Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Pots & Trowels The Gardening Podcast
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| Bonus Bloopers! - P&T Podcast Recording Mistakes | 01 Sep 2024 | 00:06:15 | |
Just a bonus episode of some of the outtakes from our first year of podcasting! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Southport Flower Show, Raspberry Riddle & Floristry Fun! | 25 Aug 2024 | 00:29:51 | |
Martin 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! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Slug Deterrents that Work, Auriculas, Hostas & a Bridal Wreath | 23 Jun 2024 | 00:31:04 | |
Martin 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! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Rose Deadheading, Martin's Milk Tray Outfit & Discussing Soft Fruit with a Head Gardener | 16 Jun 2024 | 00:32:23 | |
This week it's all go as we chat about everything from rose deadheading & Snow in Summer through to grape vine cuttings and robot tractors! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Patio Perfection, Straightening a Rowan, Apple Tree Followup and a Birthday Spade! | 09 Jun 2024 | 00:38:58 | |
Martin 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 Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Laughing Gardener, Bramley Apple Chat, plus, Lupin & Fuchsia Growing Questions | 02 Jun 2024 | 00:32:16 | |
Martin meets the Laughing Gardener, we have updates on the strawberries, some top tips for tying tomatoes and how to grow lupins from seed. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Chelsea Flower Show: Exhibitor Updates, Celebrity Catchup and Qs on Apples & Manure or Growing Compost? | 26 May 2024 | 00:33:40 | |
We 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! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| RHS Chelsea Flower Show First Timer! Hydrangea, Asparagus Beetle & Fig Q's | 19 May 2024 | 00:39:31 | |
We'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. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Young Horticulturist of the Year, Dividing Primulas, Everlasting Sweet Peas & Strawberry Update | 12 May 2024 | 00:36:20 | |
We'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. Try a boost at breakfast time with a healthy blackcurrant drink full of vitamin C which will release energy slowly through the morning: Use a stick blender to whiz about 50g blackcurrants and three quarters of a glass of milk together. For a smooth texture pass through a fine sieve then add a couple of teaspoons of runny honey and heaped tablespoon of oats. Whiz again till smooth. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Chelsea Flower Show: What goes into Preparing an Exhibit? & Fuchsia Questions Answered! | 05 May 2024 | 00:36:57 | |
RHS 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! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Growing Mushrooms & Questions on Dahlia Lifting and What to do about Nettles in your Compost? | 28 Apr 2024 | 00:38:48 | |
We're talking to Niall from the Yorkshire Mushroom Emporium about how low tech mushroom farming works, and how you can grow your own. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Urban Garden Special, Questions on Silver Birch, Samaras & When Will My Cutting Have Roots? | 21 Apr 2024 | 00:30:57 | |
This 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! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Agapanthus Expert, What does NPK Mean on Plant Food Plus Apple Pruning Question | 18 Aug 2024 | 00:40:54 | |
The 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. 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 Masterclass playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAP6F3_x3pSZr7F-EIm-PRP7N6BKZrEM- Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Lawncare Special with added Spanish Bluebells & Strawberries (No Cream!) | 14 Apr 2024 | 00:28:23 | |
We're loving our lawn this week as we go all in on lawn care! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Northern Garden Questions, Rhubarb Cream & Tales from Wales | 07 Apr 2024 | 00:30:58 | |
Martin visits Morpeth and meets the gardening club, who have a few questions! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Barnsdale Gardens, Seed Drying, Rhubarb & Fig Tree Questions | 31 Mar 2024 | 00:30:41 | |
Martin 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. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Raising Your Game on Raised Beds! (David Hurrion RHS Judge) | 24 Mar 2024 | 00:33:54 | |
Martin 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.
Pleached Hedge Video: https://youtu.be/JoEauCuvv4o Sweet Peas: https://youtu.be/8ui3HQKBeZs Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Pruning 1000 Roses! Dogwoods, Rhubarb Recipe & Blind Daffodils | 17 Mar 2024 | 00:28:40 | |
The 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. https://www.martinfish.com/blog/rhubarb-heaven-recipe/ Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Royal Horticultural Society's Jewel in the North Curator Paul Cook | 10 Mar 2024 | 00:33:07 | |
Martin chats to RHS curator Paul Cook about developing the RHS's most northerly garden. Jill and Sean chat lawn edging and killing plants! Skern Alpines: https://youtu.be/TXfPhQ10P8I Herbaceous Border pruning video: https://youtu.be/eT7PMRqyGEs Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Bramble Garden Blog, Royal Themed Sweet Peas & Listeners' Question on Seed Sowing | 03 Mar 2024 | 00:30:03 | |
Loads 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. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Secrets of the Royal Parks in London! | 25 Feb 2024 | 00:38:18 | |
Martin chats to Mark Wasilewski, who is a manager at the Royal Parks in London. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Queen of Pelargoniums & Hydrangea & Paperwhite Questions Answered | 18 Feb 2024 | 00:38:51 | |
"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. Chitting Potatoes: https://youtu.be/j5C-2DPTjpc Pot Perfect Sweet peas: https://youtu.be/dWaS9kdg1_0 Podcast episode mentioned: Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| A £1900 Snowdrop! Plus, Martin Answers a Listeners' Hydrangea Question | 11 Feb 2024 | 00:37:39 | |
Snowdrop supremo Michael Myers tells Martin about some of the hundreds of different types of snowdrops out there. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Chilli Growing Explained, Spacing in the Border & Confidence in your Cuttings! | 11 Aug 2024 | 00:39:23 | |
Martin 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! Tomatoes video: https://youtu.be/t1GgNEQ8lN4 Chillis Video (coming soon!) (Masterclass playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAP6F3_x3pSZr7F-EIm-PRP7N6BKZrEM- ) Plant a Border: https://youtu.be/BV8mZwTSsIE Penstemon Cuttings: https://youtu.be/0vsX6V6NSI0 Name of unusual beef tomato mentioned: Noire de Crimee Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Kings Seeds: Sowing Super Flowers, Fruit, Vegetables & More is Within Everyone's Grasp! | 04 Feb 2024 | 00:37:56 | |
We're chatting to Kings Seeds Horticultural Director Andrew Tokely this week and getting inside info on all sorts of wonderful seed options! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Celeriac, Cardamom & Bananas, This Week's Turned Tropical! | 28 Jan 2024 | 00:29:07 | |
We've been answering some listeners' questions and most of them are tropical in flavour! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Plant Colour and Interest in Winter - RHS Harlow Carr's Winter Walk | 21 Jan 2024 | 00:29:59 | |
We'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! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| RHS Harlow Carr Visit, Plus: Chicory, Rhubarb & Kalettes! | 14 Jan 2024 | 00:29:36 | |
RHS Harlow Carr is the northernmost of the Royal Horticultural Society's five gardens. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| From Eastenders' Arthur's Allotment to the "Life on Pig Row" Blog! | 07 Jan 2024 | 00:41:13 | |
This week Martin meets scriptwriter turned garden blogger Andrew Oldham. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Kitchen Garden Magazine Editor & What to Do in the Garden Now! | 31 Dec 2023 | 00:33:11 | |
How do you decide what goes in each edition of a regular gardening magazine? Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Specialist Tree Nursery, Christmas Recipe and some Festive Fun! | 24 Dec 2023 | 00:36:49 | |
Martin's been to meet Christopher Pike at a specialist tree nursery, Jill has a last minute recipe idea and the team have a good chat! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Roots to Podcasts: Behind the Scenes with Lucy & Saul of 'Talking Heads' | 17 Dec 2023 | 00:39:44 | |
This week Martin shares a chat he had with the top team over at the ‘Talking Heads’ podcast - all about their own gardens, the gardens they look after as head gardeners* and how their podcast keeps going from strength to strength. There are a few tips from Martin about what to do in your garden right now, or more importantly, what not to do at this time of year! Talking Heads Podcast: Lucy & Saul Videos Mentioned: August Bank Holiday Special where Martin got soaked: Specialist masterclass with Robinsons seeds (Large Onion Growers): *or former head gardeners! #gardening #podcast #GardeningPodcast #Growing #Plants Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| In Full Bloom: Q&A Extravaganza with Gardening Guru Sarah Hopps | 10 Dec 2023 | 00:29:31 | |
Martin's moseyed up to North Yorkshire to meet plantswoman and friend Sarah Hopps, who began a nursery from her back garden and never looked back! Together they answer some questions from Hunton gardening club: Bare Root Roses Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Head Gardener at Newby Hall & Gardens, North Yorkshire | 03 Dec 2023 | 00:39:17 | |
Martin’s climbed in to Newby Hall this week to catch up with head gardener Lawrence (even though the gardens are closed for the season!) - Plus we’ve been to Barnard castle and taken a couple of your gardening questions. Newby Hall & Gardens: Questions answered: What to put in a 60 foot rock garden/border? Belvoir Flower Show (Frilly Knickers Flower) Alpines
Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Wonderful Walled Garden, Leafy Lytham & Help! My Hydrangea Has No Flowers! | 04 Aug 2024 | 00:25:12 | |
Flower 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. Martin mentioned dogwoods and willow, here are the names: Dogwoods grown for colourful stems Cornus 'Flaviramea' - yellow stems Cornus 'Sibirica' - deep red stems Cornus 'Midwinter Fire' - orange-red stems Willows for stem colour Salix 'Vitellina' - Golden stems Salix 'Britzensis' - orange-red stems Salix daphnoides - purples stems Videos mentioned in this episode: Wonderful Walled Garden at Astley Park: https://youtu.be/xfOXL3NXLLM Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Gardening eBay Business That Moved to an Airfield! (S01E05) | 26 Nov 2023 | 00:39:57 | |
Pond plants feature in this week's episode as Martin visits the award winning Lincolnshire Pond Plants. We've got tips for what to do with leeks in the kitchen and we're answering a few viewer/listeners' questions! Lincs Pond Plants @ Malvern Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| RHS Long Service Medal (50 Years of Horticulture John Stirland) (S01E04) | 19 Nov 2023 | 00:39:55 | |
We've got your questions answered and some things to take care of around the garden on this week's episode. Plus, Martin catches up with his old mate and onscreen partner John Stirland, who's just received his Long Service Medal from the Royal Horticultural Society for 50 years of green fingers! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Flowers Fit for a King's Coronation (S01E03) | 12 Nov 2023 | 00:39:08 | |
Growing flowers locally and having whatever's in season available is about as sustainable as it gets. Martin's popped over to Floral Media in North Nottinghamshire to chat to his old friend Paula, who is a florist & horticulturist with Chelsea flower show medals to her name! Our first video on Dahlias (spot where the microphone cover disappears!) Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Arit Anderson from BBC Gardeners World (S01E02) | 05 Nov 2023 | 00:40:06 | |
We've got tips for elephant garlic, what to do with Autumn leaves & an Alpaca beans update on this week's P&T podcast, plus Martin and Jill have a great chat with Arit from BBC Gardeners World (should there be an apostrophe on gardeners? never mind...) Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Pots and Trowels the Podcast! | 28 Oct 2023 | 00:32:27 | |
Introduction to P&T and a 'Meet the Team' pilot episode. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Mr Plant Geek, Sweet Pea Problems, Tomato Tips and Rose ID! | 28 Jul 2024 | 00:35:14 | |
We'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! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| BBC Gardeners' World's Arit Anderson on Peat Free, Heritage Veg, Scented Pelargonium & Penstemon | 21 Jul 2024 | 00:30:46 | |
Hampton 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. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Carnivorous Plants, Allium Propogation & One Man Wants to Mow | 13 Jul 2024 | 00:29:08 | |
Carnivorous 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? Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| We Need to talk about Peat! Plus, Pelargonium or Geranium, What's the Difference? | 07 Jul 2024 | 00:31:48 | |
We'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. Pelargonium Masterclass: Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Lincolnshire Show, Have we found the Perfect Plant? Plus a recipe with, maybe, the Perfect Veg too! | 30 Jun 2024 | 00:26:08 | |
Martin 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! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Season 2 is coming, and it's a Whopper! | 18 Sep 2024 | 00:00:45 | |
We're back! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Rhubarb, Carnivorous Plants, Bulbs, Tomatoes & What Wisteria Options Do I Have? - Pots & Trowels Podcast S02EP01 | 22 Sep 2024 | 00:37:16 | |
We'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. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Marrow Musings, Logan House, Scotland's Hidden Gem and Rhododendron Resuscitation! | 29 Sep 2024 | 00:37:11 | |
Logan 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!) Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Gigantic Vegetables, Malvern Flower Show, Spring Cabbage & Geranium/Pelargonium Question | 06 Oct 2024 | 00:34:28 | |
Horticultural 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. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||
| Gardening Behind Bars, Fruit Bush Query, Winter Colour and Jon Wheatley as Guest of Honour | 13 Oct 2024 | 00:32:24 | |
Martin 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. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes | |||