Mike The Gardener - Gardening Podcast

In this special bonus Slot From the Plot episode recorded on 29th March we head back to a cold, wet and blowy allotment for our second visit of the season to chat with Otis. Sadly, all is not well at the allotment. And this I'm sure will be familiar to many allotmenteers who sow seeds for this seasons crops, only to find that something has got in there and nibbled their plans for successful se...

In this week's, episode of the Mic the Gardener Gardening Podcast. I chat to peony expert, RHS gold medal winner, and owner of the Primrose Hall Nursery, a peony specialist about, well, you've guessed it, peonies. we talk about: - Different types of peonies. - How to look after peonies. - How to maintain peonies. - Pests and diseases. - And, we dispel a few old house wives tales along the way. It'...

Hello and welcome back to this weeks episode of the Mic the Gardener – Gardening Podcast . This week, I chat with BBC TV Gardeners' World and ITV Love Your Garden TV presenter and horticulturist, Frances Tophil l.   We chat about: Her career How she secured roles with ITV's Love Your Garden and BBC's Gardeners’ World The importance of community gardening Her very own new garden Collabo...

Hello and welcome back to this week's, episode of the Mic the Gardener - Gardening Podcast . This week we return to the allotment to chat to Otis about: What went well last year What didn't go quite so well last year? What's new for the plot this year? What they learnt from Year One? We also chat about some exciting new additions to the plot. If you are an allotment holder or are thinking about st...

Hello and welcome back to this week's episode of the Mic the Gardener - Gardening Podcast . And so here it is, the one you've all been waiting for, including me! So many of you have contacted me asking if we can do a special episode on hellebores . There's clearly a lot of love for our heavenly hellebores out there, and I'm a massive fan, that's for sure. So, I racked my brain, wondering who I cou...

Hello and welcome to this week's, episode of the Mic the Gardener – Gardening Podcast . In this week's, episode, I chat with a passionate young horticulturalist, Josh Simmonds . I first met Josh a couple of years ago, when I travelled to Ipswich to record a podcast episode with Michael Perry (a.k.a. Mr Plant Geek). I was early and Michael suggested I visit Kiln Farm Nursery before our interview. O...

Hello there and welcome to this weeks episode of them Mic The Gardener - Gardening Podcast.  Are you a fan of ITV's Love Your Garden with Alan Titchmarsh ? Or, BBC TV's Garden Rescue with Charlie Dimmock ? Well, this week I chat with Matt Young, Head of Factual Entertainment at Spun Gold TV , who bring us these amazing TV programmes. I'll be asking all of those questions that we think about w...

Hello and welcome to this episode of the Mic the Gardener – Gardening Podcast , it's lovely to have you here, as always.  There can't be a single gardener out there, who doesn't love snowdrops, can there? Well, in this week's episode, I catch up with garden writer and friend, Val Bourne in her beautiful Cotswold garden which is crammed cheek by jowl with a stunning array of snowdrops. And, as...

In this second episode of the Mic the Gardener - Gardening Podcast I chat with award-winning garden writer, television presenter and wildlife gardening expert, Kate Bradbury .   We talk about Kate's wonderful new book ' The Tree in My Garden: Choose One Tree, Plant It - Change the World ' published by DK Books which is a real page turner and packed with useful information to help you cho...

Hello and welcome back to this weeks episode of the Mike the Gardener – Gardening Podcast. This week, I'm over the moon to announce that my guest is none other than Queen of Herbs, Jekka McVicar. Jekka McVicar is an organic grower of herbs and horticultural author, designer, consultant, judge and moderator. She is renowned for her passion and knowledge of herbs and has built an international reput...

Welcome to the last episode in series 4 of the Mic The Gardener – Gardening Podcast. In this week's episode I chat to gardening guru, Charles Dowding. Charles is a gardening legend in the making, an English horticulturalist, an author who has pioneered modern no-dig and organic soil management since 1983. Charles is on a mission to teach gardeners that there is no need to dig over the soil. In fac...

Hello, hello, hello and welcome to this weeks episode of the Mic The Gardener - Gardening Podcast .  Today I chat once again, to another returning guest to the podcast, Michael Perry a.k.a. Mr Plant Geek . Michael was a guest on the podcast at the beginning of Series 2 ( click here to listen to that episode ) when I travelled to his wonderful garden and sat in the August sunshine talking all...

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Hello and welcome back to this weeks episode of the Mic the Gardener – Gardening Podcast sponsored by Natural Grower. If you're look for amazing results with all your fruit and vegetables, flower beds, lawns and house plants, then Natural Grower's award-winning, certified organic peat-free compost and fertiliser knock the socks of chemical products! All products are certified organic, 100% chemica...

Hello and welcome to this week's edition of the Mic the Gardener – Gardening Podcast . In this week's episode, The Slot from the Plot , we're heading back to the allotment to have a chat with… Ben! The rather elusive Ben Short finally makes an appearance and tells us about his experience of starting a new allotment with his partner Otis. And in part two of this ' Slot from the Plot' special, I cha...

Hello and welcome to this weeks edition of the Mic the Gardener – Gardening Podcast. This week my special guest is Catherine Horwood. Catherine is an award-winning writer and lecturer and author of the official biography of Beth Chatto, ‘Beth Chatto - A Life with Plants’. Beth was and indeed still is one of our most influential gardeners. There can’t be many of us who hasn’t got one of Beth‘s insp...

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of the Mic the Gardener - Gardening Podcast .  This week I’m delighted to say my guest is award-winning, organic gardener  and lecturer Val Bourne . I was lucky enough to be invited to Val's beautiful Spring Cottage garden, high above Bourton-on-the-Water a few weeks ago to chat to her about her career, her garden, her gardening philosophies, her...

Hello and welcome to this weeks episode of the Mic the Gardener – Gardening Podcast .  In this week’s episode I travel to Denbigh, North Wales, to chat to the owners of the exquisite Laundry Garden Retreat , Tom & Jenny Williams , who take me on a tour of their beautiful garden.  We chat about how they came to be its owners, how the gardens have progressed including the design and pl...

Hello and welcome back to this week’s episode of the Mic the Gardener – Gardening Podcast .  In this weeks episode we are:  Looking at how to make the best quality garden compost   Chatting with Ellen Mary about her new book ‘How to Grow a Garden'   Seeing what’s grabbing the horticultural headlines , and  Answering some of your gardening questions  Click here to see...

Hello and welcome to this weeks episode of the Mic the Gardener – Gardening Podcast . Without a shadow of doubt one of the most popular BBC TV Gardeners' World TV presenters has to be the wonderful, greatly missed Geoff Hamilton.  Geoff was a gardener, broadcaster and author, best known as presenting the ever-popular Gardeners' World in the 1980s and 1990s. In today's episode I speak to Geoff...

Hello and welcome back to this weeks episode of the Mike the Gardener – Gardening Podcast. I In this week's episode I return to Otis and Ben's allotment to see how things are progressing there. You'll recall, we are calling this occasional series, the Slot from the Plot. Today I catch up with Otis to see what's growing well, what's not growing so well and more importantly, why and their plans for...

Hello and welcome back to this week's episode  of the Mic the Gardener - Gardening Podcast . This week you find me heading to Great Chalfield Manor gardens in Melksham, Bradford-on-Avon to chat to a previous guest on the podcast, garden writer, journalist, author, garden consultant and garden designer, Naomi Slade . After a personal tour of the garden we found the perfect place to record this...

Hello and welcome back to this week's episode of the Mike the Gardener – Gardening Podcast . If you're a regular to the podcast, you'll know I spoke to Victoria, national organiser and chair of the Young Horticulturist of the Year competition in May this year.  I'm passionate about looking to the future for gardening and horticulture and for getting the next generation of gardeners on board....

Hello there and welcome back to this weeks edition of the Mic the Gardener – Gardening Podcast.  In this weeks edition, I'm mixing it up slightly, and you're stuck with me, and me alone. Come back! Don't go away.  It's what I'm calling a magazine edition, and I'll be covering a few topics this week including: Plant of the Month - The Nitty Gritty - this month, I'll be giving you the lowd...

In this week’s episode I chat to (BBC Scotland) Beechgrove presenter, George Anderson who tells me about his very early days in gardening and horticulture, his studies and days at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh and how he secured the job as one of the presenters of the ever popular Beechgrove gardening TV programme.  It's a lovely chat and I just know you're going to enjoy it.  You can find...