Podcasts about rhs chelsea flower show

How do I take care of a kokedama? How do you take care of a sedum living roof? Why won't my trollius flower? For the first time ever, GQT sets up shop at the heart of the iconic RHS Chelsea Flower Show, broadcasting from the charming bandstand. Kathy Clugston is joined by a panel of horticultural heavyweights, including Bunny Guinness, Matthew Wilson, and James Wong.Keep your ears pricked up for some familiar voices - among the questioners are none other than Scott Mills, David Tennant and Zoe Ball, each bringing their own garden problems to the table.Later, Peter Gibbs takes a tranquil detour to the stunning Songbird Survival Garden on Main Avenue. There, he chats with designer Nicola Oakey and dedicated volunteer Bee about how we can turn our outdoor spaces into welcoming sanctuaries for Britain's beleaguered songbirds.Producer: Daniel Cocker Producer: Dominic Tyerman Producer: Matthew Smith Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod Assistant Producer: Suhaar Ali Executive Producer: Carly MaileA Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4Plant List Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided. Q – I've got a floppy snake plant – is this because I've overwatered it? (01'17")Q - Why do the flower buds fall off my chameleon each year? (02'38") Q - Hello, it's David Tennant here. I've been gifted a beautiful kokedama. How do I water this? How do I not kill it? (05'26")Q – Could you recommend some pretty and low maintenance for flowers for window boxes? (07'34")Bunny Guinness – Verbena officinalis 'Bampton', vervain ‘Bampton' Polystichum setiferum, soft shield fern Salvia rosmarinus (Ro), rosemaryMatthew Wilson – Thymus vulgaris, common thyme Thymus praecoxJames Wong – Portulaca, porcelain Mesembryanthemum Delosperma. Q- My trollius hasn't flowered this year. What am I doing wrong? (12'58")Feature – Peter Gibbs visits the ‘Songbird Survival Garden” on main avenue, where he meets with designer Nicola Oakey and volunteer Bee (17'22”)Q - We've got a garden room with a sedum living roof – how do we look after it? (22'20")Q – Hello! Zoe Ball here! How do I stop squirrels from eating all my plants? (32'06")Q - My trachycarpus and dicksonia antarctica. They're getting thinner and thinner each year – how do I appropriately thin them out? (28'54")Q – Hi GQT, it's Scott Mills. How do I stop my dog's pee from ruining my lawn? (28'54")Q – I'd like you to recommend plants for a red hot, south facing gravel garden? (36'25")James Wong – Hardy aloes Aloe polyphylla Eschscholzia californica, california poppy Bunny Guinness – Salvia confertiflora, sabra spike sageMatthew Wilson – Rosa 'Sally Holmes' (S), rose 'Sally Holmes' Dasylirion wheeleri, spoon flower Aloiampelos striatula, striped-stemmed aloe Beschorneria yuccoides, yucca-leaved beschorneria

South Africa's fynbos stole the show at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, earning three prestigious awards with an unprecedented display of 25,000 stems of cut flowers. Leading the team in London was Leon Kluge, a renowned botanist and landscape designer with global accolades. Kluge told BizNews that the team - including Tristan Woudberg - faced logistical challenges, from coordinating harvests across 30 farms to transporting delicate blooms via Dubai to London. He said that having overcome funding uncertainty in previous years, South Africa's future at Chelsea looks far more secure, thanks to backing from the Grootbos Private Nature Reserve. The display will now return to South Africa to Stanford - the heart of the fynbos cut-flower industry - so everyone who helped bring it to life, as well as the local community, can enjoy it. What was particularly special this year, according to Kluge, was an unexpected set of visitors: London's foxes. They came to drink from a river that he and his team recreated in an amber hue, coloured with rooibos tea to reflect Cape rivers, leaving their footprints in the sand.

Late May bursts with life – and this week's episode celebrates the full force of the season. We revisit the RHS Chelsea Flower Show to explore the mystique of Meconopsis, the Himalayan “Big Blue Poppies” that have captivated British gardeners for over a century. Then, Horticultural Advisor Nick Turrell shares clever shortcuts for growing your own edibles – even if you're short on time and space. And Edward Cooper from RHS Garden Wisley unpacks the Award of Garden Merit: what it takes to earn this mark of excellence, and how it can help you choose top-performing plants for your own patch. Host: Jenny Laville Contributors: Helen Knowles, Nick Turrell, Edward Cooper Links: The Meconopsis group How to grow Meconopsis  RHS Plant Trials and Awards

This year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show was yet another terrific exhibition of horticultural beauty, to which Arthur Parkinson had a fabulous front-row seat. Arthur takes the mic on ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange' this week, once again bringing you the best in show, from the headlines of royal roses to the lesser-known stories from incredible stands and gardens at the show.In this episode, discover:A rose fit for a King, with David Austin's announcement of a new varietyThe Great Pavillion's most grand displays, and what made it Arthur's favourite part of the showSome of the incredible stands run by organisations with purpose, such as the Songbird Survival Trust and Women of the GlasshouseProducts mentioned:Crabapplehttps://www.sarahraven.com/products/crabappleCosmos bipinnatus 'Rubenza'https://www.sarahraven.com/products/cosmos-bipinnatus-rubenzaDigitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'https://www.sarahraven.com/products/digitalis-purpurea-suttons-apricotPapaver somniferum 'Black Beauty'https://www.sarahraven.com/products/papaver-somniferum-black-beautyFollow Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/sarahravenperchhill/Get in touch: info@sarahraven.comShop on the Sarah Raven Website: http://bit.ly/3jvbaeuFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahravensgarden/Order Sarah's latest books: https://www.sarahraven.com/gifts/gardening-books?sort=newest

Martin's been judging at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, but caught up with a couple of old friends while he was down there. We've also had a chat with allotmenteer "Muddybootz" as well as discussed some Chelsea memories. There're all your usual gardening tasks for the week including something you need to get sorted now if you're growing Lillies! Chelsea Flower Show Update, Muddybootz Allotment & Urgent Job if you're Growing Lillies!Send us your questions and we'll answer them in the live show - simply go to potsandtrowels.com where you'll find links to past episodes of the podcast, all of our YouTube how-to videos and contact details for the Pots & Trowels team!Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodesEmail Questions to info@potsandtrowels.com Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTubeThe Pots & Trowels team:Martin FishJill FishSean RileyFind out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.comPodcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com

Highlights from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025. David Maxwell explores the show gardens including the gold medal winning ‘The Glasshouse Garden' by Jo Thompson and an alpine garden for the British Red Cross inspired by the Giant's Causeway. In the great pavilion, David chats to plant experts on peonies, sweet pea and unusual heirloom vegetables. Along the way he meets some celebrities with green fingers including his annual catch up with Joanna Lumley and he chats to an exhausted Monty Don who has been hands on creating the ‘Dog Garden' this year for the RHS and BBC Radio 2. Also on the programme, Strictly dancer Amy Dowden on a new sweet pea named for her and Dara Ó Briain on how his gardening efforts amount to getting the right hose attachment to wash his dog! Email the programme at gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk

Spring is the season when gardeners throw off the hibernation and slumber of months of wet feet, many layers and waterproofs and are reborn anew! The stirring of life in the garden is one of the years great experiences, and makes a gardening life such a worthwhile pursuit, not only is it good for the planet to see the earth greening up, it is also good for the gardeners soul. But there is still lots of hard work to get on with - seeds have to be sown, mulch laid, supports erected and lawns mown. So join Lucy and Saul as they continue their professional gardening lives in the pure heaven that is Spring!The crescendo in Spring is marked by an event like no other in the world of horticulture - the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. In the heart of London the show brings together this years latest trends and looks in the world of gardening, te cream of British and international growers and some of the most spectacular sights you can get in the world of Flowers and Plants. As ever Lucy and Saul were invited to the Monday Press Day as part of their RHS Expert Group roles, and as ever their gardening senses were astounded what was on offer at the greatest garden week in the calender.LinkedIn link:Saul WalkerInstagram link:Lucy lucychamberlaingardensIntro and Outro music from https://filmmusic.io"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the show

Kathy Clugston and a panel of green-fingered gurus, Kirsty Wilson, Pippa Greenwood, and Dr Chris Thorogood, explore the spectacular Chelsea Flower Show!Meanwhile on the vibrant main avenue, roving reporter Peter Gibbs explores gardens shaped by climate challenges. He steps into the thought-provoking Save for a Rainy Day Garden to chat with designer Baz Granger about clever water-saving ideas. Then, he ventures into the lush creativity of the Hospitalfield Arts Garden, where he meets celebrated garden designer Nigel Dunnett for a conversation on art, ecology, and sustainable planting.Producer: Dom Tyerman Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod and Suhaar AliA Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

Step into the bloom of RHS Chelsea 2025! In this special episode, we delve into the standout themes, emerging trends, and — of course — the spectacular plants that define this year's show. Journey with us from Scotland's wild coastal landscapes to the dappled canopies of urban forests, as we meet the visionary designers behind 2025's most breathtaking gardens. We'll also shine a spotlight on the real stars of the show: the plants themselves — and the groundbreaking breeders competing for the prestigious RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year award.   Hosts: Jenny Laville, Gareth Richards, Tom Howard, James Armitage   Links: Chelsea Flower Show tickets Chelsea Flower Show gardens Chelsea Plant of the Year RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival RHS Flower Show Wentworth Woodhouse

In this episode, I'm speaking with Mary Reynolds—renowned landscape designer, author, and founder of the rewilding movement We Are The Ark. This episode originally aired in 2019 and it's particularly pertinent as it coincides with the start of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, where Mary, won a gold medal winner for her ground-breaking, naturalistic garden which at the time was a revelation. Mary has long championed a shift from traditional gardening to a more nature-centric approach. Her initiative, We Are The Ark, invites gardeners, landowners, and stewards to rewild areas under their care, transforming them into sanctuaries for biodiversity. This conversation delves into Mary's journey, the philosophy behind We Are The Ark, and practical steps we can all take to support nature in our own spaces. As we face increasing environmental challenges, Mary's insights offer a timely reminder of the power each of us holds to make a difference. Whether you have a sprawling garden or a small balcony, this episode provides inspiration and guidance on creating your own "Ark" for nature. Links 1. Official Website – Mary Reynolds Mary Reynolds' official website offers insights into her philosophy, projects, and design approach. Website 2. We Are The Ark – Rewilding Movement Mary founded the "We Are The Ark" initiative to encourage people to transform their gardens and land into safe havens for nature. Website 3. Book: The Garden Awakening: Designs to Nurture Our Land and Ourselves In this book, Mary shares her vision of creating gardens that are in harmony with nature, blending practical advice with spiritual insights. Publisher's Page 4. Book: We Are The Ark This book expands on the principles of the "We Are The Ark" movement, providing guidance on rewilding and creating sanctuaries for biodiversity. Publisher's Page 5. Film: Dare to Be Wild A biographical drama inspired by Mary Reynolds' journey to winning a gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show. IMDb Page Other episodes if you liked this one: If you liked this week's episode with Mary Reynolds you might also enjoy this one from the archives: 

It's the biggest gardening show on earth - and this spring, the Why Women Grow podcast is finding out what it's really like to be a female designer at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. This is The Designers, our Spring miniseries, which has taken us from dappled shade of South London gardens to the foothills of Welsh mountains and straight to Main Avenue. We're troubling gardening's toughest glass ceiling - and learning about grief, joy, survival and creation on the way.  Join me, Alice Vincent, for all-new episodes of the Why Women Grow podcast, launching on the 20th May. 

In this episode, @ellenmarygardening speaks to the designers of two incredible show gardens for the 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. First, Katy Terry from Good Grounding Garden Design who was inspired to design 'The ADHD Foundation Garden' after her personal diagnosis of ADHD in 2023.   Then Duncan Hall and Nick Burton of Burton Hall Garden Design who have designed the 'Down's syndrome Scotland Garden' taking inspiration from Duncan's nephew Liam who aged 8 has been supported by the charity. Two fantastic gardens supported by Project Giving Back. Check out all of the information below:    The ADHD Foundation Garden: https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show/gardens/2025/adhd-foundation-garden   Down's syndrome Scotland Garden: https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show/gardens/2025/downs-syndrome-scotland   YouTube video: https://youtu.be/95d_ptO1sCM?si=NhRC9ND_0aPCKRjF     Series 18 is sponsored by British Garden Centres. British Garden Centres are the largest family owned, and family run garden centre group in the UK, with over 70 garden centres. “We aim to provide you with great plants and gardening products at affordable prices, with a first-class service delivered by a passionate team.” – The Stubbs Family.  With garden centres offering plants, food  and gift areas, outdoor living, Christmas departments, restaurants, homeware and so much more. All garden centres are pet friendly, and many welcome coach parties. The business also boasts a variety of retail partners across the group inside each garden centre. www.britishgardencentres.com

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and Host Emeritus Tom MacCubbin and producer Lizzie Steele, have the deck and the conn! Tom gives his update on the tomatoes and mite issue, his okra, Southern peas, in his vegetable garden and Tom's Top Five Foliage Plants. Garden topics and questions include GMO spinach and peptides, where to plant azaleas, more tomato varieties to plant, perennials for HOA entrances, pruning hibiscus, fertilizing, and more. https://bit.ly/4diIsZH Sign up for Teresa's monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa's what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa's Design Tips; and more. https://bit.ly/2YRBbsT  Art in Bloom Garden Tours  Buffalo Garden Walk and Niagara Falls, Canada, The Gardens of Scotland, and The Gardens and Grandeur of the Hudson River Valley. Come join Teresa on incredible garden tours!  Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins,  Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://bit.ly/3c1f5x7 Join me on Facebook, Instagram. #WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #podcast #syndicated #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKow 

Ken talks to Mark Gregory from Landform UK about his 34th year of designing and building gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Mark previews the work he has coming up in May 2025 at this year's show. Mark also talks about some of the things to look out for at the show and on TV including a stand with South African Quiver trees and pines are very in-fashion with designers. He also highlights the Boodles Raindance Garden being built to mark 25th anniversary of the ‘Raindance' jewellery collection. It is inspired by the impact of water on stone and the garden reflects the style and motifs of the jewellery. For more information on Landform UK at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025: bit.ly/3ExYDGi Part 1 of the interview is here: bit.ly/437qvKz Part 2 of the interview is here: https://bit.ly/3F6mSLZ #gardeningtips #showgardens #garden #flowers == We're delighted to have Gro-rite Horticulture sponsoring World Radio Gardening, find out about automatic pot watering systems available for mail order delivery: bit.ly/3wCPyHy Also, don't forget – if you like what we do, why not tip Ken and team with a coffee – Buy us a coffee (bit.ly/48RLP75) – as a thank you for the work done to bring this website to life.

For the first time in the RHS Chelsea Flower Show's history, seagrass the ocean's only flowering plant, will take centre stage in a garden designed by Ryan McMahon of Falkirk based MUSA Landscape Architecture, for marine restoration charity Seawilding, supported by Project Giving Back.   The Seawilding Garden's design is inspired by the landscape found at Loch Craignish on the west coast of Scotland and home of Seawilding, a marine restoration charity active in restoring lost biodiversity to our marine environment.  Seagrass meadows are a rich habitat for biodiversity, providing an important habitat for commercial fish species as well as many other marine animals, they protect our coasts from erosion, and they lock away carbon in the sediment preventing it from being released into the atmosphere, often referred to as ‘blue carbon'. Although covering just 1% of the sea bed, seagrass accounts for 15% of carbon storage in the ocean. This is a fascinating episode exploring seagrass, and seawilding! -------------------------------------------- Be sure to sign up to our mailing list so we can let you know when new episodes are published. Scotland Grows magazine is our digital title which celebrates Scottish gardening, and drops into your inbox 6 times a year. If you would like to receive a copy, just follow this LINK. You can follow Scotland Grows on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, we'd love to have your company there! And of course, you can always find your share of gardening goodness on our website at scotlandgrowsmagazine.com. -------------------------------------------- This series is sponsored by ROOTS, a brilliant subscription from the National Trust for Scotland which helps both your garden and Trust gardens thrive. For £7 a month you will be sent a ROOTS pack every six weeks, with gardening gifts, including Scottish seeds six times a year, stories about Scotland's plant life, and tips from  expert Trust gardeners, as well as an invitation to two exclusive ROOTS events a year with the Trust gardens team. Whether you buy ROOTS for yourself or as a gift for a loved one, your £7 a month will go towards supporting Trust gardens and designed landscapes in Scotland. Sign up today at nts.org.uk/roots and use the code Grows25 to receive an extra packet of seeds in your first pack.

 This year's flower show season is well and truly upon us, and one of the highlights is, of course, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Multi-award winning garden designer and plants woman, Jo Thompson, describes her Chelsea show garden and the story behind it  celebrating the transformative effect of second chances through horticulture. Hear Jo's  experience of designing show gardens and how her innovative, diverse, compassionate, and romantic approach to garden design has helped her forge an inspiring career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ken talks to Mark Gregory from Landform UK about his 34th year of designing and building gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Mark previews the work he has coming up in May 2025 at this year's show. For more information on Landform UK at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025: bit.ly/3ExYDGi Part 1 of the interview is here: https://bit.ly/437qvKz #gardeningtips #showgardens #garden #flowers == We're delighted to have Gro-rite Horticulture sponsoring World Radio Gardening, find out about automatic pot watering systems available for mail order delivery: bit.ly/3wCPyHy Also, don't forget – if you like what we do, why not tip Ken and team with a coffee – Buy us a coffee (bit.ly/48RLP75) – as a thank you for the work done to bring this website to life.

Ken talks to Mark Gregory from Landform UK about his 34th year of designing and building gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Mark previews the work he has coming up in May 2025 at this year's show. For more information on Landform UK at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025: https://bit.ly/3ExYDGi #gardeningtips #showgardens #garden #flowers == We're delighted to have Gro-rite Horticulture sponsoring World Radio Gardening, find out about automatic pot watering systems available for mail order delivery: bit.ly/3wCPyHy Also, don't forget – if you like what we do, why not tip Ken and team with a coffee – Buy us a coffee (bit.ly/48RLP75) – as a thank you for the work done to bring this website to life.

HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsor Westland Horticulture.At a time when horticulture needs to encourage a new wave of young people to come into the industry, this podcast is designed to highlight the multiple and varied career opportunities available.Hear from people who have found their way into their chosen career through different paths, what their job involves and what it means to them.In this episode Neville Stein catches up with students from Sparsholt College to discuss their recent experience of exhibiting at RHS Chelsea Flower Show and how they felt about it.As the Colegave Seabrook Foundation supports students studying horticulture, we were very proud to be sponsors of their exhibit and are thrilled at their success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With local and national garden shows gearing up for 2025, let's take a look back at The Gooden Life at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show last year with some ideas for you.Heritage veg seeds from an exciting start up company, Fuschias from a multiple gold medal winner and how a designer got inspiration for her "Bridgerton" garden.Ideas we can translate into our own patches and plots!

Phillip Johnson is one of Australia's most innovative landscape designers, recognised as a sustainable landscape pioneer in the residential and commercial sectors.Phillip leads one of the most awarded firms in the landscaping industry, known for its use of indigenous and native plants, water management and the re-creation of thriving habitats.In 2013 Phillip represented Australia at the world's most prestigious horticultural event – the Chelsea International Flower Show in its milestone 100th year — and was crowned the first Australian in the RHS Chelsea Flower Show's 152-year history to win the coveted Best In Show award. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leon Kluge, award-winning international landscape designer and botanist, joins John Maytham to discuss South Africa’s return to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May 2025. As the leader of the South African Floral Kingdom Abroad team, Kluge shares insights into this year’s stunning ocean-inspired exhibit, the challenges of international showcasing, and the efforts to secure funding for future floral exhibits. With South Africa’s rich botanical heritage on display, this initiative not only celebrates the country’s biodiversity but also strengthens global awareness and conservation efforts. The show opens to RHS members on 20 May and the public on 22 May 2025See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Prepare to be inspired! I am chatting with legendary landscape designer Mark Gregory, founder of Landform Consultants. With over 35 years of experience and a treasure trove of RHS Chelsea Flower Show awards under his belt, Mark shares his take on creating breathtaking gardens, the artistry of garden design, his career and the landscaping business. This interview is a great insight into a career spent crafting perfection! Links Landform Consultants Mark Gregory on Instagram Other episodes if you liked this one: If you liked this week's episode with Mark Gregory you might also enjoy this one from the archives:  278: Sustainability Matters - My guest this week is Nadine Charlton. Through her business Home Spring Gardens, Nadine provides specialist services to the horticultural and landscape construction industry, advising on sustainable best practice and creating beautiful gardens and landscapes with an environmental conscience. We talk about the importance of sourcing sustainable garden products, how you can tell whether what you're buying is sustainable and whether enough is being done on this front. 127: John Brookes with Gwendolyn van Paasschen - This week, I'm speaking to Gwendolyn van Paaschen about the legendary garden designer John Brookes. Gwendolyn is the owner of Denmans Garden and chairman of the John Brookes-Denmans Foundation. Gwendolyn's book (released 7th Oct) ‘How to Design a Garden' brings together a collection of John's works from across his lengthy career, disseminating the fundamental principles which underpinned his design work, in a way that is useful to both professionals and home gardeners. Gwendolyn is carrying on John's work at Denmans by opening the garden to the public and as she puts in at the end of the interview, keeping his conversation going. Please support the podcast on Patreon

What trees work well in small spaces? This week David Maxwell visits two experts who have the answer. Amy Kelly's small suburban garden is full of fruit trees including the mysterious Medlar fruit. Once commonplace in Britain and Ireland, the fruit, which has to be left to over-ripen, has fallen out of favour. Amy thinks the tree still deserves a place because it provides several seasons of interest and fruit to boot! In Ann FitzSimons' Killinchy garden, she is growing a variety of shrubs and trees in pots. It makes for a permanent display and offers those with limited space or those renting the chance to have an interesting garden space. Also on the programme, David visits Billy Alexander in Kells Bay where he is preparing for his biggest display of ferns yet at next year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show. In studio, Colin Agnew, takes questions and provides some Autumn inspiration. Email the programme at gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk

HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsor Westland Horticulture.At a time when horticulture needs to encourage a new wave of young people to come into the industry, this podcast is designed to highlight the multiple and varied career opportunities available.Hear from people who have found their way into their chosen career through different paths, what their job involves and what it means to them.In this episode Neville Stein catches up with students from Sparsholt College to discuss their recent experience of exhibiting at RHS Chelsea Flower Show and how they felt about it.As the Colegave Seabrook Foundation supports students studying horticulture, we were very proud to be sponsors of their exhibit and are thrilled at their success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathy Clugston presents another special potting shed edition of the programme, with GQT's panel of experts taking questions from visitors at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.The panel answer questions ranging from how to get rid of woolly aphids and how to get rid of bamboo, to what's the best way to unclog a pond. Later in the programme, Dulcie Whadcock speaks to Jodie Bryan from Cayley Brothers to discuss how their campaign 'project mushroom' aims to ease anxiety around growing mushrooms at home.Producer: Dan CockerAssistant Producer: Rahnee PrescodExecutive Producer: Carly MaileA Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

Tyler & Brian are gardeners in love and gardeners who travel! This dynamic duo visited the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this past May and now has all the details about the show that we all want to hear!On this episode of the Dig, Plant, Water, Repeat podcast,Tyler & Brian give us the details about their gardening journey, which took them from Charlotte, North Carolina, all the way to the UK for the best flower show there is!  The spill the beans on the upcoming gardening trends and what we need in our gardens now!To see Tyler & Brian's pictures from Chelsea, check out their IG and YouTube (it's going to make you want to book your trip to Chelsea, I promise!):InstagramYouTubeLove what you're hearing? Make sure to check out DPWR on YouTube StoreInstagramDig, Plant, Water, Repeat is produced in association with Caloroga Shark Media. Hear other shows from Caloroga Shark along with subscription info and Merch with free shipping here!

Tayshan Hayden-Smith's Wikipedia entry tells you he is a professional footballer from Ladbroke Grove, London. Nicknamed the "English Neymar" Tayshan had a burgeoning international career underway until the Grenfell Fire in 2017 took 72 lives from his local community. A quest for healing led him into the world of horticulture and his non-profit organisation Grow to Know was born with the aim of addressing societal and environmental inequality. Its activities earned Tayshan a new name as the "Grenfell guerilla gardener" and he helped create a Grenfell garden from leftover nursery plants. Fast-forward 7 years and he has partnered with The Black Gardener Danny Clarke to take the Hands Off Mangrove garden to Chelsea Flower Show, become and RHS ambassador, appeared on Your Garden Made Perfect (BBC1) and Alan Titchmarsh's Gardening Club (ITVX). Talking to senior reporter Rachael Forsyth on the podcast, they first discuss the Peter Rabbit-inspired community garden that Grow to Know worked on in partnership with publisher Penguin Random House that typifies Tayshan's philosophy as a gardener."It was otherwise an unused bit of land in the school and now it's one of the most used bits of the school where the kids, at every opportunity, just try to be in that space."[It's] just to see how magical that is for the children ... threading in those ideas around kind of food security and growing our own food and biodiversity and the importance of wildlife in, especially in, urban space.Though Tayshan clearly seeks and finds solace and beauty in plants, the driver behind his career is activism, but he says he's not expecting any Government to respond to lobbying to support horticulture for education, well-being or the environment:"I'm kind of tired of asking now and I think we just got to do, so, I'd like to think that we're leading by example of what we're doing... I think it's for the people and for the local organisations and grassroots organisations to show the way rather than relying on those who clearly just can't deliver."He queries why for more than a century RHS Chelsea Flower Show has "existed on the more affluent side of the borough, but has never had any impacts on North Kensington. "In North Kensington, you can expect to live on average 20 years less than someone who lives in South Kensington.... that stark bit of data really inspires the need to build that bridge to a place that is filled with resource, filled with beauty, filled with magic, filled with nature, yet there are people who are suffering on the outside of those boundaries."It is very political and I think we have to understand that from the very get-go and through that lens...When I tell you that people are living 20 years less and a big influencing factor of that is nature access, then it should be taken seriously.Tayshan Hayden-Smith's book, Small Space Revolution, Planting Seeds of Change in Your Community, is "an amalgamation of my experiences, my insights, my thoughts, but also the thoughts, experiences and insights of many other people around the world. And so there's case studies in the book, there's ideas and thoughts, there's interviews, there's how-tos. And so hopefully you can open a book at any page and take some inspiration...I guess it will hopefully activate the activism within [readers]."Our intention is to bring gardening, horticulture, nature, to the fore to the people that could really do with it, the people in survival mode on the 10th floor of tower blocks... For me if we can engage those people then we can engage anyone." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

KG editor Steve Ott chats to organic gardening expert and regular contributor to KG Stephanie Hafferty about RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. What were the themes and highlights and what ideas will Stephanie be taking home to her own plot in beautiful Wales. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathy Clugston presents a special potting shed edition of the programme, with GQT's panel of experts taking questions from visitors at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.The panel answer questions on everything from how to maintain a bonsai tree to the best way to encourage a tomato plant to flower.Later in the programme James Wong re-visits The Glasshouse Project's show garden where he speaks to commercial director Katie Whittingham and volunteer Reba about using horticultural therapy to help rehabilitate former prisoners.Producer: Dominic TyermanAssistant Producer: Rahnee PrescodExecutive Producer: Carly MaileA Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

Happy Winter Solstice, by the time you are listening to this episode (late again), you will be on the right side of the season, heading straight towards Spring. On the other hand, here in France, where Summer is yet to arrive, we've received incredible quantities of rain every day. We fitted actual floodgates at a friends house this afternoon, a fabulous design used in many low-lying areas of the UK and Europe. Floods are becoming more common-place as I reported about one of the Garden designs at RHS Chelsea Flower Show.I digress, suffice to say my feet are now webbed and my hair has given up on ever looking tidy again!This week  I report on our trip to Mottistone Gardens on the Isle of Wight.https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/isle-of-wight/mottistone-gardens-and-estate Take a look if you have a minute. It's gorgeous.We update you on your current garden tasks, and announce this weeks $20 Voucher winner. Aimee @yeoldsoul Congratulations Aimee.Google, and take a look at my foraged French vegetable this week, Prussian or Wild Asparagus Ornithogalum Pyrenaium! It's delicious. Thank you to everyone who writes in with their garden stories, it is wonderful to hear what is happening around our beautiful country - do keep your emails coming.Thank you again to those who financially support us via Buzzsprout and Patreon, we really appreciate your support.Happy gardening,Ali and JenSupport the Show.You can contact us at coach@yourgardencoach.nz Please follow our Instagram page @yourgardencoach_nz where we regularly upload interesting gardening tips Our website is under construction, as you know good things take time.Keep a lookout for http://yourgardencoach.nz We hope you enjoy our podcast, designed for gardeners in the Central Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand - but not exclusively. Join us from wherever you happen to be and simply check the title of the podcast. e.g. Spring Ep1. to fit in with the season in your location.

Did you ever wonder what it would be like to get exclusive access to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show? Well, your dreams have come true because in this exclusive interview we got an all-access pass to THE horticultural event of the year thanks to Annie Guilfoyle, a 2024 judge. Annie is co-founder of Garden Masterclass in the UK and an award wining garden designer who earned a Silver Medal at Cheslea years ago for her innovative landscape design. Annie is just back from the show this year and shares details from her favorite gardens, interesting new plants that caught her attention, and even some celebrity gossip from those stars that were in attendance at the show. (Spoiler alert: she did not  see Lady Whistledown at the Bridgerton -themed garden). We discussed how native plants and sustainable practices played a role in this year's event and talk about themes of water conservation and hardscape upcycling.   Looking to attend the show next year? Then you're in luck because Annie shares some tip sand tricks for navigating the show grounds and insights on how to make the most of your visit. Who needs Monty Don when you've got Annie Guilfoyle? Not us! 

Join Steve Amos as he continues his journey through the beautiful show gardens of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. In this episode he speaks to The National Autistic Society garden design team, Radio DJ Nick Grimshaw, Blackmore & Langdon Delphiniums, Hampshire Carnivorous Plants and Nelly from Alitex. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since we're still in the joyous wake of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, it's a perfect time to see the show through the eyes of a newcomer to gardening and explore its greatest lessons.As the leader of our new range aimed at beginner gardeners, and a huge part in our presence at the show this year, Jemima Bowker returns to the podcast this week to share her RHS Chelsea Flower Show experience, and what novice gardeners can learn to brighten up their own spaces this summer.In this episode, discover:Jemima's perspective as a newer gardener on the RHS Chelsea Flower Show's most inspiring highlightsThe main caveat with nasturtiums which sometimes catches out those sowing them for their easy-to-grow natureWhat's perfect for beginners to sow right now for a delightful summer seasonOrder Sarah's book - A Year Full of Flowers: https://bit.ly/2TWHJczOrder Sarah's new book - A Year Full of Veg:https://www.sarahraven.com/products/sarah-ravens-a-year-full-of-vegProducts mentioned:Nasturtium 'Purple Emperor' (Tropaeolum majus): https://www.sarahraven.com/products/nasturtium-purple-emperorPetunia 'Tidal Wave Red Velour' F1: https://www.sarahraven.com/products/petunia-tidal-wave-f1-red-velourNasturtium 'Ladybird Rose' (Tropaeolum minus): https://www.sarahraven.com/products/nasturtium-ladybird-roseSweet Pea 'Painted Lady': https://www.sarahraven.com/products/lathyrus-odoratus-painted-ladyRunner Bean 'Hestia': https://www.sarahraven.com/products/runner-bean-hestiaRunner Bean 'Polestar': https://www.sarahraven.com/products/runner-bean-polestarZinnia haageana 'Jazzy Mixture': https://www.sarahraven.com/products/zinnia-haageana-jazzy-mixtureRunner Bean 'White Lady': https://www.sarahraven.com/products/runner-bean-white-ladyRunner Bean 'Aurora': https://www.sarahraven.com/products/runner-bean-auroraGet in touch: info@sarahraven.comShop on the Sarah Raven Website: http://bit.ly/3jvbaeuFollow Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/sarahravensgarden/

Join Gardeners' World presenter and designer Adam Frost for a behind-the-scenes tour of show gardens at home and abroad, including gold medal-winning creations at RHS Chelsea Flower Show and exciting plans for a pot to plate garden at this year's BBC Gardener's World Live. Plus find top tips on how to best experience show gardens for ideas and inspiration to try out at home, and advice on how to create your own show garden if you're a budding designer and thinking about giving it a go. Could another Chelsea show garden be in the mix? Tune in to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spring is the time of the gardening year where all gardeners sigh with relief, it's really time to get out and about and enjoy the wonderful world of horticulture.  A garden waking up and showing its early colour and form is a wonderful space to live and work in, an it's no exception that Lucy and Saul revel in this time of year, as their gardening lives start to get busier with sowing, planting, propagation, mowing, mulching and all other gardening tasks. Sprinkle in some early flower shows and the odd plant fair and our gardening life is complete, so thank god for Spring!The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is again upon us, as gardening gets its 'Wimbledon' moment where everyone becomes a gardener for one week. Manicured gardens, fantastic flowers and plants, amazing skill and a lot of perspiration is on display as the horticultural world strives to put on the most mesmerising display of Gardening this year. Lucy and Saul are privileged to be allowed to attend the Monday press day for a preview of the show, and as ever the pair are wowed by the efforts that nurseryman, garden designer, landscaper and trade stands put on. So listen in for a few highlights, the odd quibble and lots of seeing our friends (and the odd celebrity )along the way.Instagram Links:Lucy headgardenerlcTwitter links:Saul @GardeningSaulIntro and Outro music from https://filmmusic.io"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the Show.

Gardeners' Corner visits the most talked about gardening event of the year; the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Presenter David Maxwell tours some of the main avenue show gardens including the gold medal winning National Garden Scheme's garden by Tom Stuart-Smith and the Muscular Dystrophy UK garden by Ula Maria which took best in show. He also meets up with CAFRE Greenmount graduate, Anna McLaughlin, who has been working with the team who created the Stroke Association Garden. With celebrities including Joanna Lumley, Raymond Blanc, Prue Leith, Alex Jones and of course Alan Titchmarsh; David gets a sense of Press Day at the world famous event. Inside the Great Pavilion he speaks to experts on Delphiniums, Foxgloves and carnivorous plants and he finds Northern Irish florist Allison Hood who took silver gilt for her floristry display. Contact the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk

Welcome to RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024! We're diving headfirst into all of the trends and highlights this hotly anticipated show has to offer; from the growers filling the Great Pavilion with their dazzling botanical displays, to the striking RHS Plant of the Year Prunus ‘Starlight', and of course the legendary garden designers lining main avenue with some truly spectacular show gardens.  This year is all about celebrating the young gardeners of tomorrow, so join us for a peak inside The RHS No Adults Allowed Garden designed by Harry Holding in collaboration with local schoolchildren, as well as Ula Maria's Best Show Garden-winning Muscular Dystropy UK - Forest Bathing Garden showstopper, Tom Massey and Je Ahn's Gold medal-winning WaterAid Garden, Tom Stuart-Smith's luscious Gold-winning The National Garden Scheme Garden, Ann-Marie Powell's RHS Children Choice Award-winning garden, and much, much more…   Presenters: Jenny Laville, Gareth Richards, Guy Barter Contributors: Tom Massey, Je Ahn, Ula Maria, James Armitage, Ann-Marie Powell   Contact: podcasts@rhs.org.uk  Other links: RHS Chelsea Flower Show Website SheGrowsVeg Urban Organic Pure Grenada

This year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been an extraordinary display of floral beauty, and it's been a pleasure for our hut to have been a part of the show.Fresh from the show, Sarah & Arthur take this week's special podcast episode to bring you Chelsea's highlights, and the months-long and years-long stories behind them.In this episode, discover:The joys of the Sarah Raven stand, from balancing practicality and beauty to star-studded visitors like Joanna Lumley and Mel GiedroycSarah's pick of the sights on the main avenue, with gorgeous displays courtesy of Project Giving BackStandout showings from the marquee which particularly caught Arthur's eyeOrder Sarah's book - A Year Full of Flowers: https://bit.ly/2TWHJczOrder Sarah's new book - A Year Full of Veg: https://www.sarahraven.com/products/sarah-ravens-a-year-full-of-vegProducts mentioned:Geum 'Totally Tangerine': https://www.sarahraven.com/products/geum-totally-tangerineGladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus: https://www.sarahraven.com/products/gladiolus-communis-subsp-byzantinusGet in touch: info@sarahraven.comShop on the Sarah Raven Website: http://bit.ly/3jvbaeuFollow Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/sarahravensgarden/

Lee heads to RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024 to look at some of the children's highlights of the year. With The No Adults Allowed Garden, Children's Picnic and the Children's Choice Award, there's a lot to unpack and an honest review as ever from Lee. What worked, what didn't? find out in this episode!Enjoyed this episode? How about sharing the love? Give us a glowing 5-star review, share on your socials, or spread the word to a neighbour! Leave your review, and you might snag a copy of our favourite "How to Get Kids Gardening" book.DONATE to the peak challenge at https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/BGProjects?utm_term=Q3YVvzeWP&fbclid=PAAaaMetAs1ycUbajJMS8Ye1LGsTboAs_oz7ZbHJbz-S4jbJV2WrJMQV5I2hk_aem_ATDzZQbc4Em8F-eLG8itTS1K1GfRGkuFw2RTWtIZa9p4LMmeb-Yb5UP8XE68A4SbwFMTransform your school garden journey by joining School Gardening Success today! Experience the outdoors, guided by teacher support, engaging video lessons, and equipped with all the essential tools for a blooming garden. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk Eager to create lasting memories while gardening with your children? Grab the "How to Get Kids Gardening" book for just £10 using discount code PODCAST24. Every penny from the book goes back into supporting school gardening initiatives. Get your copy at https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop/how-to-get-kids-gardening-bookCraving more green inspiration? Check out our sister podcast, The Veg Grower Podcast, for an extra dose of vegetable-growing fun. Tune in and let the gardening adventures continue!Thanks for listening!

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show? How the elaborate gardens are created and how on earth the judges compare a recreated quarry with a cottage garden? Eminent garden designer and Chelsea Flower Show judge James Alexander Sinclair is here to draw back the floral curtain and reveal the secrets of the judging process, how the spectacular show gardens are created and what it takes to win Best in Show! Plus discover what happens to the gardens after the show has finished, and what the future holds for Chelsea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Alexander-Sinclair is one of Britain's foremost garden designers and writers. He's a regular contributor to Country Life magazine and many other titles, and a regular presence on television screens talking about gardening.He is also one of the top judges at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show — and we're absolutely delighted that he joins us to give a full behind-the-scenes account of the entire judging process.James doesn't shy away from any of the issues — or the controversies which have raged in recent years over the unconventional winners that have had many lovers of traditional gardens up in arms.You can find out more about James Alexander-Sinclair at his website or follow him on Instagram.Listen to Country Life podcast on Apple PodcastsListen to Country Life podcast on SpotifyListen to Country Life podcast on Google PodcastsListen to Country Life podcast on AudibleEpisode creditsHost: James Fisher Guest: James Alexander-Sinclair Editor and producer: Toby Keel Music: JuliusH via Pixabay Special thanks: Adam Wilbourn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Occasionally, your hosts like to explore a garden in depth ..... and have a good old natter. In this episode, Dan and Julia revisit Sissinghurst Castle, starting in an area of the garden known as Delos. Recently resurrected after a long spell in the doldrums, they consider the challenges of recreating a slice of ancient Greece in Kent. Back in the studio, they each share five ways that Sissinghurst inspired them. Dan reveals his current 'must have' garden tool and shares exciting news about new product launches. Julia talks about an alternative method of training and pruning her fig tree. As usual, Dan and Julia finish off with a list of essential jobs to do in your garden over the next two weeks and tell you where they'll be popping up next.Jobs for the fortnightFinish hardening off annuals and tender perennialsIf all danger of frost has passed, start planting containers and hanging basketsPrune forsythia, flowering currant and Japanese quinceTake cuttings of woody herbs such as hyssop, rosemary and thyme. Tie in wisteria, honeysuckle, passionflower and clematis to keep them from wandering in their own direction. Pheromone traps can be hung in apple and plum trees and box hedges to control pests like codling and box moths.Indoors, take stem cuttings from tradescantias, coleus, plectranthus, impatiens and pothos and root them in water.Damp down greenhouse paths on hot days to increase humidityTake the opportunity to clean garden furniture, jet wash patios and scrub barbecues.Settle down and watch the BBC coverage of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show - you'll have the best seat in the house.Dan's product of the week:Niwaki Japanese Weeding Hoe: https://www.dancoopergarden.com/products/niwaki-weeding-hoeDan's upcoming events:Sunday, 19th May - Rare Plant Fair at The American Museum in BathSunday, 26th May - Rare Plant Fair at Kingston Bagpuize House, OxfordshireWebsite links:Dan Cooper GardenParker's PatchThis podcast was produced by the brilliant Scott Kennett of Red Lighthouse Local https://linktr.ee/redlocallighthouseThe episode was sponsored by Dan Cooper Garden, where garden lovers go to find outstanding garden products, sage advice, and abundant inspiration. You can shop online at dancoopergarden.com or plant fairs and garden events across the south and east of England. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May is all about the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and we'll be bringing the abundant beauty of Perch Hill's cutting garden to our trade stand.That's why in this week's ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange', Sarah and Arthur are taking an exciting look forward to our spot at the show, the hard work it's taken to prepare, and highlights of what you can expect to see across the week-long spectacle.In this episode, discover:How Adam Nicolson's magical design is being brought to life at our stand, inspired by our renowned potting shed from 2017Some of the most stunning varieties we'll be bringing with us, and the preparation it's taken to have them readyGardening tips for those with a small urban space, with particular attention for early-flowering plantsOrder Sarah's book - A Year Full of Flowers: https://bit.ly/2TWHJczOrder Sarah's new book - A Year Full of Veg: https://www.sarahraven.com/products/sarah-ravens-a-year-full-of-vegProducts mentioned:Calendula officinalis 'Indian Prince': https://www.sarahraven.com/products/calendula-officinalis-indian-princeCalendula officinalis 'Sunset Buff': https://www.sarahraven.com/products/calendula-officinalis-sunset-buffSalvia viridis 'Blue Monday': https://www.sarahraven.com/products/salvia-viridis-bluePetunia 'Tidal Wave Red Velour' F1: https://www.sarahraven.com/products/petunia-tidal-wave-f1-red-velourGet in touch: info@sarahraven.comShop on the Sarah Raven Website: http://bit.ly/3jvbaeuFollow Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/sarahravensgarden/

Join us as we talk all things Bridgerton, and step into a world of Regency romps and floral feasts. We'll catch up with star of the show Adjoa Andoh, to hear about what it was like filming in some of the UK's great stately homes and gardens, her own love of gardening and how she finds ‘solace in the soil'. We talk to production designer Alison Gartshore about bringing this fantastical world to our screens, before chatting to garden designer Holly Johnston about what it was like to bring that world to life at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Could this years RHS Chelsea Flower Show be THE best one yet? Lee discuss's the new award and change up within the shows!Enjoyed this episode? How about sharing the love? Give us a glowing 5-star review, share on your socials, or spread the word to a neighbour! Leave your review, and you might snag a copy of our favourite "How to Get Kids Gardening" book.Transform your school garden journey by joining School Gardening Success today! Experience the outdoors, guided by teacher support, engaging video lessons, and equipped with all the essential tools for a blooming garden. Find out more at https://skinnyjeangardener.co.ukEager to create lasting memories while gardening with your children? Grab the "How to Get Kids Gardening" book for just £10 using discount code PODCAST. Every penny from the book goes back into supporting school gardening initiatives. Get your copy at https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop/how-to-get-kids-gardening-bookCraving more green inspiration? Check out our sister podcast, The Veg Grower Podcast, for an extra dose of vegetable-growing fun. Tune in and let the gardening adventures continue!Thanks for listening!

In the week leading to World Topiary Day, RHS Horticultural Advisor Jenny Bowden gives us an update on growing alternatives to box (Buxus sempervirens), with insights into the ongoing threat of box blight and box tree moth from Dr Stephanie Bird. Nurseryman Ed Canon from Langthorns Plantery shares his love for lilacs, flowering plants that haven't always been considered fashionable, but are experiencing new interest due to exciting cultivar development and increased availability through micropropagation. Plus, Jenny Laville asks “what makes an award-winning garden?” as she meets Eleanor Hollingworth from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show judging team, two weeks ahead of the world's most prestigious garden event.  Presenter: Gareth Richards Contributors: Dr. Stephanie Bird, Jenny Bowden, Jenny Laville, Eleanor Hollingworth, Ed Cannon Contact: podcasts@rhs.org.uk  Links:  Box alternatives trial at RHS Garden Wisley Langthorns Plantery Chelsea Flower Show Tickets

My guest this week is Nadine Charlton. Through her business Home Spring Gardens, Nadine provides specialist services to the horticultural and landscape construction industry, advising on sustainable best practice and creating beautiful gardens and landscapes with an environmental conscience. We talk about the importance of sourcing sustainable garden products, how you can tell whether what you're buying is sustainable and whether enough is being done on this front. About Nadine Charlton & Home Spring Gardens Nadine provides specialist services to the horticultural and landscape construction industry with commitment to sustainable best practice and creating beautiful gardens and landscapes with an environmental conscience.  She has exhibited personally at RHS shows, and has project managed and advised on multi award winning gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Nadine has an ability to see a vision and make it happen, connecting people and bringing teams, partners as well as commercial objectives together with demonstrable results. She has a lifelong passion of historic landscapes and architecture and is an advocate for using traditional methods with the benefit of modern insights and techniques. A passionate lover of outdoor living, Nadine is committed to innovation and education; inspiring the next generation. www.homespringgardens.co.uk Nadine is currently working with Landscape Architect Michael Lote on his debut show garden ‘It doesn't have to cost the Earth' which will be featured at RHS Malvern Spring Festival 9-12 th May 2024 showcasing innovative sustainable construction products and methods.  The garden will be repurposed to Woodoaks Farm which is owned by the Soil Association Land Trust to create a permanent training and educational space to facilitate learning for school children and adults, growing together with the horticultural and agricultural industry. Other episodes if you liked this one: Historic Roses 
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The ‘Muscular Dystrophy UK Forest Bathing Garden' is being designed by Ula Maria. Ula is a renowned garden and landscape designer based in London who specialises in creating distinctive outdoor spaces for private and commercial clients in the UK and overseas. After winning RHS ‘Young Designer of the Year' in 2017, Ula Maria set up her studio with a focus on creating emotive garden spaces and has previously designed garden spaces at other UK garden shows, but this is her first at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. @ellenmarygardening chats with Ula to find out more about her passion for landscaping and the RHS Chelsea show garden she has designed.    Proud to announce Hydria as the series 14 sponsors! Hydria™ is the world's first all-in-one water fountain kit that fits any planter or pot. Perfect for patios, balconies and even indoors as a water feature with a difference. Not only can the water sound soothe you and look wonderful in your garden but the fountain is available with various colours, attachments and tiles so you can truly personalise your fountain to your own space. Find out more about Hydria when you listen to the podcast and via their website: https://www.hydrialife.com Also check them out on socials:  Instagram: @hydria_fountain Facebook: @hydriafountain