Explore every episode of the podcast Fresh From The Pod - Gardening Stories
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| Final episode of this series, with Peter Seabrook | 01 Jul 2021 | 00:47:26 | |
In our last episode for the season, we're sharing a fascinating interview with legendary journalist, writer, broadcaster, presenter, lecturer and of course gardener, Peter Seabrook. | |||
| Hayfever sufferers unite; Stop your snivelling, with Olivia Kirk! | 17 Jun 2021 | 00:46:39 | |
Hayfever season is upon us but this doesn't necessarily mean you need to hide away snivelling in the potting shed! Unbelievably, 25% of people struggle with puffy eyes, runny noses and the infamous Chelsea cough, with this figure increasing annually. But fear not; low allergen and healing garden designer, Olivia Kirk, shares her insights on which plants are fantastic for evolving your garden into a low irritation zone. | |||
| Every gardener dotes on a good pot! | 03 Jun 2021 | 00:45:28 | |
Every gardener dotes on a good pot! This week Jim Keeling joins the Candide podcast to dig the dirt on his 45-year career handcrafting pots and statement planters for gardeners. | |||
| How to grow your own cut flower garden with Georgie Newbery | 20 May 2021 | 00:50:14 | |
As part of the Candide Festival of Flowers, Tamsin interviews Georgie Newbery, whose whole life revolves around flowers, organically grown on 7 acres, where she creates the most dreamy bouquets, ethically. | |||
| Mental Health and Well-being with Hannah Powell | 14 May 2021 | 00:43:16 | |
To mark Mental Health Awareness week, Tamsin speaks to Hannah Powell of Perrywood Tiptree Garden Centre in Essex. Hannah openly discusses her mental health - in the past, she has suffered from depression and Functional Movement Disorder. She shares practical ways to use the power of plants and nature to improve her well-being and explains why she is so passionate about helping people through her blog, The Cactus Surgeon. | |||
| Plant Hunting with Tom Hart Dyke | 06 May 2021 | 00:45:40 | |
This week we have the dramatic story of plant hunter Tom Hart Dyke, who headed off into the Columbian jungle with his companion, Paul Winder, in the year 2000, where they were kidnapped, held hostage for 9 months and given up for dead. | |||
| Generosity of insight with Lee Burkhill (The Garden Ninja) | 22 Apr 2021 | 00:46:38 | |
Altruistic garden designer, Lee Burkhill, favourably known as the Garden Ninja, gives insight on why he's so generous with his gardening knowledge, the importance of turning your garden into an extension of your house and shares what he's been up to on his uplifting YouTube channel. | |||
| Fly to Ghana with Tamsin to meet Rosaline Nutsugah | 10 Apr 2021 | 00:46:44 | |
This week, we're visiting Accra in Ghana to meet Rosaline Nutsugah, who has opened a brand new garden centre during lockdown! This fabulous story focuses on the health, climate and environmental benefits of gardening, which propelled Roseline into this new, ambitious career. | |||
| Weather prediction with Laura Tobin | 25 Mar 2021 | 00:43:53 | |
Weather is a key part of everything we do as gardeners, so this week, Tamsin talks with meteorologist and weather presenter Laura Tobin. Together they talk about the changing weather, how it affects us as gardeners and how she found herself in this rare, early morning career, taking complicated science and making it easy for us all to understand. | |||
| Cultivating a jungle with Tony Le-Britton | 11 Mar 2021 | 00:47:28 | |
Like many of us, self-employed hair and beauty advertising photographer to the stars, Tony Le-Britton turned his attention to tropical plants during lockdown but on a breathtaking scale. Tony is a tropical plant obsessive who has cultivated a lucrative side business selling nodes and leaves worth up to £12,000! | |||
| Cheeky broadcasting duo, Reg Moule and Jonathan Ray, talk gardening on air. | 25 Feb 2021 | 00:46:47 | |
Keen to find out why more of us are tuning into the radio for comfort and information? Tamsin speaks to Reg and Jonathan, the Morecambe and Wise of BBC radio for gardening listeners. They discuss their unique relationship on-air and how their long-running Q&A show encourages people to garden. | |||
| The organic path to cultivating produce with Anna Greenland | 11 Feb 2021 | 00:46:30 | |
Anna Greenland has grown fruit and vegetables for the likes of Raymond Blanc, The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Tom Aikens and Jamie Oliver, and is at the heart of the organic growing movement. | |||
| Inspired by women in horticulture, Arthur Parkinson talks big blooms | 03 Feb 2021 | 00:40:00 | |
Arthur Parkinson, the nations young, blooming, initiative driven horticulturist, divulges how he's been inspired by women in horticulture, his career with Sarah Raven, his love of hens and how to mitigate rat crisis in the coop! | |||
| Meet allotment gardener and food writer Rekha Mistry | 14 Jan 2021 | 00:43:30 | |
This week Tamsin chats to the wonderful gardener and food writer Rekha Mistry. | |||
| Best of 2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 00:31:33 | |
Tamsin would like to share her favourite 10 snippets from this past year with you all, reliving her conversations with the likes o Matt Biggs, Dr Amir Khan and Jekka McVicar plus 7 others. | |||
| Fresh From The Pod's Christmas Special with Alan Titchmarsh | 17 Dec 2020 | 00:45:49 | |
In this Christmas Special Tamsin speaks with Alan Titchmarsh. They talk about everything, from the start of his career, the importance of making gardening accessible, to his work with Nelson Mandela! | |||
| Meet one of the world's most decorated horticulturalist, Roy Lancaster | 03 Dec 2020 | 00:45:49 | |
Roy Lancaster is the ultimate plantsman, he has travelled the world in search of plants, and is one of the world's most decorated horticulturalists. | |||
| Meet TV presenter, writer, gardener designer, and landscaper Adam Frost | 19 Nov 2020 | 00:46:17 | |
Garden Designer Adam Frost, sits down to chat with Tamsin about lockdown, Chelsea Flower Show and his time on BBC Gardener's World. | |||
| Meet Horticultural Manager for the Horticultural Trade Association Pippa Greenwood | 05 Nov 2020 | 00:46:03 | |
This plant pest and disease filled episode of Fresh From the Pod, is with the Horticultural Manager for the Horticultural Trade Association Pippa Greenwood. | |||
| Horatio's Garden and patient wellbeing with Dr Olivia Chapple | 22 Oct 2020 | 00:44:41 | |
In this emotional and moving episode of Fresh from the Pod, Dr Olivia Chapple talks about how Horatio's Garden has brought the joy and pleasures of gardens to patients with spinal injuries, enhancing the clinical care they receive and enabling escape from the confines of their situation. Join Tamsin Westhorpe in her conversational podcast, ‘Fresh from the Pod’; Listen to find out about the lives of celebrity gardeners, environmentalists, conservationists and dedicated plant enthusiasts. Produced by Tamsin Westhorpe | |||
| Food writing, photography and overly large quinces with Mark Diacono | 08 Oct 2020 | 00:45:06 | |
Food writer & photographer Mark Diacono joins Tamsin to chat about his family, books and what you can do when you have several overly large quinces. | |||
| Meet Northern plantswoman Christine Walkden | 24 Sep 2020 | 00:51:51 | |
Northern plantswoman, Christine Walkden, well known for making people laugh and cry about plants, talks with Tamsin about her golden TV antics on Gardens from Above, the vast horticultural family she's accumulated and her memorable experiences of teaching students in horticulture. | |||
| Meet gardening legend Carol Klein and her lockdown projects | 08 Sep 2020 | 00:45:36 | |
Tamsin chats with gardening legend Carol Klein discussing her lockdown projects, illustrious gardening career and the Malvern Plant & Garden Fair on the 12th and 13th September 2020. Produced by Ben Webb, Tamsin Westhorpe and Helen Allsebrook | |||
| Meet horticultural TV producer Rosie Irving | 27 Aug 2020 | 00:43:05 | |
In this episode, Tamsin talks to the very experienced horticultural TV producer, Rosie Irving. Rosie tells us about all the programmes she's worked on and how some of the programmes such as Gardeners World, Garden Rescue, Glorious Gardens from Above and Love Your Garden travel from idea to production (disclosing some of the hitches along the way!). | |||
| Meet Chris Collins and his incredible journey in horticulture | 13 Aug 2020 | 00:48:00 | |
Chris Collins, the well-loved 'gardening geezer', describes his gardening adventures and how he has curated a horticultural CV to die for. | |||
| Meet Chief Executive of the National Garden Scheme, George Plumptre | 30 Jul 2020 | 00:48:42 | |
This week Tamsin meets Chief Executive of the National Garden Scheme, George Plumptre. They talk about one of Tamsin's favourite topics, open gardens. | |||
| Meet Jo Thompson and her online business 'Colour My Garden' | 16 Jul 2020 | 00:54:33 | |
Tamsin meets Jo Thompson who discusses the garden which, before lockdown, she was due to create with DJ Zoe Ball. They also talk about her online business 'Colour My Garden' which delivers bespoke design to the doors of people wherever they are... all while juggling motherhood and puppies. | |||
| Meet James Alexander-Sinclair and the fantastic charity Horatio's Garden | 01 Jul 2020 | 00:48:48 | |
James Alexander-Sinclair, one of the UK's most effervescent and entertaining garden and landscape designers, meets Tamsin, explaining his commitment to the horticultural show circuit, the fantastic charity Horatio's Garden and discloses his passionate showmanship for the stage. | |||
| Meet the inspirational Dr Amir Khan, one of our #NHSheros | 18 Jun 2020 | 00:46:46 | |
Tamsin meets the inspirational Dr Amir Khan one of our #NHSheros, who gives a real insight into how his garden has helped him get through the pandemic and so much more. Tamsin Westhorpe, a Judge at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, hosts her brand new podcast, ‘Fresh from the Pod’. Listen to conversations with celebrity gardeners, environmentalists, conservationists and dedicated plant enthusiasts, to find out more about their lives. | |||
| Meet The Queen of Herbs, Jekka McVicar | 11 Jun 2020 | 00:44:42 | |
The Queen of Herbs, Jekka McVicar, talks with Tamsin about hangover cures, family and her 30+ year career as a nurserywoman. | |||
| Meet celebrity florist and judge on The Big Flower Fight, Simon Lycett | 04 Jun 2020 | 00:51:47 | |
Celebrity florist, Simon Lycett, a recent judge on The Big Flower Fight, divulges his experiences of working with royalty and why he's turned to video during lockdown. | |||
| Mark Lane shares his route into horticulture and his perspectives on life, disability and landscape design | 21 May 2020 | 00:49:55 | |
Gardeners' World presenter Mark Lane shares his route into horticulture and his unique perspective on life, disability, publishing and landscape design. | |||
| Locked down in America with gardener Ellen Mary | 07 May 2020 | 00:45:00 | |
Gardener Ellen Mary is in the US during this lockdown. Tamsin discovers how she is coping without her UK allotment. | |||
| Jungle exotics and half-hardy perennials with summer expert Saul Walker | 30 Apr 2020 | 00:26:30 | |
As spring turns to summer expert Saul Walker talks about jungle exotics and half-hardy perennials and how to grow them in colder climates, alongside discussing his top plant obsessions and what to do with an old tree stump! | |||
| Matt Biggs tunes in to discuss legendary botanists and his horticultural career | 23 Apr 2020 | 00:43:18 | |
This week, Tamsin is joined over Skype by Gardeners’ Question Time regular, author and TV presenter Matt Biggs. They discuss legendary botanists and his extensive horticultural career - from cleaning toilets to one-man shows. | |||
| Meet Lucy Chamberlain head gardener, columnist, lecturer and podcaster! | 09 Apr 2020 | 00:42:59 | |
Lucy Chamberlain has many roles! She's Head Gardener at East Donyland Hall, writes for The Guardian, lectures at RHS Hyde Hall and guests on BBC Essex radio all alongside working on her own podcast Talking Heads with co-host Saul Walker! Produced by Max Thrower, Chris D’Agorne & Ben Webb | |||
| Meet Jack Willgoss, co-owner of Wildegoose Nurseries famous for their violas | 02 Apr 2020 | 00:48:06 | |
Jack Willgoss is co-owner of Wildegoose Nurseries which has gained a reputation for its violas, not to mention they are RHS Gold Medalists at Malvern 2014 & 2015 / RHS SilverGilt Medalist Chelsea 2015 & 2016. | |||
| Meet Advolly Richmond, garden researcher and historian | 19 Mar 2020 | 00:51:23 | |
Advolly Richmond, a garden researcher and historian, best known for presenting a feature on Gardeners World in October 2019 on the 18th century Rococo garden. She also had her garden featured on BBC 2 Gardener’s World in June 2019. | |||
| Let's visit Paul Hervey-Brookes' new shop! | 20 Feb 2020 | 00:50:17 | |
Paul Hervey-Brookes an award-winning garden designer and plantsman, has just opened a new shop, so Tamsin pops in to say hello. | |||
| Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants | 06 Feb 2020 | 00:57:26 | |
Rosy and Rob of Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants, meet Tamsin to discuss recent developments at the nursery alongside some breaking news about RHS Chelsea Flower Show. | |||
| Spitfires, books and archaeology with TV presenter Jules Hudson | 23 Jan 2020 | 00:53:34 | |
Jules Hudson visits Tamsin in her Stocktonbury Garden, they talk spitfires, books and archaeology. | |||
| Meet Sabatino Urzo, Trials Manager at the RHS | 09 Jan 2020 | 00:53:24 | |
Sabatino Urzo is the Trials Manager at the RHS, where he and his team assess plants to help gardeners choose the best for their gardens. | |||
| Meet Sir Roy Strong, English art historian, museum curator, writer, broadcaster and landscape designer | 24 Dec 2019 | 00:47:49 | |
Sir Roy Strong is an English art historian, museum curator, writer, broadcaster and landscape designer. | |||
| Meet Toby Buckland, gardener, TV presenter and author. | 12 Dec 2019 | 00:55:13 | |
Toby Buckland is a gardener, TV presenter and author. Most notably, being the main presenter from 2008-10 of the television programme Gardeners' World. | |||
| Meet Jo Ruxton, director and producer of Netflix documentary A Plastic Ocean | 28 Nov 2019 | 00:54:16 | |
Jo Ruxton is the director of the Netflix documentary 'A Plastic Ocean' and founder of www.plascticocean.uk a charity with a mission to reduce plastic in our oceans through education, research and sustainability. | |||
| A conversation with wildlife TV presenter Nick Baker | 14 Nov 2019 | 00:58:52 | |
Nick Baker is a wildlife TV presenter, Hosting the BBC Autumnwatch Unsprung and Springwatch Unsprung shows. | |||
| Meet Ann-Marie Powell, Garden Designer and a nominee for 'Woman of the Year' | 31 Oct 2019 | 00:53:24 | |
This week Tamsin meets Ann-Marie Powell, Garden Designer and a nominee for 'Woman of the Year'! | |||
| Meet Gardeners' World Presenter Nick Bailey | 17 Oct 2019 | 00:47:58 | |
In episode three, Tamsin meets Gardeners' World Presenter Nick Bailey to talk cakes, dates and the Chelsea Flower Show. Join Tamsin Westhorpe, a Judge at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, in her brand new podcast, ‘Fresh from the Pod’. Listen to conversations with celebrity gardeners, environmentalists, conservationists and dedicated plant enthusiasts, to find out more about their lives. Produced by Max Thrower, Chris D’Agorne & Ben Webb | |||
| Meet author, blogger, mother, and gardener Laetitia Maklouf | 17 Oct 2019 | 00:57:25 | |
In this episode, Tamsin meets author, blogger and gardener Laetitia Maklouf to chat about parakeets, seeds, children and trampolines. Join Tamsin Westhorpe, a Judge at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, in her brand new podcast, ‘Fresh from the Pod’. Listen to conversations with celebrity gardeners, environmentalists, conservationists and dedicated plant enthusiasts, to find out more about their lives. Produced by Max Thrower, Chris D’Agorne & Ben Webb | |||
| Meet garden designer, TV presenter and writer Chris Beardshaw | 17 Oct 2019 | 00:48:06 | |
Join Tamsin Westhorpe for the first episode in her brand new podcast, ‘Fresh from the Pod’. Tamsin, a judge for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, has worked in gardening and horticulture for over 25 years, meeting fascinating characters along the way. In Fresh from the Pod, she meets with celebrity gardeners, environmentalists, conservationists and dedicated plant enthusiasts, to find out more about their lives. In the first episode, Tamsin meets with garden designer, TV presenter and writer Chris Beardshaw to discuss his experiences with flying, scythes, socks and cycling. Produced by Max Thrower, Chris D’Agorne & Ben Webb | |||