Rod Whiting

Loving Your Garden - Better Gardening Podcast

Leisure EN ↓ 80 episodes

Loving Your Garden is a Facebook Group set up by broadcaster Rod Whiting during the first Covid lockdown in April 2020. It has quickly grown to nearly 450  thousand passionate and inspiring gardeners, thanks in no small part to knowledgeable and expert members like John Stirland. John has more than fifty years of experience in horticulture and you can now access his knowledge and that of our members as we link our podcast to LYG’s fortnightly live feed. Each week, we’ll discuss the jobs to be done, plant suggestions and answer your questions. If you love your garden and aspire to be a better g...

Author

Rod Whiting

Category

Leisure

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jun 24, 2026

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Episodes

The Killer Secret to better Garden Design With David Stevens 14.04.2021

One of the world's best-known garden designers, Professor David Stevens drops in to chat with Rod and Richard Chuck about his work and ethos designing at the very highest level.  We discuss sustainable garden design, Japanese Gardens, inexpensive design hacks, and David's top three design tips. Listener warning: Richard has to be physically held back after David complains about the over-...

Creative Planting with Martin Fish 07.04.2021

Gardening consultant Martin Fish drops in on Rod and Richard Chuck. The chaps discuss Rod's new electric awning (posh get!), the marvel of tree surgeons and creative planting.   Share your thoughts

Why homework pays before visiting the garden centre. 31.03.2021

Garden designer Nikki Applewhite joins Rod and Richard Chuck to discuss the basic principles of good garden design and the pitfalls to avoid.  We also get around to climate change and what names we give to our favourite spades (spoiler alert: Rod's is...'spade'.) Share your thoughts

Everything’s Coming Up Roses 23.03.2021

Rod and Richard Chuck are joined by Alan Hargreaves from Lincolnshire based Hargreaves Roses. Alan persuades a sceptical Richard that roses are quite the thing.  There's also talk of bulls' private anatomy but don't let that put you off. For context,  he's also a farmer. Share your thoughts

How To Get Your Lawn Looking Great This Summer 15.03.2021

Rod and gardener Richard Chuck discuss how to get your lawn in good shape for the summer. Three must do’s to prepare your lawn. The biggest sin that too many gardeners commit with their lawn. Share your thoughts

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