this year! 💚 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Great to chat to Sam about her love for growing food and her passion to get more and more people to start growing and cooking their own food. It’s always fab to talk with someone so driven to change the way we do things. Website: https://www.the-pffa.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peoplesfoodandfarmingalliance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePeoplesFoodFarming Calendar Link: https:...

We finally got my colleague Debbie on, who has been helping me at work all summer. Great to chat about what we have been up to at work and how far we have come. I also loved hearing Debbie’s garden origin story. George gave us some more information about the Roman greenhouse and told us about his swimming badge he has just earned. Join us next week for another fantastic guest from the gardening wo...

You have all heard of a farm shop but have you heard of a farmer shop, that’s exactly what David is trying to create to get a better deal for farmers who are struggling to get a fair price for their produce. We also talked about how he cleared his Christmas tree field without selling a single tree 🌲 And all about Peonies of course! If you don’t already follow David go check him out I love his hon...

Marc and Jamie talk about their garden wins and fails this growing season. It’s was lovely everyone chipping in their garden wins for the year also. My dad set a challenge to grow a long carrot in sand next year! George gave us a gardening fact as per usual! Join us next week for another chat with someone from the world of horticulture 💚 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Fab chat with the charming GQT regular great to have him on again for another hour and a half of setting the world to right. I always come away from a chat with Matthew with a list of things to go and look at and this one is no exception. Floral Britannica by Richard Mabey will be added to my TBR pile. George of course gave us a garden fact this week about how deciduous trees survive the winter. J...

Fantastic chat with Johnathan all about his National collections of Cosmos and Holyhocks. Loved hearing all about what it takes to exhibit at Chelsea and Hampton Court. I admire his attempts to make more sustainable and planet friendly practices more accountable at the flower shows. We of course got George gardening fact all about Cosmos also! Join us next week for a returning guest from the world...

What an inspiration young man Arlo is I absolutely love his passion for growing o His pumpkin 🎃 was amazing!! I can’t wait to see is journey in gardening. George of course gave us a gardening fact all about daylight saving time. Join us next week for another fantastic guest from the world of gardening 💚 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back by popular demand, for the forth time! A year since we last had him on the podcast. George of course gave us a gardening fact about autumn leaves and did the intro for our guest. Chris told us all about his relocation to Guernsey, and what he has been up too. Chris also played our new game winner stays on a chose Gardeners world presenters as his subject. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Great to have a guest back on this week and what an inspirational lady whose garden has appeared on @gardenersworldtv last year. I love that she was inspired to dig up her lawn and create a beautiful garden made up of different mounds split up by gravel paths. I also love the idea of using milk bottles as low maintenance mini propagators to get your seeds growing. We also got a garden fact from Ge...

Tonight we had a last minute change of schedule so me and Jamie thought we would just have a good chat about what we have been up too and what’s going on in our gardens. George gave us a gardening fact about sunflowers 🌻 Thanks everyone who joined in with our chat live 👍🏻 Join us next week and we will hopefully have a guest to chat too 💚 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Wow what a lovely chat all about mushrooms 🍄‍🟫 it’s an ever expanding subject and one that has such an important role in soil health and can add an extra harvest to your veg beds! We love chatting to people who have absorbed as much as they possibly can about a subject and want to pass on that knowledge to other people. George of course gave us a gardening fact all about mushrooms in space 🚀 Th...

Returning guest from 541 days ago and I can’t believe it’s been that long! We always learn so much and get so much inspiration from Anjee I love her passion for preserving and growing as much of her own food to provide her family with organic goodness. I need to make some of those fruit winders now that’s my mission for the week watch this space I’ll try to have some for next weeks episode. We of...

Absolute pleasure to speak to Oliver who has created a fantastic product and is trying to establish a business to fund his gardening dreams. I am always impressed inspired by people who have ideas and actually manage to make them a reality! Loved hearing about his core memories of gardening with his dad as a child. Oliver was also the first person to answer Winter for his favourite season in the l...