Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTea-Break Tutorials - What to Prune in Winter
Season 12 Episode 10
Get your gardening gloves on and gather your tools to do some invigorating winter pruning of shrubs and climbers. Winter pruning stimulates new growt…
2 years, 6 months ago
Growing Greener - No waste, no wastelands, with John Little
Season 12 Episode 9
Garden designer John Little joins Arit to discuss the biodiversity possibilities of often overlooked and undervalued urban spaces. They discuss the v…
2 years, 7 months ago
Tea-Break Tutorials - Taking Hardwood Cuttings
Season 12 Episode 8
Alan reveals why hardwood cuttings are the easiest way to make new plants – no special kit required. Save yourself a load of money in return for just…
2 years, 7 months ago
Growing Greener - Greener Grass with David Hedges-Gower
Season 12 Episode 7
Can you have a lawn that doesn’t cost the earth? In years gone by, a flat, moss free striped green lawn was considered the hallmark of the ideal gard…
2 years, 7 months ago
Tea-Break Tutorials - Growing Sweet Peas
Season 12 Episode 6
Alan reveals his secrets to non-stop, fragrant sweet peas, from making an early start with your sowing, to the best ways to grow for bumper blooms
Le…
2 years, 7 months ago
Growing Greener - Peat Free gardening with Alistair Griffiths and Nick Hamilton
Season 12 Episode 5
The countdown to peat-free has begun, is this the end of gardening as we know it? Professor Alistair Griffiths, Director of Science and Collections a…
2 years, 7 months ago
Tea-Break Tutorials - Choosing a Tree
Season 12 Episode 4
Choose the right tree for your garden without fear of too much shade or root invasion. Alan says ‘no garden is too small for a tree’ so let him help …
2 years, 7 months ago
Growing Greener - Supporting Urban Birds and Wildlife with Kate Bradbury
Season 12 Episode 3
Wildlife gardener and writer Kate Bradbury joins Arit to discuss how and why gardeners can play a vital role helping reverse the decline of wildlife.…
2 years, 7 months ago
Tea-Break Tutorials - How to Plant a Shrub
Season 12 Episode 2
Discover from Alan why autumn is the perfect season for planting shrubs – and how to ensure your investment pays you back for years of pleasure to co…
2 years, 7 months ago
Growing Greener - Great Dixter: A Sustainability Success Story, with Fergus Garrett
Season 12 Episode 1
Fergus Garrett, Head Gardener of Great Dixter launches the series with a discussion of how you can garden for good: how you can use both environmenta…
2 years, 8 months ago