Pots & Trowels The Gardening Podcast
By: Martin Fish, Jill Fish, Sean Riley
Language: en-gb
Categories: Leisure, Home, Garden
Gardens and gardening discussed by people who know their onions. Martin Fish (RHS judge, broadcaster and gardener for over 40 years) and a series of like-minded green fingered folk have a chat!Find all our videos and podcasts at potsandtrowels.com Thanks to our sponsors https://plantgrow.co.uk/ - UK P&T listeners can get a discount on PlantGrow products, simply enter the code PT2026 at checkout - Terms and Conditions Apply
Episodes
Creating New Vegetable Breeds, Fuchsia Flowering Question & Wisteria? Wonder no More!
Jan 11, 2026Elsom Seeds are plant breeders who supply everyone from Kings Seeds to Farmers for their fields. We meet David Coop, the Managing Director who tells us about how they come up with new varieties of vegetables with the properties we desire! There's a listeners' question on fuchsia and advice on wisteria.
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Raised Beds? What to fill them with? Can we entice the King onto the Potting Shed Stage?
Jan 04, 2026We are looking forward in this brand new year, with some questions about what we'll do in our own gardens. Plus there's a chat about what we're going to be doing in the year ahead with shows and gardening talks.
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Moisture Probes, Apple Pruning, Terracotta vs Plastic & Urban Green Spaces with The Cloud Gardener
Dec 28, 2025We’re talking about what to do with your Christmas tree once you’ve finished with it, how to check the moisture levels in your pot plants, how to approach a monster apple tree & our special guest this week is Jason, the Cloud Gardener.
The Cloud Gardener Website: https://cloudgardeneruk.co.uk
The Cloud Gardener Instagram: @cloudgardeneruk
Videos Mentioned:
Pruning Monster Bramley Apple: https://youtu.be/Nbguzqmlac4
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Chinese Lantern Plant, Lily Growing Question, Sprout Recipe & Mr Plant Geek Michael Perry Joins Us
Dec 21, 2025We're having a controversial sprout conversation, answering a listeners' lily question and talking chinese lantern plants.
Videos Mentioned:
Rose Care: https://youtu.be/gaiRPeDhcIc
Chinese Lantern Plant, Lily Growing Question, Sprout Recipe & Mr Plant Geek Michael Perry Joins Us
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Free Festive Display, Divide Raspberry Canes & Meet Helena of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture at Grow North
Dec 14, 2025How to Divide Raspberry Canes, sort yourself a free festive display from garden pruning and Martin chats to Helena Glassup of Chartered Institute of Horticulturalists at the Grow North event.
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Winterize Your Garden, Plus: Climate-Proof Gardening & Growing Tropicals in the UK with Lucy Chamberlain & Saul Walker
Dec 07, 2025This week we're joined by Lucy Chamberlain and Saul Walker from the popular Talking Heads gardening podcast to discuss how UK gardens are adapting to changing weather patterns.
Lucy gardens on sandy soil in dry Essex, while Saul works with clay soil in wet Devon - their contrasting experiences offer fascinating insights into regional gardening challenges and opportunities. They share how they're both experimenting with more exotic, tropical-looking plants as our climate shifts.
In This Episode:
How different UK regions are experiencing climate change and what it means for your gardenDrought-tolerant edibles... Duration: 00:39:00Wintery Plant Suggestions, Tom Allen’s Questionable Cucumbers & Why Arit Anderson is Speechless!
Nov 30, 2025We've visited the Garden Media Guild to watch Arit Anderson be honoured - and backstage we spoke to the inimitable Tom Allen, self-confessed novice gardener plus actor and comedian on the side!
Videos Mentioned:
Secret Garden of Louth Video: https://youtu.be/QSH_GO96-kQ
Grow Stunning Chrysanthemums: https://youtu.be/46mQR8i1UbE
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Renewal Pruning, Root Stock Extravaganza, Now's the Perfect Time to Transplant/Move Plants & Meet New RHS Advisor Katy Merrington
Nov 23, 2025We meet the incoming RHS Harlow Carr garden advisor Katy Merrington, who looks after the Hepworth Wakefield Garden. We are talking renewal pruning, transplanting or moving plants around the garden and it’s almost a Root Stock Special as we have a detailed analysis of what root stocks are & what happens to the leftovers? Plus, we put the pot in Pots & Trowels with a chat about sculpture and ceramics.
VIDEOS MENTIONED:
How to Create an Apple Cordon (Pruning Apple Trees)
https://youtu.be/b29Osis97qA?si=fiQF_yVDvSBTU0zv
Royal Horticultural Society MBE Advisor, Bare Root Season, Water Butts & Gladioli in Winter?
Nov 16, 2025Heaps going on this week on the podcast as we chat to John Grimshaw who is hanging up his RHS Harlow Carr Advisor trowel (and picking up yet another trowel as he landed his Dream Job!) - all the usual weekly advice and listeners' questions answered.
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100th Episode! Reclaiming the Chrysanthemum, Dahlia Just from Seed & Screening Options?
Nov 09, 2025We have listeners' questions, hints and tips for your week in the garden, Paula from Floral Media tells all and we clink our glasses together to celebrate our 100th episode of the PT Gardening Podcast!
Videos Mentioned:
Six Superb Autumn Flowering Perennials: https://youtu.be/f5g9f0w8xQw
Autumn/Fall Dahlia Care: https://youtu.be/PmR2MYrOkq4
How to Prune Gooseberry Bushes: https://youtu.be/JgJp453eS-0
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Secret Garden of Louth, Perennial Geraniums & How To Get Plants For Free!
Nov 02, 2025Visiting Louth's secret tropical garden, answering questions on perennial geraniums & dahlias and Martin has his hints for the week, including some excellent advice on propagation so you too can get plants for free!
Secret Garden of Louth: facebook.com/thesecretgardenoflouth
Videos Mentioned:
How to Transplant an Olive Tree: https://youtu.be/eUUwXE6P6l0?si=nScjADGj7MEO8_vz
Autumn/Fall Dahlia Care: https://youtu.be/PmR2MYrOkq4
this episode was renamed from "Tropical United Kingdom, Perennial Geraniums & How To Get Plants For Free!"
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Duration: 00:38:37The Alan Titchmarsh Connection! Bamboo Control & Bulb Lasagne Troubleshooting
Oct 26, 2025What's the connection between 'digger' and Alan Titchmarsh? Will succulents live in an unheated greenhouse? How do we manage a bamboo patch? We'll answer all these and more in this week's podcast! Plus all the regular gardening advice and help and a bit of fun thrown in!
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Joy of Forests and Trees, Northumberland Road Trip & Sowing Sweet Peas
Oct 19, 2025Gardens, Forests, Castles & Tea feature this week as Martin and Jill take us on a Northumberland road trip! Plus, the team have all your weekly advice and answer some listeners' questions on Fungi infestation & sweet pea sowing
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World Record Vegetables! Bulb Essentials, Question on Heather & Lavender & a Delicious Jam Recipe!
Oct 12, 2025It's bulb o'clock, so get all the essential info on planting your spring flowering bulbs, plus we're talking gigantic vegetables with King of giant Veg and multiple world record holder Joe Atherton and we have all the usual advice for your garden.
#garden #gardening #plants #GrowYourOwn #giantvegetables #worldrecord
Videos Mentioned:
Create a Autumn / Fall Planter or Container
https://youtu.be/VavHZDm9at4
How to Take Lavender Cuttings (Lavender Propagation)
https://youtu.be/ydrSrKQdqqY
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Bumper Tree Special, Cloud Pruning, Fruiting, Ornamental and Questions on Timing of Shrub Shifting and Droseras
Oct 05, 2025Whether you like apples or pears, acres or hazels, we're talking trees! There's a question on cloud pruning, more details on our long running carnivorous plant seed controversy and we have all the usual information on what to do in your garden this week!
Thanks to Nick Dunne from Frank P Matthews: https://www.frankpmatthews.com
Videos Mentioned:
Dahlia: https://youtu.be/PmR2MYrOkq4
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Clematis Crisis, Fake Seed Imports & Perfecting Your Pond Plants
Sep 28, 2025Martin's been to Lincolnshire Pond Plants, who are busy moving to a larger site! We've got listeners' questions on clematis and basil, there's an update on the suspect Venus fly-trap seeds and the usual weekly garden tasks!
Pauline’s Dad’s Green Tomato Chutney Recipe
Makes about 1 ½ kg or 3 ½ lb
1.2kg (2 ½ lb) green tomatoes roughly chopped
2 onions, peeled and chopped
6 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
Thumb size piece of root ginger, peeled & finely sliced
3 large cooking apples, peeled, cored and chopped
225g (8oz...
Duration: 00:37:27RHS Harlow Carr Curator Conversation, Cucumber Conundrum, Carrot Care & Holm Oak Q
Sep 20, 2025RHS Harlow Carr curator Paul Cook has a chat to Martin about the famous northern garden, and his plans. We're answering your questions and have some top tips for you bulb lovers, so stay tuned for that!
notes:
Plants for under Holm Oak:
Pachysandra terminalis
Videos mentioned this episode:
Harlow Carr Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAP6F3_x3pSanz-SarwwkrWucL9hPNKSa
How to Take Pelargonium Cuttings:
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Duration: 00:37:58BBC Beechgrove Gardeners, Box Hedge & Eucalyptus Q's plus Early Bramleys!
Sep 14, 2025BBC's Beechgrove Gardens has been on the TV since 1978. Known for its practical approach to gardening we're big fans! - Martin meets a couple of the longtime hosts, Carole Baxter & George Anderson, plus we have all the usual questions and jobs for the week!
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Giant Onions, Rose Rescue, Harrogate Autumn Show & Fake Venus Fly Trap Seeds?
Sep 07, 2025We're back for a brand new season (why did my fingers want to type 'series' then?) - We've got Nick Smith, director of Harrogate Flower Shows joining Martin for a chat, we're answering listeners questions and Sean's been busy sowing some suspected carnivorous plant seeds!
Correction - at one point Martin mentions that the show was a couple of weeks ago when he meant 'in a couple of weeks time'
Videos Mentioned in this episode:
Sow Superb Sweet Williams
https://youtu.be/g-CveyUUmaI
Apple Special (Care, Pruning, Var...
Duration: 00:29:29We're Back! - Season 3 is coming this Sunday
Sep 03, 2025Our Gardening Podcast is back!
We've got three hosts, with a range of knowledge whether you're a seasoned expert or a fresh seedling looking for inspiration!
We hit you with all the gardening goodness every Sunday with several seasons of back catalogue to chomp through if you're brand new to the podcast!
#vegetables #garden #gardening #plants #gardentok #planttok #planttiktok #GrowYourOwn #gyo #growyourownfood #fyp #beetroot #propagate #propagateplants #apple #fruit❤️❤️❤️ #FlowerShow
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Epic End of Season Finale! Q&A, Jonathan Moseley & Leafy Lytham’s Greg
Jul 27, 2025We're answering questions on Aliums, Apples & Roses. There's a roundup of the season just gone and a look around the Chorley Flower Show!
We'll be back in September with bags more gardening goodness!
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RHS Wentworth Woodhouse, Miner's Garden, Arit Anderson and Gardening Questions on Fuchsia & Plums
Jul 20, 2025We've got a packed show including highlights from the brand new RHS Wentworth Woodhouse show, a snippet from the Great Yorkshire Show, some of your gardening questions and another special guest appearance from Arit Anderson.
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Duration: 00:34:15
Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival - Grow Roses on any Soil! Carrot Recipe & Floral Marquee
Jul 13, 2025Garden tips, a super carrot recipe & Martin and Jill take time out of the busy show schedule to chat to some of the exhibitors at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
Carrot Biryani Recipe Link:
Carrots-star-of-the-show-in-julys-kitchen
Videos Mentioned:
01:20 Streptocarpus Masterclass https://youtu.be/14-pEN5nz1s
05:52 Fuchsia Masterclass https://youtu.be/_Ekhm1sCEms
07:01 Alpine Masterclass https://youtu.be/TXfPhQ10P8I
08:30 Saracenia / Carnivorous Plants https://youtu.be/6nWLZqfplEIef
25:01 How to Thin Carrots https://youtu.be/op4H_i...
Duration: 00:28:34Shrubs and Sub-Shrubs, Sweet Pea String Trick, Florist and RHS Answer Your Questions.
Jul 06, 2025We're talking to a master florist and the horticultural advisers at RHS Harlow Carr. There's a discussion and definition of shrubs and sub-shrubs as well as the usual advice on what you need to do in the garden this week. We answer a sweet pea question as well as a query about salvia Caradonna.
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Celebrity Chef Rachel Green, Mints, Herbs & Fruit - Plus: Timely Tomato Tip!
Jun 29, 2025Top tips as always - plus Rachel Green pops in to chat & there are questions on fuchsia, penstemon cuttings and pear trees in pots.
Videos mentioned:
How to Pot a Pear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogbKXtftYgM
Fuchsia Masterclass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ekhm1sCEms
Penstemon Cuttings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vsX6V6NSI0
Robot Mower: https://youtu.be/-xpFWZx6k9c
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Skin Cancer Special - Plus, Fuchsia Question and Time Critical Veg Patch Info
Jun 22, 2025We're highlighting the potential problems of working in the elements this week as Martin talks to four other horticulturalists who have been affected by conditions such as skin cancer. We also talk to a consultant dermatologist to find out what simple measures can help protect you from the sun.
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From Coriander to Space! BBC Gardener Mark Lane on Xeriscaping & The Future of Gardens
Jun 15, 2025We discuss gardening in space, accessibility and xeriscaping with BBC Gardening Presenter Mark Lane.
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Kings Seeds Sweet Pea Fields, Lawn Laughter & June Drop
Jun 08, 2025Surveying the sweet pea fields at Kings' Seeds in Essex, we talk to Andrew Tokely, Horticultural Director. There are the usual weekly jobs and the team answer a couple of questions - one on sweet peas and another on apples.
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Adam Frost from BBC Gardeners World, Scale Insects on an Acer & Essential Rose Care!
Jun 01, 2025Martin catches up with old friend and BBC Gardeners World Presenter Adam Frost, We have some essential rose care that you need to look at this week and we're also dealing with scale insect on an Acer.
Do let us know if you have questions for the live show! 7pm UK time, June 12th 2025 - follow this link to watch: https://youtube.com/live/VPyhiP7mNMw?feature=share
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Chelsea Flower Show Update, Muddybootz Allotment & Urgent Job if you're Growing Lillies!
May 25, 2025Martin'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!
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The Chelsea chop, Fruit Tree Job to do Now! & Stella, Queen of Camassia!
May 18, 2025We're talking camassia today with Stella Exeley from Hare Spring Cottage Plants. We have the usual weekly gardening jobs roundup as well as listeners' questions.
Pots & Trowels Videos Mentioned in the podcast:
Early Chelsea Chop
https://youtu.be/mv6vwuCebkg
Pinching Out Sweet Peas
https://youtu.be/ZBA5_yyx9MA
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Asparagus Picking & Recipe, Institute of Horticulture & Time to Train Your Climbers!
May 11, 2025We've got wisteria and climbing tips and advice, we're answering plant feed questions and our guest is from the Chartered Institute of Horticulturalists as well as all the usual gardening talk and of course, what you should be doing in your garden this week!
Jill's Asparagus Recipe: https://www.martinfish.com/blog/more-asparagus-in-mays-kitchen/
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TV Gardener, Saving a lawn from "Puppy Love" and Comparing Zebra Plants!
May 04, 2025We meet '90's TV gardener Alan Mason, a man responsible for getting Martin on the 'box' in the first place! if you watched gardening TV from all over Europe in the nineties, chances are you watched today's guest, we've also got the usual tips and tricks and answer your gardening questions
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Chelsea Plant of the Year Judges, Pear Tree Problem, A Lifetime of Gardening & This Week's Gardening Must-Do!
Apr 27, 2025Martin's met Alan to shortlist Chelsea's plant of the year and couldn't resist asking about Alan's background and how he made his way from a wildflower meadow to a job in Germany and his own TV Show!
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Chelsea Exhibitor Prepares Daffodils for May?! Plus Minty Fresh News & Rhubarb Q
Apr 20, 2025A new episode fresh off the mint - and mint is on our minds today as Jill has a new role to explain! Plus, we meet Charlotte Daubney from bulb specialists Taylors in Lincolnshire and she explains how they get such a wonderful display at the wrong time of year!
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Camellia Myth, Hydrangea Flowering Advice and Tips from a Flower Farmer!
Apr 13, 2025RHS Harlow Carr's Spring Gardening Weekend provided the questions for this week's podcast, involving camellia myth, hydrangea flower questions and more!
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Royal Horticultural Society Peoples Awards & Don't Miss This Week's Tips!
Apr 06, 2025Arit Anderson, James Alexander-Sinclair and other award winners chat to Martin at the RHS Awards event and the team discuss this week's must-do garden tasks.
Videos Mentioned:
Agapanthus Essential Care: https://youtu.be/MGZs2vQgTl0
Planting Strawberries: https://youtu.be/_oTabeON7Eo
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Mind Your Back! - Lupin Question Answered and its Dividing Time for These Plants!
Mar 30, 2025Healthy body, healthy garden! - We're discussing ways to garden that won't leave you grunting and groaning - plus we've got listeners' questions, jobs for the week and find out why Sean sounds like Barry White. Our guest this week is Jenny Clarke from Saxilby Physiotherapy:
Link to physio website Jenny Clarke (Saxilby Physiotherapy)
To watch this episode, here's the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/b07Fr0wqZSc
Videos mentioned in the podcast:
How to Love Your Lupins!: https://youtu.be/BOjBDghe-lI <...
Duration: 00:40:37Battery Powered Gardening & Hellebore Questions Answered
Mar 23, 2025Full power ahead this week as we discuss battery powered garden kit with Jason from Henton & Chattel! Jill has a recipe for delicious celeriac, smoky bacon and mustard soup as Matin pulls up the last of the celeriac from the veg plot, we have a question on mildew on Euonymus & is it too late to remove hellebore leaves?
Recipe: https://www.martinfish.com/blog/celeriacsmokybaconandmustardsoup/
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RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year Competition & Why Pruning Roses Hard Now Could Mean Amazing Blooms
Mar 16, 2025How Chelsea Flower Show's "Plant of the Year" is chosen, what you should be doing in the garden this week plus how to divide snowdrops to share with your friends!
#chelseaflowershow #plantoftheyear #snowdrops
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RHS Orchid Expert Tells All, Plus, Be Eating Early Potatoes in Just 13 Weeks!
Mar 09, 2025"RHS Orchid Expert Group" Chair David Ridgeway talks about his work on one of the Royal Horticultural Society's oldest committees, we hear about the thousands of orchid paintings the RHS has commissioned as well as some tips on how to care for orchids as houseplants. We're also answering your questions, finding out about camellia and learning about growing potatoes in pots.
Recipe for veggie Shepherd's Pie (aka Gardeners' Pie) https://www.martinfish.com/in-the-kitchen/
Videos mentioned:
Pruning Autumn Fruiting Raspberries: https://youtu.be/8HM0IT-_gKk ...
Duration: 00:33:11Behind the Scenes at Gardening Press Event, Plus, Pruning Job That Won't Wait!
Mar 02, 2025Perfect pears, granular goodies & Eve from British Garden Centres. Martin and Jill go behind the scenes to meet some of the exhibitors at the gardening press event. As usual we have listeners' questions & Martin's weekly advice as we catch up with some old friends and learn about some exciting new gardening products headed your way!
VIDEOS Mentioned:
Celebrity Florist’s Garden: https://youtu.be/WTTpWzAP6Ys
Amarine & Nerine Masterclass: https://youtu.be/KRHGq07zEDM
How to Crea...
Duration: 00:33:32Royal Provenance of Allotment Cooks, Plus Why Now's Best to Sort Suckers!
Feb 23, 2025We're talking to Jayne Hickling, AKA the Allotment Cook! Plus there are answers to questions on Fruit Tree Suckers, Privets & Poinsettia and what to do about Vine Weevils.
Links and Videos:
Allotment Cooks: theallotmentcook ( https://www.theallotmentcook.co.uk/ )
How to Prune Hellebores: https://youtu.be/1r_VjYgjxDw
How to Prune Raspberry Canes: https://youtu.be/8HM0IT-_gKk
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Stunning New Veg Varieties for this Season, and Oh, Bambi! Are There Any Deer Proof Plants?
Feb 16, 2025With a new growing season fast approaching, we're discussing some of the new seeds available this year with Andrew Tokely of Kings Seeds. Also, what to do in your garden this week and we're answering listeners' questions on Amaryllis, Sleeper Walls and the all important question of deer-proof plants!
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Sunshine, Gardeners' Friend or Foe? Time to Prune Your Borders & Redcurrant Listeners' Question
Feb 09, 2025Save your skin! We're meeting skin care expert Tracey Hughes to talk about sun protection in the garden, plus we've got a listeners' question on redcurrants and chatting about what you should be doing in your garden this week.
VIDEOS MENTIONED:
Redcurrant Question:
Pruning Blackcurrants and Redcurrants, What's the Difference?
https://youtu.be/gWduTe-6kTw
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Germinator: 40,000 Tulips! & Why it's now time for Onions, Onions, Onions!
Feb 02, 2025Visiting a flower nursery we meet 'Germinator' Steve Routledge, plus, we have advice for planting onions now & a delicious onion-related recipe to boot!
#onions #floralmedia #flowers #nursery #propagation garden #gardening #plants #GrowYourOwn (Thanks to Floral Media for having us! floralmedia.co.uk )
Videos mentioned:
How to Plant, Prune & Propagate Soft Fruit Bushes
https://youtu.be/C85Vtwf6Oj0?si=40dm2XoARVc64jgQ
Recipe:
https://www.martinfish.com/blog/onion-tart-sweet-slow-cooked-onions-in-a-cheesy-herb-crust/
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Chelsea Flower Show Floral Judge, Urgent Garden Jobs for This Week & Cherry & Chrysanthemums Questions Answered
Jan 26, 2025Meet the latest addition to the RHS Chelsea Floral judging team: Paula Routledge of Floral Media! Plus we're answering listeners' questions and Martin has the lowdown on what you need to be doing this week in your garden.
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Duration: 00:36:36Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Venue Changes & More!
Jan 19, 2025Talking to the RHS's head of events about some exciting new gardening show venues, plus we're answering an important question about hydrangeas.
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What's in a Name? Why Plant Names Change, Aussie Highlights & Meet West Dean's Head Gardener!
Jan 12, 2025Plant names get changed, but who decides? We're answering this listener's question, plus meet Tom Brown, the head gardener in charge of West Dean, a garden near Chichester, and memories of the recent trip to Australia.
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Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, Australia - P&T On Tour!
Jan 05, 2025Martin visits his first ever Australian garden centre as P&T goes on tour down under! Jill and Martin walk us through the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney Australia, a wonderful and beautiful free resource right in the heart of the city.
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The Pots and Trowels Gardening Videos and Podcast: Who are we and why do we do this!?
Dec 29, 2024Royal Horticultural Society judge, and more importantly, host of the Pots & Trowels videos, Martin Fish & Cookery Whiz Jill Fish talk to Sean about how they met and what got them into gardening and cooking. Plus, where did the idea for Pots & Trowels come from? How did the team met and what's next for P&T!
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Duration: 00:29:40BBC Radio Producer with a Horticultural Dream, Plus, Pruning Job that Won't Wait!
Dec 22, 2024When Martin talks gardening on BBC radio he works with Ross, a horticulturalist with a big gardening dream! We're also talking about the jobs you should do this week in the garden and Jill has a super seasonal recipe that made all our mouths water!
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Perfect Peat-free Compost & If You Have Box Blight, There's Still Hope!
Dec 15, 2024We meet The team behind Plantgrow, our super sponsors, Martin and Jill visit and find out how they make their organic products - and we're answering gardening questions such as - why box blight might not be the end for your hedge!
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Videos mentioned in this episode:
Where Peat Free Compost Came From: https://youtu.be/h72TxIbCkUY
How to Prepare a New Vegetable Patch (V...
Keep Cyclamen & Poinsettia Perfect for Christmas & Hear from International Garden Designer David Stevens
Dec 08, 2024We meet international garden designer David Stevens, There are listeners' questions on apple trees and tips on keeping your seasonal houseplants such as cyclamen and poinsettia looking tip top!
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Duration: 00:34:44Plant Bare Root Roses Now, Plus, Perfect Christmas Trees and the age-old "Real vs. Artificial" Debate
Dec 01, 2024Discover the secrets behind choosing the perfect Christmas tree with Paul Maxey of Scothern Nurseries near Lincoln. You'll walk away with a new-found appreciation for the Nordman fir's soft needles. From historical choices to modern selection techniques, Paul shares his expertise on trimming and shaping these festive staples to achieve that picture-perfect holiday look.
Plus we're answering YOUR questions and sharing why now's the time to plant bare root roses!
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Hardwood Cuttings: Now’s the Time to Act & Why RHS Gardens are Set to Glow this Winter
Nov 24, 2024Martin Explains why now's the right time to take hardwood cuttings of soft fruit bushes, we answer some listeners’ questions on preparing new borders and fig trees & meet Sarah Mullan of the RHS as she talks about the Glow festivals illuminating gardens across the UK.
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Duration: 00:26:06From Tennyson to Tulips: Bardney Manor’s Revival & The Gardening You Need to do this Week!
Nov 17, 2024Listeners to the P&T Podcast can get a discount simply by entering the code POTSANDTROWELS - T's & C's apply, see the PlantGrow website for details.
Tulip tips, a mature tree discussion, less than mature chicken discussion and Martin takes a trip to Bardney Manor & meets Samantha, who shares her ambitious plans to transform its historic gardens. From a pavilion-turned-tea-room to Tennyson-inspired Secret Gardens, her vision celebrates heritage and community engagement. Meanwhile, Sean, Martin, and Jill share seasonal gardening tips, including the best time for planting tulips, starting sweet peas, and managing garden pests. Join us for...
Ginger Lily, Cloud Tree, Aeonium & Lavender Questions, plus Martin's first Boss!
Nov 10, 2024Martin runs into his first boss who recalls the time Martin told legendary TV gardener Percy Thrower that he wanted to be in his job! Martin & Jill also visit the U3A in Mansfield and answer their questions on Ginger Lily, Cloud Tree, Aeonium & Lavender.
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Scarification Clarification, Camellia Masterclass & Perfect Parsnip Cake
Nov 03, 2024Camellia expert Jeremy from Stretegate Camellias joins Martin for a masterclass, we clarify what it means to scarify and Jill has a recipe for a beautiful parsnip cake that we can all make (though this episode concentrates on us demolishing it!)
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Magnificent Mulch, Rose and Fig Questions & all the Usual Garden Goodness
Oct 27, 2024Martin has been a PlantGrow customer for a few years so we are delighted to welcome them on board as a supporter and this episode we meet Daniel from PlantGrow to tell us what they do. Also we have the usual gardening advice and we answer a couple of listeners' questions on roses and figs.
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How's About Those Apples? Heritage Orchard, Geum Question, Garden Tips & Jill's Seasonal Recipe
Oct 20, 2024Over 300 apple varieties, the heritage orchard has all sorts of apple flavours! Martin and Jill meet some of the volunteers, plus we're answering your questions, sharing a recipe or two plus, Martin tells you what you can be doing in the garden at this time of year.
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Gardening Behind Bars, Fruit Bush Query, Winter Colour and Jon Wheatley as Guest of Honour
Oct 13, 2024Martin chats to fellow senior RHS judge and gardener Jon Wheatley, the pair discuss gardening in prison and how Jon got started in horticulture. The team talk winter garden colour options and answer a listeners' question about fruit bushes.
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Gigantic Vegetables, Malvern Flower Show, Spring Cabbage & Geranium/Pelargonium Question
Oct 06, 2024Horticultural Director Charlie Gwynne is our guest today and the team talk gigantic vegetables, what we did with last week's marrow and Martin answers some of your gardening questions.
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Marrow Musings, Logan House, Scotland's Hidden Gem and Rhododendron Resuscitation!
Sep 29, 2024Logan House is in Scotland but is able to grow some extremely unusual plants due to its location. The team answer a listeners' question about a poorly rhododendron and Jill has a marrow recipe! (also available in video over on YouTube!)
Jill's recipe: https://www.martinfish.com/blog/slowcookerratatouille/
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Rhubarb, Carnivorous Plants, Bulbs, Tomatoes & What Wisteria Options Do I Have? - Pots & Trowels Podcast S02EP01
Sep 22, 2024We're popping up in person for the first time in a video podcast (check that out over on our YouTube channel!) But as we begin season two, we're back to answering your questions on wisteria and rhubarb and talking tomatoes and bulb planting too.
Videos Mentioned:
Carnivorous Plants Masterclass: https://youtu.be/6nWLZqfplEI
How to Divide Rhubarb: https://youtu.be/hDdjfi7kSgo
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Season 2 is coming, and it's a Whopper!
Sep 18, 2024We're back!
Season 2 begins this Sunday, 10am UK time - we're starting with an episode featuring carnivorous plants and we're even trying to do this season with some video, so check out our YouTube channel for that!
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Bonus Bloopers! - P&T Podcast Recording Mistakes
Sep 01, 2024Just a bonus episode of some of the outtakes from our first year of podcasting!
See you for Season Two!
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Southport Flower Show, Raspberry Riddle & Floristry Fun!
Aug 25, 2024Martin and Jill are at Southport Flower Show for it's centenary - They meet one of the organisers Pauline, have some floristry fun with Linda Hardman and answering some listeners' questions!
Videos mentioned:
Heuchera Masterclass: https://youtu.be/t-KonaRd8wQ
How to Prune Raspberry Canes: https://youtu.be/4JtLOEKnJw4
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Agapanthus Expert, What does NPK Mean on Plant Food Plus Apple Pruning Question
Aug 18, 2024The team get together for the penultimate pod of the season - We're meeting Agapanthus specialist Steve Hickman, and there are listeners' questions and the usual tips for what to do in your garden this week.
Agapanthus Specialists Hoyland Plant Centre: https://somethingforthegarden.co.uk/
Videos mentioned:
Heucheras Masterclass: https://youtu.be/t-KonaRd8wQ
Summer Apple Pruning: https://youtu.be/NqNXTa1_LI4
How to Create a Fruit Tree Espalier: https://youtu.be/mtZ5VTvAy48
Chilli Growing Explained, Spacing in the Border & Confidence in your Cuttings!
Aug 11, 2024Martin catches up with Amrit of South Devon Chilli Farm and learns all sorts of tips and tricks to do with chillis. We've got listeners questions, a chilli recipe and some things you should be doing in the garden this week!
Recipe Link (South Devon Chilli Farm's Website):
https://southdevonchillifarm.co.uk/blogs/recipes
Videos Mentioned:
Malvern show video featuring schools gardens: https://youtu.be/qbkivrfd4Mc
Tomatoes video: https://youtu.be/t1GgNEQ8lN4
Chillis Video (coming s...
Duration: 00:39:23Wonderful Walled Garden, Leafy Lytham & Help! My Hydrangea Has No Flowers!
Aug 04, 2024Flower show season is in full flow so Martin and Jill are working their way around the country - this week it's Chorley's turn as the pair visit Astley Park. There's a chance to look behind the scenes at the old walled garden, we meet Leafy Lytham's Greg and Martin answers some gardening questions.
Debbie from Chorley asked about plants for a damp spot.
Martin mentioned dogwoods and willow, here are the names:
Dogwoods grown for colourful stems
Cornus 'Flaviramea' - yellow stems
Cornus 'Sibirica' - d...
Duration: 00:25:12Mr Plant Geek, Sweet Pea Problems, Tomato Tips and Rose ID!
Jul 28, 2024We're meeting the one & only Mr Plant Geek (aka Michael Perry) on this week's episode! Michael tells us how he got into gardening and shows Martin some of his favourite plants. There are some listeners' questions and Martin tells us what you should be doing in the garden this week!
Videos Mentioned:
Sweet Pea Pinching Out: https://youtu.be/ZBA5_yyx9MA
Carnivorous Plants: https://youtu.be/6nWLZqfplEI
Fuchsia Masterclass: https://youtu.be/_Ekhm1sCEms
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Duration: 00:35:14BBC Gardeners' World's Arit Anderson on Peat Free, Heritage Veg, Scented Pelargonium & Penstemon
Jul 21, 2024Hampton Court is just the place to meet a variety of gardening gurus! Martin and Jill take time out from their own duties to catch up with Arit Anderson, chat heritage veg with Lucy from 'She Grows Veg' and discover a wonderful scented Pelargonium at Potash Nurseries.
Videos Mentioned:
Flower Shows playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAP6F3_x3pSagC2RwOQd9St74DGJpdB0o
Pelargonium Masterclass: https://youtu.be/PFbfXCwibck
Fuchsia Masterclass: https://youtu.be/_Ekhm1sCEms
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Duration: 00:30:46Carnivorous Plants, Allium Propogation & One Man Wants to Mow
Jul 13, 2024Carnivorous Plants aren't as fragile as they might look! We meet Pete from Wack's Wicked Plants. Plus, how to naturalize Alliums & can Sean mow his newly grown grass?
Wack's Wicked: Carnivorous Plants | Wacks Wicked Plants
Videos mentioned:
Rose Summer Special (Deadhead like a Pro!) : https://youtu.be/iIU2BZdXrOw
Sow Superb Sweet Williams: https://youtu.be/g-CveyUUmaI
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We Need to talk about Peat! Plus, Pelargonium or Geranium, What's the Difference?
Jul 07, 2024We're in potentially controversial waters as we discuss the problem with peat! Also, Martin's been to meet some of the members of the Yorkshire Pelargonium Society.
Videos mentioned:
How to Create / Prepare a New Border: https://youtu.be/Dzv0obBWkiw?si=OWxPeAxyiH-JmNgg
Pelargonium Masterclass:
https://youtu.be/PFbfXCwibck
Also useful:
How to Propagate Pelargoniums (A Martin Masterclass): https://youtu.be/Ba99PoaX2-U
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Duration: 00:31:48Lincolnshire Show, Have we found the Perfect Plant? Plus a recipe with, maybe, the Perfect Veg too!
Jun 30, 2024Martin and Jill visit the Lincolnshire Show, chat to a couple of exhibitors, plus the team answer a listeners' question on camelia, and Jill has a recipe for spring onions that's delicious!
Videos Mentioned:
Lincolnshire Show: https://youtu.be/vItUno-qqcc
Harrogate Spring Flower Show: https://youtu.be/5CkFp0zGnSQ
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Slug Deterrents that Work, Auriculas, Hostas & a Bridal Wreath
Jun 23, 2024Martin and Jill have been to meet James and Nicki and have a look at their collections of auricula and hosta. Martin answers a listeners question on Spiraea Bridal Wreath and we discuss slug deterrents!
Videos mentioned:
Harrogate Spring Flower Show: https://youtu.be/5CkFp0zGnSQ
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Rose Deadheading, Martin's Milk Tray Outfit & Discussing Soft Fruit with a Head Gardener
Jun 16, 2024This week it's all go as we chat about everything from rose deadheading & Snow in Summer through to grape vine cuttings and robot tractors!
Please do watch the charity video Sean has produced (and buy the song to help the charity if you are able): https://youtu.be/Q8ocOhBVALc
P&T Videos mentioned this week
Grape Vine video: https://youtu.be/y3BH0axaRAE
Penstemon Cuttings video: https://youtu.be/0vsX6V6NSI0
Catch Up in the Greenhouse video: https://youtu.be/lSYwiRqjfHw
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Duration: 00:32:23Patio Perfection, Straightening a Rowan, Apple Tree Followup and a Birthday Spade!
Jun 09, 2024Martin chats to old friend and landscaper Adam Tomlinson. We answer your gardening questions and Martin has some patio-related things you can be doing in your garden this week.
Training a Tree’s roots to go deep https://youtu.be/Gg8FgLp8aC4
Bramley Apple Tree Summer Pruning: https://youtu.be/NqNXTa1_LI4
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Laughing Gardener, Bramley Apple Chat, plus, Lupin & Fuchsia Growing Questions
Jun 02, 2024Martin meets the Laughing Gardener, we have updates on the strawberries, some top tips for tying tomatoes and how to grow lupins from seed.
Paul Robinson, aka The Laughing Gardener is here on Facebook: (8) The Laughing Gardener | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Laughing-Gardener/100051593361368/
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Chelsea Flower Show: Exhibitor Updates, Celebrity Catchup and Qs on Apples & Manure or Growing Compost?
May 26, 2024We have an update from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show where Martin has been judging! Our podcast guests Jonathan (Cosmos) Barry (Proctors) and Dawn from Lincolnshire Pond Plants all give us their experience. There's a chance to hear from some celebrities and we answer your questions!
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RHS Chelsea Flower Show First Timer! Hydrangea, Asparagus Beetle & Fig Q's
May 19, 2024We're talking to Jonathan Sheppard today who's a Cosmos enthusiast! He's going to Chelsea for the first time. Plus we have questions on fig pruning, hydrangea problems and the asparagus beetle.
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Young Horticulturist of the Year, Dividing Primulas, Everlasting Sweet Peas & Strawberry Update
May 12, 2024We're talking to Horticulturist Graham Porter about the Chartered Institute of Horticulture. The team discuss the difference between the terms horticulturist and gardener. There are some jobs to be getting on with around the garden, plus we answer a couple of listeners' questions on tomatoes & sweet peas.
Jill's Blackcurrant Smoothie Recipe:
Try a boost at breakfast time with a healthy blackcurrant drink full of vitamin C which will release energy slowly through the morning:
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Duration: 00:36:20Chelsea Flower Show: What goes into Preparing an Exhibit? & Fuchsia Questions Answered!
May 05, 2024RHS Chelsea Flower Show is one of the most prestigious events in the world. Martin's been to meet Barry Proctor who switched from agriculture to horticulture and found success at Chelsea!
We're answering listeners'/viewers' questions about fuchsia and Martin has some things you could do in your garden this week.
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Growing Mushrooms & Questions on Dahlia Lifting and What to do about Nettles in your Compost?
Apr 28, 2024We're talking to Niall from the Yorkshire Mushroom Emporium about how low tech mushroom farming works, and how you can grow your own.
We also have listeners' questions on:
Whether or not to lift dahlias and why?
What to do about stinging nettles in your compost heap?
Check out the Yorkshire Mushroom Emporium here: Yorkshire Mushroom Emporium
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Urban Garden Special, Questions on Silver Birch, Samaras & When Will My Cutting Have Roots?
Apr 21, 2024This week Martin's met We're at the RHS Urban Show in the heart of Manchester, chatting about what you can accomplish if space and funds are limited!
Videos Mentioned:
How to Plant Beans: https://youtu.be/8P0jiXl1DtM
How to Take Shrub Cuttings: https://youtu.be/8ui3HQKBeZs?si=Q0q6lxypFVheRZzA
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Lawncare Special with added Spanish Bluebells & Strawberries (No Cream!)
Apr 14, 2024We're loving our lawn this week as we go all in on lawn care!
There's an interview with Peter Chaloner, a mowing mogul and Martin has some top tips for keeping your grass in perfect condition.
Lawncare Video: https://youtu.be/w6U2YLePBTI
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Northern Garden Questions, Rhubarb Cream & Tales from Wales
Apr 07, 2024Martin visits Morpeth and meets the gardening club, who have a few questions!
Jill has a recipe & Sean checks in from his holiday in North Wales' Llyn Peninsula.
Links:
Jill's rhubarb recipe: https://www.martinfish.com/blog/blushingrhubarbcream/
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Barnsdale Gardens, Seed Drying, Rhubarb & Fig Tree Questions
Mar 31, 2024Martin goes to the former BBC Gardeners World garden at Barnsdale to meet Nick Hamilton, whose father was a presenter. Nick explains how they manage this wonderful garden organically.
We've got some listeners' questions and the team chat all things horticultural!
Barnsdale Gardens: https://barnsdalegardens.co.uk/
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Raising Your Game on Raised Beds! (David Hurrion RHS Judge)
Mar 24, 2024Martin chats raised beds with an absolute expert who wrote the book! With over 50 years of practical experience in gardening and horticulture, David Hurrion has a wealth of hints, tips and inspiration to share.
Plus, the team discuss some of our listeners' questions on pleached hedges, camelia and sweet peas.
#gardening #GardeningPodcast #garden #RaisedBeds #GYO #GrowYourOwn
David Hurrion Website:
UK Garden Expert - Plants & Horticulture, Writer & Speaker - David Hurrion
Videos Mentioned
Pleached Hedge Video: https://youtu.be...
Duration: 00:33:54Pruning 1000 Roses! Dogwoods, Rhubarb Recipe & Blind Daffodils
Mar 17, 2024The National Holocaust Centre in North Nottinghamshire, UK is home to a thousand white rose bushes - they all need pruning & Martin's been to find out more.
Jill has a rhubarb dessert recipe from heaven and we're answering dogwood and daffodil questions.
Link to Jill's recipe:
https://www.martinfish.com/blog/rhubarb-heaven-recipe/
Rose pruning video:
https://youtu.be/SYOMSFUsxMY
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Duration: 00:28:40Royal Horticultural Society's Jewel in the North Curator Paul Cook
Mar 10, 2024Martin chats to RHS curator Paul Cook about developing the RHS's most northerly garden. Jill and Sean chat lawn edging and killing plants!
Some of the videos mentioned in this episode:
Harlow Carr on P&T Playlist of videos and podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAP6F3_x3pSanz-SarwwkrWucL9hPNKSa
Skern Alpines: https://youtu.be/TXfPhQ10P8I
Herbaceous Border pruning video: https://youtu.be/eT7PMRqyGEs
Bramble Garden Blog, Royal Themed Sweet Peas & Listeners' Question on Seed Sowing
Mar 03, 2024Loads to discuss this week as Martin catches up with Bramble Garden Blog's Karen Gimson. Plus, we talk sweet peas, wet lawns & whether you can sow seeds in pots outside instead of straight into the garden.
This week's video on pruning raspberry canes: https://youtu.be/4JtLOEKnJw4
Plus it's a video bonanza this week as we have bonus videos on gooseberries: https://youtu.be/JgJp453eS-0
and also blackcurrants & redcurrants: https://youtu.be/gWduTe-6kTw
We also mentioned last week's podcast episode on the Royal Parks: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2265919/14560578
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Duration: 00:30:03Secrets of the Royal Parks in London!
Feb 25, 2024Martin chats to Mark Wasilewski, who is a manager at the Royal Parks in London.
Marks' planting decisions can be debated over the royal breakfast table. He was once warned that King Charles might sneak out to inspect his work by flashlight!
The team also address some of your gardening questions.
Videos mentioned in this episode:
Herbaceous Border video: https://youtu.be/eT7PMRqyGEs
How to Take Cuttings from a Blackcurrant Bush: https://youtu.be/TOnkheyfwRU
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Duration: 00:38:18Queen of Pelargoniums & Hydrangea & Paperwhite Questions Answered
Feb 18, 2024"Queen of Pelargoniums" Helen Bainbridge joins Martin for a chat about her specialist subject and how she started out in gardening aged seven! There are hints and tips for what to do with these magnificent plants at this time of year & the team address some listeners questions.
Specific Videos mentioned this episode:
Pelargonium Masterclass: https://youtu.be/PFbfXCwibck
Harlow Carr Winter Garden : https://youtu.be/unF6qFaMTiY
Chitting Potatoes: https://youtu.be/j5C-2DPTjpc
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Duration: 00:38:51A £1900 Snowdrop! Plus, Martin Answers a Listeners' Hydrangea Question
Feb 11, 2024Snowdrop supremo Michael Myers tells Martin about some of the hundreds of different types of snowdrops out there.
Jill finds an eBay bargain and Martin answers a hydrangea question from one of our YouTube viewers.
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Kings Seeds: Sowing Super Flowers, Fruit, Vegetables & More is Within Everyone's Grasp!
Feb 04, 2024We're chatting to Kings Seeds Horticultural Director Andrew Tokely this week and getting inside info on all sorts of wonderful seed options!
Martin answers some questions about leaf curl aphid and what to do when you're faced with a new build house with a blank canvas of a garden.
(see Martin and his box of Kings Seeds in our latest P&T video here: https://youtu.be/8_dmL7TvQc0 )
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Celeriac, Cardamom & Bananas, This Week's Turned Tropical!
Jan 28, 2024We've been answering some listeners' questions and most of them are tropical in flavour!
Martin's been to visit Snape Gardening Club in Bedale, North Yorkshire & the group asked Martin about some exotic plants!
The P&T team discuss celeriac, aeoniums, cardamon and even an ornamental banana!
Plus, what to do in your garden at this time of the year.
Remember, if you email us your gardening question, we'll do our best to answer it on the podcast.
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Duration: 00:29:07Plant Colour and Interest in Winter - RHS Harlow Carr's Winter Walk
Jan 21, 2024We're braving the sub-zero temperatures this week as Martin meets Russ Watkins who is the Floral Team leader in charge of the Winter Walk!
The pair discuss plants that bring something to the garden whatever the season.
Martin has some tips for your garden plus the P&T team stick to the warmth of indoors to chat about the plants that are worth having in your border at this time of year, dogwood, winter box, birch and daphnes.
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Duration: 00:29:59RHS Harlow Carr Visit, Plus: Chicory, Rhubarb & Kalettes!
Jan 14, 2024RHS Harlow Carr is the northernmost of the Royal Horticultural Society's five gardens.
Martin is one of the gardening advisors to this North Yorkshire gem and he's been to chat with some of the gardeners about the food they're growing.
Jill has tasty recipe ideas for you plus, the team discuss chicory, kalettes and rhubarb!
RHS Garden Harlow Carr | Events & attractions in Harrogate, Yorkshire / RHS Gardening
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