Lee Connelly | Skinny Jean Gardener

Skinny Jean Gardener Podcast

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Welcome to The Skinny Jean Gardener Podcast: from The UK's #1 Children's Gardening Educator Lee Connelly! This Sunday Times Top Gardening Podcast may have a slightly quirky name and some catchy tunes, but don't let that fool you. If you're a parent who wants your children to experience the wonders of the outdoors, this podcast is an excellent guide for you. Hosted by none other than Lee Connelly, also known as The Skinny Jean Gardener, this podcast brings you expert insights, tips, and inspiration for getting your kids involved in gardening. Lee is not just any gardening enthusiast; he is a CB...

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Lee Connelly | Skinny Jean Gardener

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Jun 24, 2025

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Episodes

Welcome to Colchester Garden Festival 2023 | EP487 14.07.2023

We welcome back Colchester Garden Festival, as Lee tells you what the city has in store for you this year! Plus Olive joins us once again on the podcast and Sir Richard suggett too! Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk 3 NEW podc...

The (Not-so) RHS Hampton Court Review | EP486 07.07.2023

Lee's heading to RHS Hampton Court 2023, What's in store for your visit? PLUS potato harvest, dodgy ants, and little and often!

Glee 2023: The future of gardening | EP484 30.06.2023

We head to GLEE Birmingham this week to look at what the industry has to say about gardening for the future and with children. Plus Lee asks brands to pledge towards real change AND a tour by Olive, A look at the garden with Lee and Richard gives us another TOP GYO Tip! Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most impo...

TOP TIPS: The BEST way to water your gardens | EP483 23.06.2023

With summer fully upon us here in the UK, the question of how we should water our gardens, and keep our plants alive! Plus we celebrate a strawberry harvest with Olive, Flies take over the garden and Richard suggett from the Veg Grower Podcast talks seeds! GET YOUR FREE TICKETS TO THE TOUR skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/tour Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with a...

FREE: Tickets to my NEW Theatre Show | EP482 17.06.2023

In this weeks episode Lee has the biggest give-away EVER on the podcast with FREE theatre tickets for this year EXTREME GARDENING TOUR! Plus its that time of year again where the garden turns into a birthday party zone, Richard suggett joins us for more Top GYO tips and Lee sees a lot of progress down at the bottom of the garden! GET YOUR TICKETS at skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/tour Join School Garden...

CONFIDENTIAL: I return to Parliament | EP481 08.06.2023

For the second time this month Lee returns to parliament to talk more about children's gardening education PLUS; Olive returns to the podcast, Richard suggett gives a top GYO tip and we go down to the bottom of the garden Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https:/...

Why you should NOT garden this National Children's Gardening Week | EP480 02.06.2023

Lee talks about why you should NOT garden with the kids this National Childrens Gardening Week! 3 NEW podcasts EVERY WEEK Listen to Teacher/ Parent Garden Club at https://Skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/pod OR EXTREME Gardening at https://anchor.fm/skinnyjeangardener OR BRAND NEW 2 Gardener, 1 Story at https://t.co/9vZd3vNbph Get more gardening with the How to get Kids Gardening Book, NOW ONLY £10 https:...

Could Children's gardening be the saviour of RHS Chelsea?: RHS Chelsea 2023 Review | EP479 23.05.2023

Lee heads to RHS Chelsea 2023, where for the first time 100 school children are invited to join the press day! Which are the biggest Childrens gardens of 2023? Which was Lee's favourite? and how did bringing Children into the Showground change the show, and could it save Chelsea? Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and...

LIVE: House of Lords School Gardening Curriculum Evidence | EP 478 19.05.2023

Watch the whole evidence at https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/f8039d63-7e4d-4405-8d78-f0d0f1f90a98 Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk 3 NEW podcasts EVERY WEEK Listen to Teacher/ Parent Garden Club at https:// Skinnyjeangar...

Halls of Power: Exploring School Gardening Success at the House of Lords | EP476 11.05.2023

Lee is heading to Parliament, House of Lords to talk about school gardening. In this weeks podcast he discusses some of the talking points he will be discussing. Plus Olive returns to talk about more gardening and we pop down the bottom of the garden! Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher sup...

Cars, Plants and Gardens: Gardeners' World Spring Fair Review 2023 | EP475 05.05.2023

This week Lee heads to Beaulieu Motor Museum for the 2023 Gardeners' World Spring Fair Plus How do plants grow? and garden updates too! Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk 3 NEW podcasts EVERY WEEK Listen to Teacher/ Parent Gard...

From Kitchen Scraps to Garden Gold: The Power of Composting in Schools | EP474 28.04.2023

This week, inspired by teacher Stuart Jackson, Lee talks about how you can get composting at school! and at home too! Plus Olive answer the question, what is a garden? and we go down to the bottom of the garden to see what has started to flourish in the beautiful weather we have in Essex right now! Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all...

Green Therapy: Using Gardening to Cultivate Calm and Conquer Anxiety | EP473 20.04.2023

In this episode, we explore the benefits of using gardening as a tool to manage anxiety. Lee gives a top tip of what he is going to using to fight his current anxiety he is currently struggling with Plus Hot Tub updates, and the gardening has started to come to life! Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importa...

Budding Gardeners: A Father-Daughter Guide to Sowing Seeds | EP471 13.04.2023

This week as we end off the easter holidays, Lee and Olive finally getting sowing and planting seeds as Olive takes over the mic as we tour the garden. We start sowing seeds FINALLY and a BIG garden update too! Gardening has finally come to our family home! Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teach...

Growing Memories: Starting Easter Traditions with Your Kids Through Gardening | EP470 07.04.2023

SOW YOUR SEEDS THIS WEEK: Lee talks about how this is your chance to get sowing seeds with the children, plus giving you a great day out idea that won't cost the earth! Olive joins us to run through some gardening jobs for the holidays to get our garden in great condition for the rest of the year And Lee heads to the shed to pick his seeds for sowing PLUS there's some big theatre NEWS! Join School...

Growing Fun This Easter: Tips for Getting Kids Excited About Gardening | EP469 31.03.2023

In this episode of our gardening podcast, we explore different ways to get children involved in gardening during Easter Half Term. We discuss various ideas such as creating a themed garden, growing edible plants, and using sensory elements to engage kids. We also delve into the issues surrounding school funding and how it affects the provision of gardening and outdoor learning opportunities for ch...

OFTED: My thoughts [Governor, Parent, Educator] | EP468 | Teacher/ Parent Garden Club 23.03.2023

This week Lee talks about OFSTED and gives his thoughts on the organisation that inspects and rates schools throughout the UK. All Lee's thoughts are his own and in no way affiliated with any of the brands or channels he represents. As a governor, parent and the UK's #1 Children's Gardening Educators, Lee has seen from all sides what the impact of OFSTED can and does to a school and the teachers....

It's OK not to be OK | EP468 | Teacher/ Parent Garden Club 10.03.2023

This weeks podcast wasn't quite what was planned, but has an important message that you don't always have to be OK. Plus Lee talks about meeting the King and the final George the Teacher gives teaching tips! Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeni...

ANSWERED: Why should schools garden? | EP467 | Teacher/ Parent Garden Club 03.03.2023

This week Lee answers your comments on why schools should be gardening Plus we are joined by Olive to talk about something Lee is very proud about, A call from Ellen Mary on Wellbeing and much much more Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuc...

NEW Children's Garden Products 2023 | Garden Press Event | Teacher/ Parent Garden Club | EP466 24.02.2023

Lee headed to The Garden Press Event to see what the gardening industry had in store for children's gardening in 2023 Stuart Jackson talks about when Lee visited Ashton Keynes on his school gardening tour, We go down the bottom of the garden and talk about growing potatoes in a small space and George the Teacher joins us for more new teaching tips! Join School Gardening Success. The best way to ge...

February Half Term Gardening Fun | EP465 | Teacher/ Parent Garden Club 17.02.2023

Its Half Term and this week we have Olive joining us for a gardening quiz for all the family! Plus George the teacher returns, Richard Suggett talks growing on Mars and Olive and Lee has a gardening make for the weekend! Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://...

Parents, its good to talk! | EP464 | Teacher/ Parent Garden Club 10.02.2023

Its Children's Mental Health Week, and Lee discuss's mental health with Robert Ross, plus so much more! Including Jane Perrone with a houseplant tip for children, A Seedy Sunday review, Mental Health talk, Parenting worries and chat, George the Teacher and Extreme Gardening! Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most...

Get to know your students & Worm Juice? | EP463 | Teacher/ Parent Garden Club 03.02.2023

An action packed show that's sure to educate and entertain with everything from houseplants to worm juice Jane Perrone from On The Ledge is back with another houseplant tip for children. Listen to more of Janes podcasts here https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge I discuss and give my thoughts on the Teacher Strike and tell you what I've been up to at the bottom of my garden! Costa from down und...

Houseplants for Children ft. Jane Perrone | EP462 | Teacher/ Parent Garden Club 27.01.2023

This week on the podcast we are talking houseplants, with On Ledge podcast host and houseplant expert Jane Perrone. The first part of a 3 part series on houseplants as Jane Perrone gives us some top houseplant tips. George the Teacher is back with top tips for new school teachers and Forest School Teacher Stuart Jackson calls in to tell us what he's been up to. Lee also goes through his houseplant...

How to get started at school | EP461| Teacher/ Parent Garden Club 20.01.2023

This week Lee answers teachers gardening questions to get you started at school. School teacher joins us again to give us his top tip for new teachers, Olive tells us what's been going on at school which involves some book drama?! and we look back at a snippet from a fantastic interview with Matthew Biggs from BBC Gardeners Question Time. Got a question for Lee? lee@skinnyjeangardener.co.uk Join S...

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