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The PlantAdvice Gardening Podcast is a podcast covering all aspects of gardening and horticulture, from general gardening advice through to a selection of our favourite plants and plant combinations to reviews of the annual garden shows featuring interviews with the key garden designers and exhibitors.

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    • May 26, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 37 EPISODES


    Latest episodes from The PlantAdvice Gardening Podcast

    Episode 37: The 2017 Chelsea Flower Show & Gardening Jobs for June

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2017 37:25


    The 2017 RHS Chelsea Flower Show including interviews with some of the garden designers, our plant of the month; Heuchera ‘Chocolate Ruffles' and jobs to do in the garden for June.

    Episode 36: Tatton Park Flower Show & Gardening Jobs for August

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2016 25:43


    Interview with Malcolm Dickson from the 2016 RHS Tatton Park Flower Show, our plant of the month; Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue' and jobs to do in the garden for August.

    Episode 35: RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show & Gardening Jobs for July

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2016 24:13


    Review of the 2016 RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show including an interview with garden designer Adam Frost, our plant of the month; Alcea rosea ‘Nigra' and jobs to do in the garden for July.

    Episode 34: The 2016 Chelsea Flower Show & Gardening Jobs for June

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2016 36:04


    The 2016 RHS Chelsea Flower Show including interviews with some of the garden designers, our plant of the month; Potentilla fruticosa ‘Marian Red Robin' and jobs to do in the garden for June.

    Episode 33: Gardening Jobs & Our Plant of the Month for May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2016 16:35


    Our plant of the month; Rosa xanthina 'Canary Bird' and jobs to do in the garden for May.

    Episode 32: Gardening Jobs & Our Plant of the Month for April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2016 22:00


    Our plant of the month; Magnolia denudata 'Yellow River' and jobs to do in the garden for April.

    Episode 31: Gardening Jobs & Our Plant of the Month for October

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2015 23:49


    Our plant of the month; Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon' and jobs to do in the garden for October.

    Episode 30: Tatton Park Flower Show & Gardening Jobs for September

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2015 24:50


    Interview with BBC TV's Monty Don from the 2015 RHS Tatton Park Flower Show, our plant of the month; Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii and jobs to do in the garden for September.

    Episode 29: Hampton Court Flower Show & Gardening Jobs for August

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2015 31:51


    Interviews from the 2015 RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, our plant of the month; Francoa sonchifolia 'Pink Bouquet' and jobs to do in the garden for August.

    Episode 28: Chelsea Flower Show Interviews & Gardening Jobs for July

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2015 36:10


    The 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower Show including interviews with some of the garden designers, our plant of the month; Echinacea ‘Hot Summer' and jobs to do in the garden for July.

    Episode 27: The 2015 Chelsea Flower Show & Gardening Jobs for June

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2015 34:11


    The 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower Show including interviews with some of the garden designers, our plant of the month; Iris ‘Mer du Sud' and jobs to do in the garden for June.

    Episode 26: Gardening Jobs & Plants of Interest for May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2015 27:48


    Our plant of the month; Papaver orientale 'Beauty of Livermere', plants of interest for this month; Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire' and Digitalis purpurea ‘Pam's Choice' and jobs to do in the garden for May.

    Episode 25: Controlling Vine Weevils and Gardening Jobs & Plants of Interest for April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2015 30:06


    How to control Vine weevils, our plant of the month; Lamprocapnos spectablis, plants of interest for this month; Uvularia grandiflora and Berberis darwinii and jobs to do in the garden for April.

    Episode 24: Caring for Cut Flowers and Gardening Jobs & Plants of Interest for March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015 28:20


    How to care for cut flowers, our plant of the month; Anemone blanda ‘White Splendour', plants of interest for this month; Magnolia ‘Black Tulip' and Bergenia ‘Overture' and jobs to do in the garden for March.

    Episode 23: Garden Planning for the Year Ahead and Gardening Jobs & Plants of Interest for February

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2015 28:43


    Planning your garden for the year ahead, our plant of the month; Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis', plants of interest for this month; Chionodoxa luciliae and Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane' and jobs to do in the garden for February.

    Episode 22: Plant Hardiness Classifications and Gardening Jobs & Plants of Interest for January

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2015 29:23


    Understanding plant hardiness classifications, our plant of the month; Chimonathus praecox, plants of interest for this month; Cyclamen coum and Erica carnea 'Myretoun Ruby' and jobs to do in the garden for January.

    Episode 21: Gardening Jobs and Plants of Interest for December

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2014 23:40


    Our plant of the month; Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof', plants of interest for this month; Lonicera x purpusii ‘Winter Beauty' and Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire' and jobs to do in the garden for December.

    Episode 20: Gardening Jobs and Plants of Interest for November

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2014 21:51


    Our plant of the month; Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion', plants of interest for this month; Camellia sasanqua 'Plantation Pink' and Clematis 'Madame Julia Correvon' and jobs to do in the garden for November.

    Episode 19: Malvern Autumn Flower Show & Gardening Jobs for October

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2014 31:13


    Review of the 2014 Malvern Autumn Flower Show, our plant of the month; Euonymus europaeus ‘Red Cascade', plants of interest for this month; Amelanchier lamarkii and Cotinus ‘Grace' and jobs to do in the garden for October.

    Episode 18: Tatton Park Flower Show & Gardening Jobs for September

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2014 29:27


    Review of the 2014 RHS Tatton Park Flower Show, our plant of the month; Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff', plants of interest for this month; Hibiscus syriacus ‘White Chiffon' and Fuchsia ‘Riccartonii' and jobs to do in the garden for September.

    Episode 17: Hampton Court Flower Show Interviews & Gardening Jobs for August

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2014 34:49


    Interviews with garden designers from the 2014 RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, our plant of the month; Knautia macedonica, plants of interest for this month; Phlox paniculata 'Mount Fuji' and Ceratostigma willmottianum 'Forest Blue' and jobs to do in the garden for August.

    Episode 16: Chelsea Flower Show Interviews & Gardening Jobs for July

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2014 35:35


    Interviews with garden designers from the 2014 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, our plant of the month; Cosmos bipinnatus, plants of interest for this month; Rosa ‘Hot Chocolate' and Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' and jobs to do in the garden for July.

    Episode 15: The 2014 Chelsea Flower Show & Gardening Jobs for June

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2014 40:43


    The 2014 RHS Chelsea Flower Show including interviews with some of the garden designers, our plant of the month; Lupinus ‘The Governor', plants of interest for this month; X Heucherella 'Sweet Tea' and Aconitum 'Stainless Steel' and jobs to do in the garden for June.

    Episode 14: Keukenhof Gardens & Gardening Jobs for May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2014 34:02


    Interview with Keukenhof Gardener, Owen Caroll about their showcase gardens, our plant of the month; Clematis montana var. grandiflora, perfect pairing (2 plants that go well together); Veronica ‘Shirley Blue' and Iris ‘Buckwheat' and jobs to do in the garden for May.

    Episode 13: Angelsey Abbey Winter Garden & Gardening Jobs for April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2014 45:56


    Interview with Angelsey Abbey's Head Gardener, Richard Todd about their winter garden, our plant of the month; Fritillaria meleagris, perfect pairing (2 plants that go well together); Epimedium × perralchicum 'Frohnleiten' and Pulmonaria 'Diana Clare' and jobs to do in the garden for April.

    Episode 12: Council Flower Beds, Gardening Jobs and Plants of Interest for March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2014 42:35


    Interview with Parks Manager, Dennis Smith about council and municipal flower beds, our plant of the month; Magnolia stellata, perfect pairing (2 plants that go well together); Edgeworthia chrysantha and Aubretia ‘Purple Cascade' and jobs to do in the garden for March.

    Episode 11: Understanding Soil, Gardening Jobs and Plants of Interest for February

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2014 28:52


    A discussion about different types of soil, our plant of the month; Winter Honeysuckle - Lonicera fragrantissima, perfect pairing (2 plants that go well together); Birch and Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens' and jobs to do in the garden for February.

    Episode 10: Gardening Jobs and Plants of Interest for January

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2014 29:14


    A look back at the history of the PlantAdvice website and podcast, our plant of the month; the Christmas Rose - Helleborus niger, perfect pairing (2 plants that go well together); Acer davidii and Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus ‘Flore Pleno' and jobs to do in the garden this month.

    Episode 9: Caring for your Christmas House Plants

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2013 31:45


    Caring for your Christmas house plants, our plant of the month; Prunus serrula, perfect pairing (2 plants that go well together); Hamamelis mollis and Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna, listener's questions and jobs to do in the garden this month.

    Episode 8: Interview with Malcolm Dickson of Hooksgreen Herbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2013 44:31


    An interview with Malcolm Dickson of Hooksgreen Herbs, our plant of the month; Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum', perfect pairing (2 plants that go well together); Betula utilis var. jacquemontii and Crocus speciosus ‘Albus' and jobs to do in the garden this month.

    Episode 7: Understanding fertilisers & the Harrogate Autumn Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2013 33:43


    The Harrogate Autumn flower show, understanding fertilisers and what NPK means, our plant of the month; Cyclamen hederifolium, perfect pairing (2 plants that go well together); Malus x zumi ‘Golden Hornet' and Liriope muscari and jobs to do in the garden this month.

    Episode 6: RHS Director General Sue Biggs Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2013 29:11


    Interview with the RHS Director General Sue Biggs, our plant of the month; Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert', perfect pairing (2 plants that go well together); Anemone × hybrida 'Königin Charlotte' and Hydrangea macrophylla 'Zambia' and jobs to do in the garden this month.

    Episode 5: RHS Hampton Court and Tatton Park 2013

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2013 33:57


    Review of the RHS Hampton Court and Tatton Park flower shows, our plant of the month; Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty', perfect pairing (2 plants that go well together); Eryngium bourgatii and Achillea millefolium ‘Red Velvet' and jobs to do in the garden this month.

    Episode 4: BBC Gardeners' World Live 2013

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2013 33:29


    Review of BBC Gardeners' World Live 2013,our plant of the month; Allium cristophii, perfect pairing (2 plants that go well together); Hemerocallis ‘Golden Chimes' and Delphinium ‘Centurian Gentian Blue' F1 and jobs to do in the garden this month.

    Episode 3: The 2013 Chelsea Flower Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2013 41:50


    The 2013 RHS Chelsea Flower Show including interviews with some of the garden designers, plus our plant of the month; Iris sibirica ‘Tropic Night', perfect pairing; Geranium ‘Johnson's Blue' and Lathyrus latifolius ‘White Pearl' and jobs to do in the garden this month.

    Episode 2: The 2011 Hampton Court Flower Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2011 12:16


    Richard and George discuss the 2011 RHS Hampton Court Flower Show together with an interview with garden designer Chris Beardshaw from the show.

    Episode 1: The 2011 Chelsea Flower Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2011 20:00


    Richard and George discuss their visit to the 2011 RHS Chelsea Flower Show together with a selection of celebrity interviews from the show.

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