BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Broad beans can be grown in the ground, in raised beds, or in pots, and are a great source of vitamins A, C, and E, as well as protein and fibre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a great time of year to start sowing seeds but how many seeds should you sow, how can you make sure your seeds will germinate, when and how to plant them out and can you store seeds for future growing? Alan Titchmarsh will answer these questions and more in this episode of Ask Alan. Don't forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Growing vegetables can be hugely rewarding, but what happens when your lovingly tendered veg doesn't thrive? In this episode of Ask Alan, Alan Titchmarsh will answer questions on growing successful root vegetables, stopping vegetables from bolting, finding the ideal tomato and the best growing medium in raised beds. Don't forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn mor...

Hear Alan Titchmarsh solve your gardening problems in a new podcast series Ask Alan, where he’ll answer questions on plants for tricky places, offer solutions for unhappy plants, give garden design ideas, examine how to cope with weeds, pests and diseases, give tips on pruning, roses and more. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday through February and March. If you’ve got a gardening question yo...

Sow Nigella seeds for a mass of beautiful flowers through the summer months, followed by gorgeous balloon like seed capsules in autumn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What role does nature play in our mental and emotional wellbeing? Beth Collier, a Nature Allied Psychotherapist and ethnographer, teaches woodland living skills and natural history and helps people connect with the natural world to support their mental health. Beth shares how nature can nurture during therapy, the barriers people of colour face in accessing outdoor spaces and how we can create mor...

Community gardens play a vital role in making green space accessible to everyone, particularly those in inner city areas where gardens are at a minimum. Such spaces are also a great source of wellbeing through gardening and volunteering opportunities, gatherings and events, places to grow food and help combat climate change, and most importantly connect with nature. In this episode, Stephen Mason,...

Crunchy, bright and full of peppery flavour, the radish is one of the quickest and easiest crops to grow. Enjoy growing along with the seeds in this month’s magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Significantly reduce your stress levels, improve your ability to concentrate, and alleviate depression, using plants. Kathy Willis, professor of biodiversity at the University of Oxford, explains the dramatic impact plants have on our mental and physical health, and shares the wealth of scientific evidence from around the world that proves the power of nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

How does the food we eat shape our health, wellbeing and connection to the planet? Daphne Lambert is a medicinal chef, nutritionist and founding member of the Greencuisine Trust and has spent decades exploring the profound links between food, health and sustainability. From running an award-winning organic restaurant to teaching about soil, gut health and the food matrix, she shares how gardeners...

They're fun plants and they get their name from the fact that if you gently squeeze the mouth of the flower it opens wide, just like a Chinese dragon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When he received his type 2 diabetes diagnosis, gardener and writer Andrew Oldham took his gardening expertise to a new level, growing on his hillside plot in the Pennines to bring back his health. Discover how Andrew’s down to earth gardening and cooking has helped him lose weight and reverse his type 2 diabetes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A winter woodland walk – there’s nothing like it to boost your mood. But did you know the wellbeing benefits of a woodland walk actually go much deeper, with real physical health benefits? So in this episode we’re talking to Sally Bavin of the Woodland Trust to unveil the surprising science behind our relationship with these magical places. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

Easy to grow and reliable, cosmos will reward you with weeks of beautiful flowers that fit into lots of different planting styles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The winter months can be challenging for our health and, while we wait for spring days to nourish us once again, what can we do to support and boost our immune system? Medical herbalist Jo Dunbar’s knowledge on how to use herbs, plants, and spices from the kitchen and garden could help keep us healthy over the cold winter months until Spring’s bounty emerges once again. Learn more about your ad ch...

We all feel instinctively that house plants are good for us. But is it all in the mind, or is there something real and tangible going on? Can house plants really scrub the air around us, and if so how on earth do they do it? And what difference can one little plant on a shelf really make in our lives? In this episode we delve deep into the amazing world of house plants and their health benefits, w...

Tomatoes are fun to grow, with many different varieties to choose from, and they taste so much better home-grown than from the shops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the heart of winter, light levels are low and we've got weeks of cold still to come. There's no getting away from the fact that winter can feel like a slog and there's every chance you could be feeling overwhelmed by it all. But it's not all bad news and, as we begin a fresh new year, we explore how gardening can help us feel better, the role gardening can play in our mental health and the po...

Give your mental and physical health a boost this January, with the new Wellness podcast series from BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine. You’ll discover ways to improve your mental wellbeing through gardening, herbal remedies for winter illnesses, advice on using your garden to keep your body strong, the difference that growing your own can make to the nutritional value of your food, the impact of hous...

Eminent gardener and plantswoman Carol Klein celebrates the wonderful women who have played a central role in horticulture for centuries, from early plant hunters such as Marianne North to designers like Gertrude Jekyll, gardeners such as Margery Fish and Beth Chatto, to this year’s Chelsea best in show designer Ula Maria. And yet, the industry remains rather male dominated. She shares her opinion...

When you’re inside the serene surroundings of Shinjuku Gyoen, it’s hard to believe you are in one of the most populated cities in the world. Shinjuku Gyoen features three distinct garden styles: Japanese traditional, English landscape, and French formal, each with its own unique vibe. During cherry blossom season from late March to April, the park’s 1,500 cherry trees make it one of Tokyo’s most p...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a gardener at a zoo? Rab Harden, head gardener at Edinburgh Zoo, explains how they grow specific plants to feed the zoo animals as well as choosing the right plants for their enclosures. No two days are the same for a zoo gardener and the team’s work is as varied as it is vital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Moving home and thinking about the practical and emotional aspects of leaving your garden? Or perhaps you’re about to garden a new plot. Join BBC Gardeners' World presenter and landscape designer Adam Frost as he shares the ins and out of leaving his garden following a recent move to a smaller space nearby. Listen in as Adam advises on everything from which plants to take and which plants to leave...

Discover the hidden gem that is the Conservatory Gardens, within the world- famous Central Park. Nestled in the northeastern corner of Central Park, the Conservatory Gardens is a lush, six-acre oasis that offers a stark yet welcome contrast to the bustling cityscape. The gardens are divided into three distinct sections: the Italian Garden, the French Garden, and the English Garden, each offering i...

Join Shirlie Kemp to discover how she brings the outside inside from her garden for natural Christmas decorations. From an early age, Shirlie was drawn to nature and, after a successful career in the music industry in the 1980s with the band Wham, she has switched her microphone for a pair of secateurs as she takes on the task of renovating her large garden in Hertfordshire. With a desire for crea...