BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

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. W...

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. Get free lettuce seeds with our May issue, buy it here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

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. Get free oregano seeds with our May issue, buy it here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong Learn more about your a...

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. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

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. Get free oregano seeds with our May issue, buy it here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong Learn more about your ad c...

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Get free nicotiana seeds with our May issue, buy it here: https://bit.ly/BuyGWMagSowalong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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: https://bit.ly/G...

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan Titchmarsh shares his choices for vegetables to grow in your garden, allotment or in containers – plus Titchmarsh tips for a bountiful yield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan Titchmarsh talks shady spots and some of his favourite choices for plants that will thrive in them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan Titchmarsh selects some of his favourite spring bulbs, flowering shrubs and trees that bring him joy at the beginning of the gardening year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 environment...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 lo...