The Plant Based Podcast

Happy new year and welcome to series 10 of the podcast! In the first episode of this series, hear from some of the top names in horticulture with their New Years plant based resolutions. Plus @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening chat with FAM flower farm about growing spring bulbs and one of the most popular cut flowers of recent years - Dahlias. There's plenty of tips and suggestions to get you g...

This Xmassy episode is full of all the best Christmas wishes we could find. Hear from some of your favourite Instagarmmers, horticultural hero's and of course @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening with the last of the news for 2022.    Sponsor of series 9 is @lavaliteuk - a range of products that offer the horticultural world ecological solutions, including moisture management, frost protection, pe...

Meet Matt and Tim from North Carolina based Mr Maple. Hear how they have taken the business from the back of a truck through to a nursery selling over a thousand varieties of Maple Tree (Acers). Matt and Tim also give us their current top ten Maples, talk through how to care for them and why they are such special trees. Check them out online at www.mrmaple.com and via their daily YouTube updates....

It's the news and gossip again this week as @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening report on giant sunflowers, endangered birds and much more, keeping you up to date with the horticultural news.   As ever Michael decides he's hungry devouring some hazelnut butter as he talks about his trip to the South of France to admire Cyclamen. Ellen Mary tries to contain her excitement about her new wellbeing r...

Have you ever wondered what PR actually is? What happens behind the scenes and why PR can be so beneficial to horticultural companies? Meet Jess! From a landscaping background, Jess takes us on her journey into PR and talks about some of the high profile work she has undertaken.   With a contribution from @emjorealdavies and @ellenmarygardening  chats about her week in amongst the plants.       Sp...

This weeks news and gossip episode includes naked gardening, travelling parakeets and an art installation in Mayfair plus more! @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening chat about the Garden Media Guild Awards and Christmas houseplants.   Sponsor of series 9 is @lavaliteuk - a range of products that offer the horticultural world ecological solutions, including moisture management, frost protection, pe...

This week @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening chat with ex pro footballer Tayshan Hayden-Smith about his transition to community gardener and award winning garden designer. Founder of the Grow 2 Know initiative, Tayshan is making gardening accessible for his community and reaching a wider audience.   Also hear from contributors @hall_lane_flowers and @thesuffolkjungleroom room with plenty of advi...

In this weeks news and gossip episode @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening share news about a Royal gardening job on offer, psychedelic mushrooms for depression and much more. Michael chats through his week in Holland where he's discovered some new and exciting plants coming to market and Ellen finds some unexpected Fungi on a nature walk.  Sponsor of series 9 is @lavaliteuk - a range of products...

In this weeks episode, @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening find out what it takes to keep Hyde Park looking exquisite for the public, how it is maintained and how important it is to do so with the environment in mind. Meet Beth Handley (Head Gardener of Hyde Park) and Phil Newcombe (Hyde Park Assistant Park Manager) with a wealth of horticultural knowledge.  With contributors @emjorealdavies and...

Meet Faye Adams, Garden Supervisor of the Alpine, Rock and Aquatic gardens at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Faye has danced her way from her previous career into gardening and now takes care of those tiny little plants that grow in all kinds of conditions and are becoming much more popular recently. Find out how to grow alpines, what their natural habitat is and be inspired to create your own roc...

It's not just the Orchids in the supermarket that you can grow at home. With an abundance of many beautiful and sometimes rare Orchids, Arnau chats to @ellenmarygardening and @mrplantgeek about how they are cared for at Kew Gardens. From giant Orchids to the display cabinet and everything in between.    With new contributors @hall_lane_flowers and @thesuffolkjungleroom   Sponsor of series 9 is @la...

In this episode at Kew Gardens, @ellenmarygardening and @mrplantgeek meet Lucy Smith who not only teaches and illustrates botanical art but also played a crucial role in the identification of a new giant waterlily - the Victoria boliviana. Find out just how much dedication and patience it took to see the flower at just the right moment and even get some tips of how you can start illustrating as we...

In the first of our four part mini series at Kew Gardens, @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening visit the edible science garden and chat with Helena Dove about growing and experimenting with edibles to grow sustainable and healthy crops. From Dahlia tubers to Squash, Oca to Carrots this episode is full of delicious homegrown food.   With new contributors @emjorealdavies and @thejungleclubworcester...

This weeks news and gossip episode is the last in series 8! @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening discuss recording at Kew Gardens for series 9, give thanks to sponsor of series 8 Florette and contributors and cover slugs, beavers and wildflowers.     Series 8 is sponsored by @florettesalad and you can find out more about them at www.florettesalad.co.uk   The Plant Based Podcast:  www.theplantbased...

There are many wildflowers from Poppies to Loosestrife as @ellenmarygardening and @mrplantgeek find out when they visit the most glorious of landscapes at Natural Surroundings in Norfolk. A haven of biodiversity with numerous microclimates, meet the owners who take Ellen and Michael on a walk and talk of their beautiful wildflower meadows.   You'll also hear from regular contributors @emmabrittond...

In this weeks new and gossip, @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening talk about their feelings regarding the monarchy along with annoyingly slow growing Portuguese Laurel, Birmingham and Savoy cabbage.    Series 8 is sponsored by @florettesalad and you can find out more about them at www.florettesalad.co.uk   The Plant Based Podcast:  www.theplantbasedpodcast.net   Instagram Twitter Facebook    

This weeks episode @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening find out how to grow and use Aloe Vera. Hear Freek Wesstein from Dr. Green talk about a very cool business producing Aloe Vera plants, including gels, cutting kits and more. From Aloe Vera face packs to hair masks, find out how amazing this easy to grow plant is to have around.    With @oldhouseintheshires regular contribution, helping you to...

In this weeks news and gossip episode, hear the good news about Beavers and tree planting plus @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening talk about crispy, hot gardens and hummingbirds.  Series 8 is sponsored by @florettesalad and you can find out more about them at www.florettesalad.co.uk   The Plant Based Podcast:  www.theplantbasedpodcast.net   Instagram Twitter Facebook    

Mark Diacono joins @ellenmarygardening and @mrplantgeek on todays episode to talk about growing, cooking and fermenting food. Mark is a well known award winning food writer, grower, photographer and cook. Also hear from regular contributors @emmabrittondecorativeglass and @caleybrothers .    Series 8 is sponsored by @florettesalad and you can find out more about them at www.florettesalad.co.uk   T...

In this weeks news and gossip episode, @ellenmarygardening and @mrplantgeek cover topics from new therapy gardens to the use of artificial lawns in the news and Michael gets hot under the collar about encouraging young people into horticulture while Ellen prepares for some US balcony gardening.   Series 8 is sponsored by @florettesalad and you can find out more about them at www.florettesalad.co.u...

Ever wondered how the salad leaves in Florette bags are grown? Did you know the bags are recyclable? @ellenmarygardening and @mrplantgeek get the lettuce lowdown in this weeks episode as they speak to the team at Florette. Hear from contributor @oldhouseintheshires  along with a gossip full of Dutch planting, allotment watering (or lack of) and nectar drinking bees.    Series 8 is sponsored by @fl...

Back with the news and gossip from the horticultural world, @ellenmarygardening and @mrplantgeek chat about drought tolerant gardens and worms plus hear about Beth Chatto Gardens and how to prune Wisteria.    Series 8 is sponsored by @florettesalad and you can find out more about them at www.florettesalad.co.uk   The Plant Based Podcast:  www.theplantbasedpodcast.net   Instagram Twitter Facebook  

No dig guru Steph Hafferty digs the dirt on the no dig gardening method in this episode of the podcast. Find out how to start a no dig garden, the benefits and maintenance aspects of an age old method of gardening with the environment in mind. Afterwards @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening chat neighbours and RHS Hyde Hall.   Contributors for this episode are @emmabrittondecorativeglass with bota...

In this weeks episode @ellenmarygardening and @mrplantgeek have the latest horticultural news from a Duke of Edinburgh award to a new gardening TV series.   The gossip this week follows on from the last podcast episode about career change, as guest and singer/songwriter turned jungle cafe owner, Samantha Coe, joins in to chat about the joys of houseplants and living in the Suffolk countryside.   ...

Hear from @augusts_garden about her huge career switch into gardening to kick off series 8 of the podcast. @mrplantgeek and @ellenmarygardening chat with the ever smiling, floral dressing, passionate gardener August - known as Augusts Garden to her over 100,000 instagram followers. Find out how August went from a long career as an air hostess to her work at Belmond le Manoir and gardening with chi...