Pots & Trowels The Gardening Podcast

Martin and Jill visit the Lincolnshire Show, chat to a couple of exhibitors, plus the team answer a listeners' question on camelia, and Jill has a recipe for spring onions that's delicious! Videos Mentioned: Lincolnshire Show: https://youtu.be/vItUno-qqcc  Harrogate Spring Flower Show: https://youtu.be/5CkFp0zGnSQ  Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episod...

Martin and Jill have been to meet James and Nicki and have a look at their collections of auricula and hosta. Martin answers a listeners question on Spiraea Bridal Wreath and we discuss slug deterrents!    Videos mentioned: Harrogate Spring Flower Show: https://youtu.be/5CkFp0zGnSQ  Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK...

This week it's all go as we chat about everything from rose deadheading & Snow in Summer through to grape vine cuttings and robot tractors! Please do watch the charity video Sean has produced (and buy the song to help the charity if you are able): https://youtu.be/Q8ocOhBVALc P&T Videos mentioned this week Grape Vine video: https://youtu.be/y3BH0axaRAE  Penstemon Cuttings video: https...

Martin chats to old friend and landscaper Adam Tomlinson. We answer your gardening questions and Martin has some patio-related things you can be doing in your garden this week. Training a Tree’s roots to go deep https://youtu.be/Gg8FgLp8aC4   Bramley Apple Tree Summer Pruning: https://youtu.be/NqNXTa1_LI4   Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount...

Martin meets the Laughing Gardener, we have updates on the strawberries, some top tips for tying tomatoes and how to grow lupins from seed. Paul Robinson, aka The Laughing Gardener is here on Facebook: (8) The Laughing Gardener | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Laughing-Gardener/100051593361368/  Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discoun...

We have an update from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show where Martin has been judging! Our podcast guests Jonathan (Cosmos) Barry (Proctors) and Dawn from Lincolnshire Pond Plants all give us their experience. There's a chance to hear from some celebrities and we answer your questions!  Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products...

We're talking to Jonathan Sheppard today who's a Cosmos enthusiast! He's going to Chelsea for the first time. Plus we have questions on fig pruning, hydrangea problems and the asparagus beetle. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions appl...

We're talking to Horticulturist Graham Porter about the Chartered Institute of Horticulture. The team discuss the difference between the terms horticulturist and gardener. There are some jobs to be getting on with around the garden, plus we answer a couple of listeners' questions on tomatoes & sweet peas. Jill's Blackcurrant Smoothie Recipe: Try a boost at breakfast time with a...

RHS Chelsea Flower Show is one of the most prestigious events in the world. Martin's been to meet Barry Proctor who switched from agriculture to horticulture and found success at Chelsea! We're answering listeners'/viewers' questions about fuchsia and Martin has some things you could do in your garden this week.   Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podca...

We're talking to Niall from the Yorkshire Mushroom Emporium about how low tech mushroom farming works, and how you can grow your own. We also have listeners' questions on: Whether or not to lift dahlias and why? What to do about stinging nettles in your compost heap? Check out the Yorkshire Mushroom Emporium here: Yorkshire Mushroom Emporium Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the...

This week Martin's met We're at the RHS Urban Show  in the heart of Manchester, chatting about what you can accomplish if space and funds are limited! Videos Mentioned: How to Plant Beans: https://youtu.be/8P0jiXl1DtM  How to Take Shrub Cuttings: https://youtu.be/8ui3HQKBeZs?si=Q0q6lxypFVheRZzA  Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on...

We're loving our lawn this week as we go all in on lawn care!  There's an interview with Peter Chaloner, a mowing mogul and Martin has some top tips for keeping your grass in perfect condition.  Lawncare Video: https://youtu.be/w6U2YLePBTI  Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2...

Martin visits Morpeth and meets the gardening club, who have a few questions! Jill has a recipe & Sean checks in from his holiday in North Wales' Llyn Peninsula. Links: Jill's rhubarb recipe: https://www.martinfish.com/blog/blushingrhubarbcream/   Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter t...

Martin goes to the former BBC Gardeners World garden at Barnsdale to meet Nick Hamilton, whose father was a presenter. Nick explains how they manage this wonderful garden organically. We've got some listeners' questions and the team chat all things horticultural! Barnsdale Gardens :   https://barnsdalegardens.co.uk/ Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episo...

Martin chats raised beds with an absolute expert who wrote the book! With over 50 years of practical experience in gardening and horticulture, David Hurrion has a wealth of hints, tips and inspiration to share. Plus, the team discuss some of our listeners' questions on pleached hedges, camelia and sweet peas. #gardening #GardeningPodcast #garden #RaisedBeds #GYO #GrowYourOwn David Hurrion Web...

The National Holocaust Centre in North Nottinghamshire, UK is home to a thousand white rose bushes - they all need pruning & Martin's been to find out more. Jill has a rhubarb dessert recipe from heaven and we're answering dogwood and daffodil questions. Link to Jill's recipe:   https://www.martinfish.com/blog/rhubarb-heaven-recipe/ Rose pruning video: https://youtu.be/SYOMSFUsx...

Martin chats to RHS curator Paul Cook about developing the RHS's most northerly garden. Jill and Sean chat lawn edging and killing plants! Some of the videos mentioned in this episode: Harlow Carr on P&T Playlist of videos and podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAP6F3_x3pSanz-SarwwkrWucL9hPNKSa   Skern Alpines: https://youtu.be/TXfPhQ10P8I   Herbaceous Border pruning...

Loads to discuss this week as Martin catches up with Bramble Garden Blog's Karen Gimson. Plus, we talk sweet peas, wet lawns & whether you can sow seeds in pots outside instead of straight into the garden. This week's video on pruning raspberry canes: https://youtu.be/4JtLOEKnJw4  Plus it's a video bonanza this week as we have bonus videos on gooseberries: https://youtu.be/JgJp4...

Martin chats to Mark Wasilewski, who is a manager at the Royal Parks in London.  Marks' planting decisions can be debated over the royal breakfast table. He was once warned that King Charles might sneak out to inspect his work by flashlight!   The team also address some of your gardening questions.  Videos mentioned in this episode: Herbaceous Border video: https://youtu.be/eT7PMRqyGEs  How t...

"Queen of Pelargoniums" Helen Bainbridge joins Martin for a chat about her specialist subject and how she started out in gardening aged seven! There are hints and tips for what to do with these magnificent plants at this time of year & the team address some listeners questions. Specific Videos mentioned this episode: Pelargonium Masterclass : https://youtu.be/PFbfXCwibck Harlow Carr...

Snowdrop supremo Michael Myers tells Martin about some of the hundreds of different types of snowdrops out there. Jill finds an eBay bargain and Martin answers a hydrangea question from one of our YouTube viewers.  Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and condition...

We're chatting to Kings Seeds Horticultural Director Andrew Tokely this week and getting inside info on all sorts of wonderful seed options! Martin answers some questions about leaf curl aphid and what to do when you're faced with a new build house with a blank canvas of a garden.  (see Martin and his box of Kings Seeds in our latest P&T video here: https://youtu.be/8_dmL7TvQc0 ) Vis...

We've been answering some listeners' questions and most of them are tropical in flavour!  Martin's been to visit Snape Gardening Club in Bedale, North Yorkshire & the group asked Martin about some exotic plants!  The P&T team discuss celeriac, aeoniums, cardamon and even an ornamental banana! Plus, what to do in your garden at this time of the year.  Remember, if you email u...

We're braving the sub-zero temperatures this week as Martin meets Russ Watkins who is the Floral Team leader in charge of the Winter Walk! The pair discuss plants that bring something to the garden whatever the season. Martin has some tips for your garden plus the P&T team stick to the warmth of indoors to chat about the plants that are worth having in your border at this time of year, do...

RHS Harlow Carr is the northernmost of the Royal Horticultural Society's five gardens. Martin is one of the gardening advisors to this North Yorkshire gem and he's been to chat with some of the gardeners about the food they're growing. Jill has tasty recipe ideas for you plus, the team discuss chicory, kalettes and rhubarb! RHS Garden Harlow Carr | Events & attractions in Harrog...