Artwork

Content provided by Immediate Media. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Immediate Media or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!
icon Daily Deals

Sowalong - Cornflower with Matt Biggs

9:08
 
Share
 

Manage episode 468950316 series 2829280
Content provided by Immediate Media. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Immediate Media or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

You'd hardly believe that cornflowers that are so familiar in cottage gardens were actually introduced to Britain thousands of years ago. And we're so familiar with them that we just think of them as one of our own.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  continue reading

421 episodes

Artwork
iconShare
 
Manage episode 468950316 series 2829280
Content provided by Immediate Media. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Immediate Media or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

You'd hardly believe that cornflowers that are so familiar in cottage gardens were actually introduced to Britain thousands of years ago. And we're so familiar with them that we just think of them as one of our own.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  continue reading

421 episodes

All episodes

×
 
With increasing climate uncertainties and global environmental challenges, what changes can we make to the way we garden and grow food that can have a positive impact on our local environment, its ecosystems and indeed the health of our planet. Join ecological horticulturalist and conservationist Jamie Walton to discover how to garden and grow our own food in a holistic and ecological way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
 
Is there a more beautiful thing than a garden in summertime with flowers at their peak, wonderful light evenings, plenty of good weather, and a chance to spend lots of time outdoors. Our gardens really do come into their own in the summer months. Frances Tophill discusses how we use outdoor spaces, and what summer means to her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
 
This year, at BBC Gardener's World magazine, we've spearheaded a campaign called Make a Metre Matter, which is all about transforming just one metre of outdoor space for the good of the planet. Garden designer and Gardeners’ World presenter Nick Bailey has lots of inspiration as he reveals plans for his Plant Based Garden at this year’s Gardeners’ World Live show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
 
The scent of sweet peas, the sound of buzzing bees, the feeling of grass under your feet, these sensory sensations are all part of a garden in summer. With summer getting into full swing at Longmeadow, discover more about the sights, sense and sounds there and the role they play in Monty Don's garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
 
Jo and Andi Butler entered the BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Gardens of the Year competition last year. Find out about their experience of entering the competition, winning the coveted People's Choice Award, opening their garden to the public, and what their gardening plans are for the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
 
Would you believe that your garden, however big or small, could do some good in the face of the climate crisis? That it could help combat habitat and biodiversity loss, and also be a beautiful and personal sanctuary? Well, it's true. And the secret to all this and more lies in taking a regenerative approach to your outside space as leading landscape architect and horticulturalist Marian Boswall explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
 
As gardeners, we all know the environmental impact of peat, and why we need to stop using it. The challenge is how to garden successfully without using peat. Peat-free composts can be variable and more expensive than peat-based options. But award-winning garden designer and long-time sustainability advocate Arit Anderson has some top tips to help us all grow better without peat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
 
Do you know the secret to creating show-stopping planting combinations? Combining plants in ways that means they look good and grow well together. Plantswoman Carol Klein has spent decades growing and exhibiting plants at over 200 RHS shows, winning a slew of gold medals. Her encyclopaedic plant knowledge combined with her artistic flair makes her a master of the art and science of combing plants successfully. Carol reveals how we can all add a little of her planting flair to our gardens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
 
This year's flower show season is well and truly upon us, and one of the highlights is, of course, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Multi-award winning garden designer and plants woman, Jo Thompson, describes her Chelsea show garden and the story behind it celebrating the transformative effect of second chances through horticulture. Hear Jo's experience of designing show gardens and how her innovative, diverse, compassionate, and romantic approach to garden design has helped her forge an inspiring career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
 
Loading …

Welcome to Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

 

icon Daily Deals
icon Daily Deals
icon Daily Deals

Quick Reference Guide

Copyright 2025 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | | Copyright
Listen to this show while you explore
Play