Podcast Episodes

Beat Stress and Boost Brain Power using Plants

Season 19 Episode 10

Significantly reduce your stress levels, improve your ability to concentrate, and alleviate depression, using plants. Kathy Willis, professor of biodiversity at the University of Oxford, explains the…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Grow a healthier diet with Daphne Lambert

Season 19 Episode 9

How does the food we eat shape our health, wellbeing and connection to the planet? Daphne Lambert is a medicinal chef, nutritionist and founding member of the Greencuisine Trust and has spent decades…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Sowalong - Snapdragons with Matt Biggs

Season 19 Episode 8

They're fun plants and they get their name from the fact that if you gently squeeze the mouth of the flower it opens wide, just like a Chinese dragon.

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Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Managing Type 2 Diabetes & Weight Through Gardening

Season 19 Episode 7

When he received his type 2 diabetes diagnosis, gardener and writer Andrew Oldham took his gardening expertise to a new level, growing on his hillside plot in the Pennines to bring back his health. D…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

How Woodlands Boost your Health with Sally Bavin

Season 19 Episode 6

A winter woodland walk – there’s nothing like it to boost your mood. But did you know the wellbeing benefits of a woodland walk actually go much deeper, with real physical health benefits? So in this…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Sowalong - Cosmos with Adam Duxbury

Season 19 Episode 5

Easy to grow and reliable, cosmos will reward you with weeks of beautiful flowers that fit into lots of different planting styles.

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Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Herbal Remedies for Winter Illnesses/Ailments with Jo Dunbar

Season 19 Episode 4

The winter months can be challenging for our health and, while we wait for spring days to nourish us once again, what can we do to support and boost our immune system? Medical herbalist Jo Dunbar’s k…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

The Weird Science Behind House Plants and Wellbeing

Season 19 Episode 3

We all feel instinctively that house plants are good for us. But is it all in the mind, or is there something real and tangible going on? Can house plants really scrub the air around us, and if so ho…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Sowalong - Tomato with Adam Frost

Season 19 Episode 2

Tomatoes are fun to grow, with many different varieties to choose from, and they taste so much better home-grown than from the shops.

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Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

Monty Don on Gardening to Support Positive Mental Health

Season 19 Episode 1

It's the heart of winter, light levels are low and we've got weeks of cold still to come. There's no getting away from the fact that winter can feel like a slog and there's every chance you could be …

Published on 1 year ago