Podcast Episodes

Sowalong – Broad beans with Joe Sugg

Season 9 Episode 10

Find out how to grow broad beans in this sowalong podcast with Joe Sugg as he shares his tips for caring, support and finally, serving up his favourite homegrown treat to grow from seed.

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Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Combatting loneliness with Andrew Kingston

Season 9 Episode 9

Do you ever feel isolated or alone? Can you go for days without seeing anyone or talking to another person? Loneliness is a big problem that can impact all areas of our mental health – but could gard…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Sowalong – Verbena bonariensis with Catherine Mansley

Season 9 Episode 8

Discover why pollinator-favourite, Verbena bonariensis, is a must-have for your borders, in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine digital editor Catherine Mansley. Plus, you'll fin…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Building relationships with Karin Blak

Season 9 Episode 7

Do you garden with your partner? Is your outside space somewhere you nurture together, having an equal say on what you grow and how everything looks? Or is gardening something that causes argument an…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Sowalong – Chilli 'Hungarian Hot Wax' with Adam Duxbury

Season 9 Episode 6

Beat the winter blues by sowing chilli seeds now for a spicy, bumper harvest this year in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine features coordinator Adam Duxbury

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Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Breathing clear with Prof Jennifer Gabrys

Season 9 Episode 5

Having clean air to breath is vital to our very existence, but pollution is a problem and many parts of the world, cities in particular, are choking. Is there a solution? Could gardening, plants and …

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Helping hospitals with Maria Leong and Alice Cornwell

Season 9 Episode 4

Hospitals can be frightening and emotional places, so anything we can do to make visiting one easier has to be a good thing. I’ve seen first-hand how a hospital garden can really help alleviate stres…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Keeping fit with Tyler Lowe

Season 9 Episode 3

Can a session in the garden do as much good as an hour in the gym or a run round the park? Is gardening the key to keeping us fit, healthy and physically active? Or is it overdoing it outside dangero…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

A happy head with Prof Harriet Gross

Season 9 Episode 2

If you garden regularly, you’ll know that time spent tending your plot makes you feel good. When we're feeling stressed, anxious or overwhelmed a bit of time pottering about outside helps us feel bet…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Eating healthily with Sonal Shah

Season 9 Episode 1

We all know that eating a fresh, balanced diet is a key part of staying fit and healthy, but could you do more to improve what you consume every day? And would you be surprised to hear that gardening…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago