Tales From The Potting Bench

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling ' A Celebration of Women in Plants '! Have you ever dreamt of growing your own cut flowers to fill your house wi...

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling ' A Celebration of Women in Plants '! Throughout this season I’ve spoken to and will speak to many people who st...

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling ' A Celebration of Women in Plants '! What happens when you just know that gardening is your future? Well, you f...

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling ' A Celebration of Women in Plants '! Gardener’s World continually inspires and entertains us in equal measure,...

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling ' A Celebration of Women in Plants '! Sometimes we gain inspiration from the gardens around us, from the books w...

Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! We're onto episode two and this episode's guest is another person I've wanted to talk to sin...

Jekka McVicar - Queen of Herbs! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Now we’re kicking this season off with a hug...

Keith Weed - President of the RHS Hello and welcome! Well, here we are at the last episode of season 5 of the podcast and I thought we’d go out with a bit of a bang! In this week’s episode I’m joined by someone with the most apt name possible for the role that they undertake. You’ll no doubt be familiar with the Royal Horticultural Society, the work they do and the gardens that they keep and this...

Faye Whitley - To BEE or not to BEE?! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode, I’m in conversation with someone who is passionate about bees, so much so that she helped to create a...

Tom Coleman - Sip, Sow...Grow! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode, I’m in conversation with a wonderful friend and without a doubt the person that I know the best out of all of...

Alan Gardner - The Autistic Gardener! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode, I’m talking to someone that you possibly might not know, but you’ll be oh so glad that you do by the e...

Dave Goulson - Where to Begin with Bees! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode, we’re talking about (amongst other things), bees! We all know that we should be making our gardens...

JP Clark - Life, Loves and Gardening! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode, I’m joined by probably one of my favourite people from Instagram. Someone who brings joy, entertainmen...

Helen Cross - Grow, Cook, Inspire! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode, we’re bringing it back to basics and understanding the fundamentals of why we should be getting children...

Joe Bagley - The Houseplant Doctor calls! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode, we’re bringing things indoors and exploring an urban jungle and its owner, somewhere near Leiceste...

Sue Kent - Gardener's World and Beyond... Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode I’m ticking off another person from my ever-growing list of ‘presenters from Gardener’s World t...

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 18th October 2023 I'm back with my weekly audio updates. For anyone new here, each week I bring you a snapshot of what's going on here - complete with gardening advice, tips, trick and hints - all useful for all levels of gardener! 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries features an onion update (I know you're all excited about that!), a...

Chris Jesson - Make Gardening Groovy Again! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode I’m joined by someone who you are all bound to know, and love – whether its for is garden rambles...

Lizzie Schofield - A Garden On A Cliffside In Scotland Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode I’m joined by someone with a truly unique garden, that borders the edge of a steep cli...

Welcome to The Potting Bench Diaries - 4th October 2023 After a short hiatus (mainly to launch the main podcast!) I'm back with my weekly audio updates. For anyone new here, each week I bring you a snapshot of what's going on here - complete with gardening advice, tips, trick and hints - all useful for all levels of gardener! 🌷 This week's edition of the garden diaries features all th...

Ramona Jones - Living In A World Inspired by Beatrix Potter... Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this week’s episode I’m joined by someone with one of the most beautiful Instagram pages I’ve ever...

Jenny Williams - Creating 'The Laundry Garden' Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this episode I’m joined by someone that I’m sure you’ll all know from their insanely gorgeous garden, that...

Kim Stoddart - How Climate Change is Effecting Our WHOLE Garden Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know In this episode I’m joined by the wonderful Kim Stoddart. Kim is an award winning environmental jour...

Gil Melham - Plants....aplenty! Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know This episode features something....a little different as I'm in conversation with someone that you may well not have heard of, y...

Arthur Parkinson - Gardening, Hens, Bees and Flamingos? Hello and welcome back to a brand new season - we’re back for a whopping fifth season of the podcast with new guests and brand new stories and conversations with some people you will definitely know, and some people you’ll come to know Now we’re kicking this season off with a huge guest and someone I’ve wanted to talk to since the podcast fir...