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Join Jamie, Ben and Marc as we go Through The Garden Gate and find out about people from the world of horticulture’s gardens and what gardening means to them. We have a different guest each week ranging from people you will know and fascinating people you will be pleased to of been introduced to. We guarantee one thing plenty of laughs will be had each week.

Join Jamie, Ben and Marc for an honest chat from real gardeners


    • May 16, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 87 : Mark from Buzz Box

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 117:25


    If you ever thought about getting in to bee keeping listen to this episode! All the knowledge that Mark has about bees is fantastic!It's so fascinating how intelligent bees are and how vital they are to everything in the world as we know it!Join us next week for another fantastic guest and a Chelsea debrief from Marc after a day at the press event

    Episode 86 : Marc and Jamie have a chat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 96:44


    Jamie and Marc show everyone around their gardens and we have our last guest back to show us her lovely garden as it was raining when we had her on.Sophia from @kellyhousedevon showed us some of here poisonous plants and her amazing Cryptomeria that's over a 100 years old!

    Episode 85 : Sophia Kelly @kellyhousedevon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 102:03


    Tonight's chat was all about ☠️ poisonous plants, Sophia has created a poison garden at her family home in Devon. It is open to the public so if you are on the area go and check it out.It was wonderful to hear the history of Kelly House and the fact it has been in the family for 900 years!Sophia also runs a luxury B and B inside the historic house so if you want somewhere different to stay check out their website

    Episode 84 : Donna Sutton @thegranarygarden

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 100:39


    Lovely chat with Donna who was our most prepared guest ever she definitely deserves a gold ⭐ for having answers to the ⚡️round prepare and great answers too.We talked origin stories and how she ended up designing a garden for @bbcgwlive this year!We also talked about the WRAG training scheme which is helping Donna change careers. Join us next week for another fantastic guest from the world of horticulture.

    Episode 83 : Pip Probert @pipprobertgardendesigner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 90:01


    Today we chatted to the fantastic Garden Designer Pip Probert and found out her origin story, some behind the scenes tales from some of the long list of show gardens she has been part of.If you are going to a gardening show this year you will probably see one of Pips designs there, I can't wait to see them in real life.We also got a garden fact from George Join us next week at the same time same place

    Episode 82 : Rosie Irving @rosieposieirving

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 100:54


    What another lovely Tuesday evening with the colourful (not colossal) Rosie! We all need some of her positive thinking and outlook on life. We loved hearing some of the behind the scenes happening on the garden make over show Garden Rescue.Join us next week when we will have another fabulous guest from the world of horticulture

    Episode 81 : Becky Seale

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 109:28


    What a pleasure to spend the evening with Becky, what she doesn't know about growing isn't worth knowing!Go check out her Seed saving kit it's fab and pre order her great new book Grow A New Garden from your local bookshop

    Episode 80 : Show & Tell with Jamie and Marc

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 95:02


    So we had a last minute change of schedule so we decided to have a chat between ourselves and talking about what we have been up to.What seeds we have been sowing, what we still have to sow.Marc was live from his new potting shed. Join us next week for hopefully another wonderful guest.

    Episode 79 : Susy B @susybliving

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 102:46


    Wicked chat with the awesome Susy! Fabulous to delve back in to Susys origins back in Australia and how she ended up in Lincolnshire growing her own food.It's always a pleasure finding out someone adventure in to the world of gardening and this definitely didn't disappoint.See you next week for another excellent guest!#gardeningpodcast #moongardening

    Episode 78 : Charles Dowding @charles_dowding

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 94:06


    The man the myth the legend graced us with and hour of his time to talk to us all about his well known methods and even some you may not of heard of before.I hope you have lots of inspiration from tonight's episode, I can't wait to read Charles new book which sounds enlightening.Thank you as ever for watching and listening and joining in if you watched live.Join us next week same time same place

    Episode 77 : Nic @collieflowers.co.uk

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 94:09


    Lovely chat with Nic who saved our bacon as we had a guest pull out last minute.If you want to join in with Nic's Christmas dinner grow along get over to her website grab the free guide and the seeds or use your own if you already have the varieties.How exciting that she is growing plants for a show garden again! I can't wait to see that @bbcgwlive in Birmingham.@no12_garden_house popped on to say hello after her winter hibernation to out Yorkshire Nic with her Yorkshire AF hat on

    Episode 76 : Thomas Radford @eatthecountry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 94:21


    We had a few sound issues tonight but I think it is still mostly okay, I'll try to clean it up when I edit it for the podcast.Excellent chat with Thomas all about foraging and all his exciting plans with @planbeesuk Do check out his website for all his upcoming walks and you might see me and Jamie on one of them! . Thanks for watching see you next week at the same time

    Episode 75 : Matthew Wilson @matthewwilsongardens

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 118:11


    What an amazing chat with the incredible story teller Matthew. He has had some incredible experiences all made possible by being a gardener.I can't wait to go an listen to the album that he said was his favourite Cherry Ghost - Thirst For Romance.We obviously talked @bbcgqt and his beautiful gardens at Chelsea. I love that @alantitchmarshcbe involuntarily made him tear up his plans and start again.Also what an diverse range of notable people went to the same school as him.If you want to join the conversation I strongly recommend you join us next week for another episode live on Instagram Tuesday 19:30 GMT

    Episode 74 : Melissa Heris @bluebellandbumblebee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 97:12


    Tonight we had the wonderful Mel on to chat all things gardening and wildlife and of course we spoke about her first book she is currently writing. If you want updates from Mel about her book follow @meltriestowriteastory Also check out Melissa's regular articles in @gardenfolkmag Thanks for listening and everyone, come join us live next Tuesday at 19:30GMT on instagram

    Episode 73 : Lucy Chamberlain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 100:29


    Lucy's new book Grow Food Anywhere is out now at all good book shops and even some bad ones! What a delight to have Lucy on our podcast as we have been a fan of The Talking Heads podcasts for years. Lucy is definitely an oracle of grow your own and is so happy to impart that knowledge to anyone who asks. It was fantastic to delve deeper in to Lucy's back story and how she ended up where she is now. Thanks everyone for watching and listening,

    Episode 72 : Jenny @jennywren_in_the_garden and Daniel @danielpuicar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 107:25


    We went from no guests to two guests! Marc was out on Tuesday so I we had to move to Wednesday and our original guest couldn't make it. So we chatted first to Jenny about her amazing garden her and her family have created. I loved some of the ideas she has incorporated, especially the Indian mint and planting oaks as a hedge. Second up we had Daniel Puicar head gardener at Middleton Hall this is the second time Daniel has been on and since his first appearance he had made such progress in his mission to make Middleton in to a horticultural destination. All our episodes are now on you tube and you can now get the Lightening Round as a separate video on you tube also. Join us next week for another fantastic guest

    Episode 71 : Chay & Laura @allotmentdiariespodcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 103:26


    Podcast cross over episode, it was wonderful to chat to fellow podcasters @lauras_allotment_dream and @chayallotment talk about podcasting and definitely lots of gardening and allotment chat. Chay even managed to get some football chat in before the end ⚽️ Make sure you give Laura a follow so that she can realise her Quail dream, by reaching the goal her husband set her of 3000 followers. Thanks everyone for watching, keep an eye out for our next episode on instagram on Tuesday night 19:30 GMT

    Episode 70 : WE'RE BACK!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 61:53


    After our Christmas hiatus we are back, Jamie shares his health update after his surgery and we chat about my flooded garden and what we are looking forward to growing next year!

    Episode 69 : Christmas Gardening Quiz

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 54:25


    So we thought we would do something different and do a quiz for you all, there are 25 Christmassy garden related questions to answer. We do not give the answers in the episode but I will release them with the podcast on Friday. If you want to win a prize DM me or Jamie with your 25 answers, we will trust you not to google all the answers. (Santas watching

    Episode 68 : Noah Mabey @noahs.gardens

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 82:42


    We're back! After Jamie's operation got cancelled we thought we would come back and do a few more episodes before Christmas

    Episode 67 : Last one of the Year?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 98:50


    In this episode, George gave us his gardening fact of the week! Which involved

    Episode 66 : Fiona & Hugh @engcountrylife

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 115:44


    The longest ever episode and it's a good one! Fiona and Hugh are living off the land trying to be as self sufficient as possible. Highlight from the episode

    Episode 65 : Greg Harrison @sunshineandgreen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 104:07


    An organic veg grower in Suffolk growing in a 4 acre farm

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    Episode 64 : Ed Morrison @roots_ed

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 88:08


    Wow what a chat I think we put the world to rights in that hour and a half! Ed incredibly passionate about making sure that everyone who wants to grow can grow after being told the waiting list for his local allotments was 28 years! Highlights from the episode

    Episode 63 : Steff @growing.with.stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 86:59


    Tonight we talked to the lovely Steff who is in her first year of having an allotment and is also fairly new to instagram, so if you don't follow go give her a follow

    Episode 62 : John Butcher @_thebeegardener_

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 90:07


    Wow what a fascinating adventure in gardening John has had over the last few years! Highlights from the episode

    Episode 61 : Ben Cross @crosslandsalstroemeria

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 91:23


    George took over the start of the episode to tell everyone about his charity walk again and to give an update of the total raised which is £511 thank you to everyone who has donated so far it's so kind of you, the link is on Marc's profile. Todays guest was Ben who has been flying the flag for British flowers for 10 years with over 650 talks throughout the UK. Highlights from the episode ⬇️

    Episode 60 : Greenfingers Charity Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 89:54


    We thought we would do a Greenfingers charity special with Jamie and Marc both being ambassadors of the charity we wanted to share a few exciting fundraising updates First we had Marc's son George on to talk about his fantastic fundraiser where he will be doing a 8 mile walk from a local park all the way in to Lincoln and up Steep hill ending up at the Castle, he came up with this all on his own. George has Cerebral Palsy which affects his entire right side of his body meaning he has minimal use of his right arm and his right leg is weaker than the left, so 8 miles is going to be a real challenge for him. The just giving link is in Marc's instagram profile if you wish to donate. https://www.justgiving.com/page/marc-ridpath-1728928103376?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Fmarc-ridpath-1728928103376&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share Next up we spoke to @groovygardeninguk about his amazing plant sale from plant in his garden as he is moving to Guernsey, he has raised over £1400 for Greenfingers. We also talked more about Chris's upcoming move and new adventure. We also had a made up on the spot lightening round as Chris was on his third time on the podcast, and had already done most of the questions

    Episode 59 : Chris Collins @cmcollins_hort

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 97:11


    Really sorry about the rain during this episode, Marc did mute his mic to stop the noise. What an amazing and unique journey in horticulture Chris has had

    Episode 58 : Julia Parker @parkers_patch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 96:56


    What an absolute treat to have Julia on the podcast tonight, the hour flew by. Highlight of the episode ⬇️

    Episode 57 : Preservation special

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 84:51


    Tonight me and Jamie had a good chat about what we have been up to and what we have been growing what's been successful what's been a failure. Highlights from the episode ⬇️

    Episode 56 : Ade Sellars

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 100:24


    Absolute pleasure to be graced with Ades company for an hour this evening, we could have talked all night! If you haven't already go check out his Down the Garden Path series on You Tube Highlights from our chat

    Episode 55 : Emma Atkinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 73:45


    Great chat with Emma about her wonderful boarders at the two garden shows and her journey in horticulture. Some of the highlights

    Episode 54 : Amy West @amys_allotment_adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 100:11


    This weeks episode we chat to Amy West a former allotment holder and gardener who has created a vegetable garden in a rented property. Marc and Jamie have had busy weeks, Marc attended Gardeners World Live Autumn Fair at Audley End and Jamie has been to a course with the legend that is Charles Dowding! We also spoke about the Bearded Growers hike up Snowden on Saturday if you want to donate to a great cause you can here

    Episode 53 : Sarah Wilson host of Roots and All Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 84:03


    In todays episode we chatted to Sarah Wilson who is the host of Roots and All podcast which has just passed 300 episodes! We got a bit podcasty but there were some fab highlights

    Episode 52 : Jo @norfolkbluedoorflowers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 86:24


    Todays episode is with friend of the podcast Jo, a cut flower grower from Nortfolk growing cut flowers in a modest back garden. What Jo doesnt know about cut flowers isn't worth knowing! Highlights of todays episode

    Episode 51 : Sam Frederick Taylor ✌

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 94:09


    Another career changing gardener learning their craft in the most inspiring place imaginable @belmondlemanoir Great chat with Sam such a passionate thoughtful gardener Highlights from the episode

    Episode 50 : Jenny Winnard @jenny_ourfamilyallotment

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 94:09


    We finally got the wonderful Jenny on! What a wholesome chat! Here are some highlights

    Episode 49 : Carole Edward's @compostcarole

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 80:07


    Tonights episode marks a year of us doing Through The Garden Gate, we did our first live on the 1st August 2023 where we toured Marc garden back when there was 3 of us! We did 22 lives before deciding to convert each live to a podcast. Episode 23 with Chris Jesson @groovygardeninguk was our first episode to be converted to a podcast. This week we had the former Great British Bake Off contestant Carole on here are some of the highlight

    Episode 48 : Niall Radford @niallradford

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 106:44


    If you like growing tomatoes tonight is the episode for you

    Episode 47: Natalie @home_at_springcottage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 80:04


    The episode we forgot! We recorded This episode towards the end of 2023, and somehow when we were transferring all our episode to podcast we forgot this one as it wasn't numbered on instagram.

    Episode 46 : Graham Hull @woolpots.uk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 95:17


    Fabulous chat with Graham about all things Wool Pots and his mission to get rid of plastic pots and save the British farming industry in one hit. Things we learned in this episode ⬇️

    Episode 45 : Chris Jesson @groovygardeninguk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 112:23


    This week we have our first ever returning guest, Chris is such a wonderful interesting person we wanted to delve deeper in to Chris's story. 5 highlights from today episode

    Episode 44 : Marc and Jamie have a rambling chat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 84:41


    Marc and Jamie have a good chat what they have been up to in the last week and also have a Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival Debrief. Talked about in this episode

    Episode 43 : Emmy @permieemmy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 93:23


    Episode 42 : Louise @our_little_veg_garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 94:54


    This week we had the wonderful Louise on for a quick tour of her veg garden before the rain came down to heavy. She has been creating amazing spaces within the local community to regenerate unused planting spots to brighten up and create wildlife pockets in the urban environment.

    Episode 41 : Gardener World Live Build Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 43:57


    Marc and Jamie have been doing involved with the building of 2 showcase gardens Kim O'briens @dahliafarmerama and Ben Shutler @plot27bristol We also had an exclusive from Kim, Mario part of Kim's build team also joined us. Leanne whose garden won a Platinum medal and Best Beautiful Boarder and Gardeners World Magazine readers choice awards!

    Episode 40 : Jen and Richenda @twogirlsoneplotpodcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 93:48


    How did we get to episode 40 already!! That's crazy!! What a way to celebrate the milestone by having our first double guest on the podcast, the wonderful Jen and Richenda of Two Girls One Plot Podcast. I have recently found this podcast and binged it. It's so great to follow their journey in creating there first allotment plot. We had a great chat with them and such a good laugh make sure you listen until then end of the conversation to hear this weeks code word used back at them. If you don't already listen to them go check them out.

    Episode 22 : Lottie Newitt @lottienewitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 73:43


    Todays episode is our final episode in our back catalogue so the final one with Ben, we talk To the wonderful Lottie Newitt about all things plants! Her Gardening journey and much more!

    Episode 21 : Jayne Hickling @allotmentcooks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 79:03


    In today's episode we spoke to the wonderful Jayne about her journey in gardening. We spoke about flooded veg gardens/allotments. Jaynes You Tube Channel and much much more.

    Episode 39 : David James @melbhall_gardener

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 103:06


    Today's guest is the wonderful Head Gardener at Melbourne Hall gardens in Derby. It's was great to hear some of the history of the gardens and some of the exciting newer additions that have been made in the most recent history. We also talk about slugs and pests and the natural order of thing. David told us about his journey in to gardening from South Africa where it wasn't a viable career to Pershore college then finally to Melbourne.

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