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Gardens Illustrated is a highly respected international magazine, read in over 70 countries worldwide

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    • May 21, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 78 EPISODES


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    RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 Tom Stuart-Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2018 14:14


    Staff writer Alys Hurn chats to garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith to find out why he agreed to create a Chelsea garden for the Garfield Weston Foundation and how he’s feeling about designing a garden inside the Great Pavilion.

    RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 Paul Hervey-Brookes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 12:24


    Staff writer Alys Hurn chats with garden designer Paul Hervey-Brookes to find out more about his Nordic-style, artisan garden for Viking Cruises and Paul explains why RHS Chelsea Flower Show is unlike any other garden show in the world.

    RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 Chris Beardshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2018 22:28


    Staff writer Alys Hurn chats with garden designer Chris Beardshaw to find out more about the story behind his NSPCC garden for Morgan Stanley and what excites him most about Chelsea this year.

    RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 Matt Keightley

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2018 10:34


    Staff writer Alys Hurn chats with garden designer Matt Keightley who is stepping away from the show gardens on Main Avenue to create this year’s RHS Feel Good Garden.

    RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 Kate Gould

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018 9:01


    Staff writer Alys Hurn chats with garden designer Kate Gould to find out more about her New West End Garden in the new Space to Grow category at RHS Chelsea and how she intends to create a pocket of calm in the heart of London.

    RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 Sarah Price

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2018 14:07


    Staff writer Alys Hurn chats with garden designer Sarah Price to find out a little bit more about her Mediterranean-inspired garden for show sponsors M&G and why this particular design is her ultimate garden fantasy.

    Gardens Illustrated Talk 2016 – Luciano Giubbilei and Sir Paul Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2016 60:23


    The Gardens Illustrated Talk 2016, held during Chelsea Flower Show week, brought together garden designer Luciano Giubbilei and fashion designer Sir Paul Smith They explore what for them are key relationships between fashion, plants, flowers and design

    Gardens Illustrated - RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2016 116:25


    Editor Juliet Roberts and deputy Sorrel Everton chat with garden experts Annie Gatti, Arne Maynard, Tim Richardson, Annie Guilfoyle, Jason Ingram, Rosemary Alexander to get their thoughts on what turned out to be a very splendid RHS Chelsea Flower Show

    Gardens Illustrated Festival 2015 Sarah Raven

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2016 60:14


    Sarah Raven is a writer, gardener, cook and florist, whose garden at Perch Hill in East Sussex offers inspirational plantings of both vegetables and flowers. In her talk she explains how she left medicine to set up her cutting garden business.

    Gardens Illustrated Festival 2015 Fergus Garrett

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2016 76:06


    Great Dixter was the home of the late, great gardener Christopher Lloyd. Today under the guidance of head gardener Fergus Garrett it remains one of our finest gardens, renowned for its exciting and exemplary planting.

    Gardens Illustrated Festival 2015 Anna Pavord

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2016 59:18


    Anna Pavord takes us to Florence and the hillsides of Tuscany in the early 20th century in the footsteps of the free-spirited expat community to discover the stories behind the creation of some of the region’s most thrilling gardens.

    Gardens Illustrated Festival 2015 Troy Scott-Smith and Dan Pearson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2016 87:38


    As the legacy of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, Sissinghurst Castle is one of Britain's best-loved gardens. Head gardener Troy Scott-Smith and designer Dan Pearson discuss the new vision to re-establish the garden's original spirit.

    Gardens Illustrated – RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2015 79:13


    Editor Juliet Roberts and deputy Sorrel Everton chat with garden experts Tim Richardson, Annie Gatti, Arne Maynard, Rosemary Alexander and Annie Guilfoyle to find out what caught their eye at RHS Chelsea Flower Show back in May.

    Gardens Illustrated – in conversation with Piet Oudolf and Noël Kingsbury

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2015 23:42


    We talk to Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf and garden writer Noël Kingsbury about their recent book, Hummelo, in which Noël tracks Piet’s approach to planting design through the development of his own garden.

    Noël Kingsbury in conversation with John Carter of Rowden Gardens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2014 36:48


    In this podcast hear Noël Kingsbury in conversation with John Carter of Rowden Gardens in which he talks about what brought him all the way from the deserts of Arabia to selling aquatics in rural Devon.

    Gardens Illustrated – RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2014 71:32


    Catch up on some of the highlights of this year’s show as editor Juliet Roberts and deputy Sorrel Everton chat to leading garden experts to find out their thoughts. We hear from Andrew Duff, Tim Richardson, Rosemary Alexander, Annie Gatti, Annie Guilfoyle and garden photographer Jason Ingram.

    Gardens Illustrated Talk 2014 – Fergus Garrett and Dan Pearson in conversation with Anna Pavord

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2014 91:48


    The Gardens Illustrated Talk 2014, held on the Tuesday of Chelsea Flower Show week, brought together Great Dixter’s head gardener Fergus Garrett and garden and landscape designer Dan Pearson – both internationally admired gardening greats. They were led by Anna Pavord in a conversion that revealed their gardening passions and inspirations.

    Gardens Illustrated - Paris Reader Holiday

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2014 18:54


    This autumn Gardens Illustrated is running a reader holiday to Paris (13–17 October 2014). We spoke to horticulturist and tour host John Hoyland to find out more about the trip and why the capital's gardens both historic and contemporary are such an inspiration, plus find out about the unique access to private gardens and garden owners that makes this trip unmissable. To book on to the tour please contact mail@boxwoodtours.co.uk or go to www.boxwoodtours.co.uk for full details.

    Gardens Illustrated - John Brookes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2013 30:02


    In 2014 garden designer John Brookes MBE celebrated his 80th birthday. Editor Juliet Roberts visited him at home to chat about his gardening life and his thoughts on the world of garden design past and present.

    Gardens Illustrated - More Than Honey

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2013 24:03


    We talk to film director Markus Imhoof about his recent film More Than Honey and what it reveals about our complex relationship with the honeybee – and what we as gardeners can do to help their beleaguered numbers. The film is now available on DVD.

    Gardens Illustrated - Tokachi Millennium Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2013 20:48


    This summer editor Juliet Roberts travelled to Hokkaido in northern Japan to visit the Tokachi Millennium Forest. Here she chats to garden and landscape designer Dan Pearson about his involvement in this inspirational project.

    Gardens Illustrated Talk 2014 – Fergus Garrett and Dan Pearson in conversation with Anna Pavord

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2013 89:31


    The Gardens Illustrated Talk 2013, held during Chelsea Flower Show week, saw renowned Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf and award-winning garden designer Jinny Blom chat about their work and give insights into how they approach planting and design.

    Gardens Illustrated - RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2013

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2013 89:36


    Editor Juliet Roberts and deputy Sorrel Everton chat with garden experts Annie Guifoyle, Rosemary Alexander, Tim Richardson, Andrew Duff, Dan Pearson and Annie Gatti to find out what caught their eye at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2013.

    Gardens Illustrated – Getting ready for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2013

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2013 11:45


    Editor Juliet Roberts talks to award-winning Swedish designer Ulf Nordfjell about his design for the Laurent-Perrier garden at the 2013 Chelsea Flower Show. For more podcast and video coverage from Chelsea download the iPad version of the June 2013 issue.

    Gardens Illustrated - RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2012 58:15


    Editor Juliet Roberts and deputy Sorrel Everton chat with garden experts Annie Guifoyle, Rosemary Alexander, Jinny Blom, Andrew Wilson, Dan Pearson and Annie Gatti to find out what caught their eye at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2012.

    Gardens Illustrated Lecture 2011 – In conversation with Andy Sturgeon, Dan Pearson and Cleve West

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2011 84:38


    Gardens Illustrated’s annual lecture takes place during Chelsea Flower Show week. This year, Vista hosts Noël Kingsbury and Tim Richardson were joined by designers Andy Sturgeon, Dan Pearson and Cleve West (hot from his ‘Best in Show’ win at Chelsea) to discuss the current trends in planting and design.

    BBC Gardens Illustrated Magazine - Fergus Garrett and Anna Pavord in conversation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2010 49:49


    Celebrating the life of the late Christopher Lloyd and the garden at Great Dixter. Fergus gardened alongside Christo for 20 years as his head gardener, while Anna was one of his many friends and a regular visitor to Great Dixter. The two recall an entertaining selection of anecdotes about the great man.

    BBC Gardens Illustrated Magazine - RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2010

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2010 32:27


    Gardens Illustrated editor Juliet Roberts chats with designers Dan Pearson, Jinny Blom and Andrew Wilson to find out what caught their eye at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2010.

    BBC Gardens Illustrated: Alan Titchmarsh in conversation with Beth Chatto (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2010 38:16


    BBC Gardens Illustrated: Alan Titchmarsh in conversation with Beth Chatto (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2010 20:15


    BBC Gardens Illustrated: Vista Lecture with Peter Seabrook (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2010 47:06


    Recorded in autumn 2009, garden journalist and broadcaster Peter Seabrook talks to Tim Richardson and Noel Kingsbury about his enduring passion for horticulture and plants in particular.

    BBC Gardens Illustrated: Vista Lecture with Peter Seabrook (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2010 20:03


    Recorded in autumn 2009, garden journalist and broadcaster Peter Seabrook talks to Tim Richardson and Noel Kingsbury about his enduring passion for horticulture and plants in particular.

    BBC Gardens Illustrated Magazine - Isabel and Julian Bannerman Vista Lecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2009 58:27


    Recorded in summer 2009, husband and wife design team Isabel and Julian Bannerman talk about their work at gardens including Waddesdon Manor, Arundel Castle and Highgrove.

    BBC Gardens Illustrated Magazine - RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2009

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2009 35:12


    BBC Gardens Illustrated Magazine - April 2009

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2009 3:53


    BBC Gardens Illustrated Magazine - March 2009

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2009 3:45


    Our normal monthly podcasts are currently postponed, but we still have columnist Frank Ronan reading his Writer's Plot. In March he is driven to distraction by the winds that sweep across his hilltop garden.

    BBC Gardens Illustrated Magazine - James Hitchmough’s Vista Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2009 74:27


    James is professor at the Department of Landscape at Sheffield University where he is researching the use of naturalistic herbaceous plantings within urban settings. His approach may be scientific but the reactions from those who see the swathes of colourful prairie and meadow-like planting are heartfelt. James, Noel and Tim discuss the implications of sustainability in this work and its cultural and aesthetic impact.

    BBC Gardens Illustrated Magazine - Garden Heroines - Joy Larkcom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2009 9:56


    BBC Gardens Illustrated Magazine - Garden Heroines - Penelope Hobhouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2009 14:09


    BBC Gardens Illustrated Magazine - Garden Heroines - Beth Chatto

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2009 12:01


    BBC Gardens Illustrated Magazine - Penelope Hobhouse's Vista Conversation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2009 63:34


    Acclaimed garden designer, garden historian and writer Penelope Hobhouse talks to VISTA hosts Tim Richardson and Noel Kingsbury about her life as one of our most respected gardening figures. She discusses her travels in Italy and Iran and their effect on her approach to garden design, a sense of spirituality and whether one feels a sense of virtue when creating a garden.

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