With their distinctive burgundy colour, Cornflower ‘Black Ball’ is the perfect addition to any pollinator friendly patch. Find out how these no-nonsense, easy-to-grow flowers helped a beginner gardener to catch the ‘gardening bug’ in this sowalong podcast with BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Editorial Assistant James Jessel.
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Rainforest revealed, with Dr Rosa Vasquez Espinoza
The Amazon may feel far away, but what happens there affects all of us. It's a storehouse of biodiversity and natural climate regulator and home to countless species that we've barely begun to study. Dr. Rosa Vasquez, Espinoza takes us into the amazing world of life beneath the r ... Show More
33m 54s
Nov 23
What To Do Now - Plant bare-root trees, shrubs and hedging
The time from November to March is ideal for planting bare root plants - whether trees, shrubs or hedging - and who doesn’t want more plants in their garden? Whether you’re planning to plant trees to your gardening space, adding some native mixed hedging or looking to increase yo ... Show More
8m 1s
Nov 20
Allotments and urban garden histories, with JC Niala
Allotments offer the opportunity to have an ongoing relationship with nature and the land for nurturing and growing, building communities, sharing knowledge, seeds and plants. Each allotment plot is as unique as its location. Poet, nature writer, social anthropologist and allotme ... Show More
33m 17s
Jun 2021
Light-loving lavender, dry shade and ‘the Autistic Gardener’
Join David Maxwell for the first Gardeners’ Corner of meteorological summer. This week, David finds out all there is to know about growing lavender in a northern climate from Moira Hart, who has acres of the perfumed plant in Wexford. Barbara Pilcher is planting in the dry shade ... Show More
56m 25s
Aug 2022
Gardening, Second Kids, and Slackers
<p>Buckle in, folks! This week, we're talking about our garden-curator journeys, second-kid thoughts, and the slacker–to–<a href= "https://twitter.com/yeehaw_meg/status/1461894785921396740" target= "_blank">chaos goblin line cook</a> pipeline. </p> <p> </p> <p>Looking for <a href ... Show More
40m 27s
Feb 2021
Clematis massacre, hedging hopefuls and online gardening?
High hedges might make good neighbours but what makes a good hedge? In this week’s programme, presenter David Maxwell, will be joined by experts Ann Fitzsimmons and Reg Maxwell to talk about the many benefits of a hedge, whether it’s for wildlife, sound proofing or even as a defe ... Show More
56m 42s