BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Onion soup, onion gravy, in our cheese and onion sandwiches, onion bread. You just can't get away from onions. They're a staple in a whole range of dishes and a must grow crop for the garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

April showers, longer lighter days, sunshine and birdsong are all signs that spring is here. There’s an energy that’s awoken and we’re all raring to get out in the garden once again. Plantsperson, author and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter, Frances Tophill, shares what we should be doing in the garden in Spring and how to get started for the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...

Spring has well and truly sprung and our gardens are bursting into life. It's a time of excitement and anticipation for the growing year ahead. Monty Don reveals his gardening plans for the year at Longmeadow, what he loves about spring, and shares details about his upcoming Chelsea Flower Show garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Start your gardening year with growing inspiration in the Spring Conversations podcast from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine. Discover garden design ideas, the best plants to buy, how to bring colour to the garden, veg growing advice, gardening in urban spaces and ways to engage in the natural world, and more. Tune in every Tuesday and Thursday for all your gardening needs this Spring. Also join us e...

Surprise someone with a fragrant bunch of sweetpeas or grow them for yourself. The flowers are just magic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Ask Alan, Alan Titchmarsh gives watering and feeding advice for house plants, discusses the ideal situation including light levels and how to combat bugs, provides help for non-flowering orchids, and more. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to reduce in size, when to prune, which variety to choose, how can you stop it drying out and can you change it's colour are a few of the Ask Alan questions Alan Titchmarsh answers in this episode on hydrangeas. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 Brussels sprouts are one of the more divisive vegetables but they're associated with a reduced risk of developing a wide range of cancers, so sprouts are believed to be very good for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Ask Alan, Alan Titchmarsh offers organic help for tackling various plant ailments and pests in the garden and the greenhouse, in addition to  how we can exist alongside wildlife. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan Titchmarsh discusses why we need to find the right plants for our garden in this Ask Alan episode. With questions answered on how to grow fragrant flowering shrubs in clay soil, establishing plants on thin sandy soil, tackling gardens with different soil types, and ways to improve your soil. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choi...

A staple in the veg plot and, with many varieties available, carrots could be in your plot this year too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 Roses are a stalwart of the garden, but can come with their challenges. In this episode of Ask Alan, Alan Titchmarsh covers how to care for roses from black spot to mildew and rust, how to feed and keep roses healthy, when and how to plant and prune roses, along with recommendations for his favourite varieties. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more ab...

With advice for tackling weeds on the lawn, creating a wildlife lawn, how to feed a lawn and when to cut a lawn and, of course, adding stripes to the lawn, Alan Titchmarsh loves a lawn and there's plenty of advice on caring for your lawn in this episode of Ask Alan. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's yours! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

One of the easiest things to grow in the garden says Adam Frost and you'll be digging up potato 'jewels' later in the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan Titchmarsh offers advice for gorgeous summer colour in this episode of Ask Alan, including plants that have long flowering periods, adding interest and height to the border, how to propagate summer plants for even more summer blooms, what to plant in a new bed for summer colour, peony and dahlia advice and more. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn mo...

Garden design pointers and how to garden on a budget are discussed in this episode of Ask Alan. Alan Titchmarsh also gives help for drought-resistance and maintenance-free gardens, how to create privacy from neighbours and the use of hedges, trees and topiary in a garden design. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

You'd hardly believe that cornflowers that are so familiar in cottage gardens were actually introduced to Britain thousands of years ago. And we're so familiar with them that we just think of them as one of our own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Weeds and how to cope with them in the garden or plot are discussed in this episode of Ask Alan. Hear Alan Titchmarsh offer advice for tackling bindweed, creeping cinquefoil, Japanese knotweed, ground elder and more and poses the question, is the definition of a weed really any plant growing where it's not wanted or growing out of place? Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if...

With fruit tree care and advice, Alan Titchmarsh covers how to care for splitting bark, apple scab, rust spots on leaves, unripe fruit, looking after grape vines and encouraging a lemon tree to fruit. Is your fruit tree question answered 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. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

There's nothing quite like biting into a fresh, crunchy cucumber straight from the plant and if you haven't tried to grow cucumbers from seed yet, this could be the year to do so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Almost every garden has a tricky spot and in this episode of Alan Titchmarsh gives advice for growing in small, residential gardens and in pots, discusses plants for different situations in the garden, what to plant in windy, coastal gardens and where to find inspiration for growing a new garden. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choi...

In this informative episode of Ask Alan, Alan Titchmarsh gives advice for how to care for lavender and magnolia plants, how to help red robin hedging thrive, ensuring peonies and clematis bloom and more. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the oldest cultivated spices that we know of, coriander is bursting with health benefits and every part of coriander is edible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With advice for pruning magnolia and wisteria, how to take cuttings and root pruning, Alan Titchmarsh also discusses the right tools to use for different pruning jobs 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. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Discover plants that love shade and will bring life to shady corners, with Alan Titchmarsh’s expert answers to your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices