Not Just a Garden

This week on Gardeners' World 2026 Episode 9 Recap the National Highways press office get in touch to set the record straight regarding The Cockcrow Heathland Bridge near Cobham in Surrey. We also learn about the legend Rachel Entrekin and her extraordinary ultra marathon win, how to remove nitrogen from the soil, what makes an Oreo more vegan than a fig, who can run faster out of an ostrich and a horse, and why the Romans ate Romaine lettuce just before bed.On Gardeners' World this week "lover-man" Joe Swift and Rachel de Thame have a look at some of the growers and showers at RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2026. We also visit Mike Arthurs and his ducks at his hosta nursery - Mike's Hostas, in Taunton, and Lora Peneva from Urban Greenery in West Sussex shows her preparations for the show. Alina Hibbert near Bristol shares some of the plants she's using in her indoor display Back to Grandma's House, and Marcel de Fossard/Floyd from Floyd's Clematis and Climbers in Chippenham gives a mini masterclass on clematis growing.In our Chit-Chat-Catch-Up this week we hear that Annmarie & Andrew Swift's beautiful tropical garden, Fifty Shades of Green, in Walsall is open through the NGS from 22nd May, and the incredible news about an impending book by Delia May West from Hone Hill Dreaming - soon to be published - hurrah!🥇🥇We also remind our listeners that Dan's still the man! With another Gold at RHS Malvern Spring Festival, Dan's Plants is THE plant nursery to buy your plants from this season! Dan's kindly giving a 10% discount on all his award-winning plants with our exclusive code NJAG10🥇🥇Relevant links can be found on our website here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/recaps/More Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

This week on Gardeners' World 2026 Episode 8 Recap we reminisce about an old episode of Gardeners' World dating way, way back to the middle ages of... 2005.We also find out how many trees Kew lost in 2022, what Zach Galifianakis has to do with gardening, just how fast crocodiles can run, the incredibly positive impact rose oil has on the brain, how you can catch leprosy from soil, what happened to the first and last sandwich in space, and where the red dye in foods usually comes from.On Gardeners' World Carol Klein shows us how to grow vegetables in a small space in her garden at Glebe Cottage in Devon, and Amy Chapman shows us her lovely roof garden on her narrowboat. Advolly Richmond is at the Backhouse Rossie Estate in Fife and tells us about Sarah Elizabeth Dodgson's daffodils and Caroline Thompson's ongoing work to track down the Backhouse daffodils bred by her ancestors. Finally Eliot Barden at Majestic Trees and Kevin Martin, Head of Tree Collections at Kew, talk to us about native versus non-native trees and the impact of climate change.🌿 We also remind our listeners that Dan's Plants is giving a 10% discount on all his award-winning plants with our exclusive code NJAG10 🌸Relevant links can be found on our website here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/recaps/More Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

This week on our Gardeners' World 2026 recap of episode 7 we have a look at the UK’s first heathlands wildlife bridge and compare it to the The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in California, though we struggle to process the contrast in build costs🤷🏼‍♀️We also find out the origin of Caesar Salads, why a pound cake is called a pound cake, the chemistry behind why some people don't like coriander, and we excessively debate how armadillos cross a body of water.On Gardeners' World we visit Beth Chatto's Garden and find out about euphorbias from Jamie Butterworth, and we enjoy a tour of Sandhill Farmhouse Garden with its owner, garden guru, Rosemary Alexander, founder of The English Gardening School. Finally Sue Kent gives us an update from her garden in Swansea before Andrew Mills shows us the incredible anemones at Burncoose Nurseries in Gwennap, Redruth.In this week's Chit-Chat-Catch-Up we find out how Dan Stearne, Peter & Helleentje Walker, and Greg Anderton got on at Harrogate Spring Flower Show.🌿 We also remind our listeners that Dan's Plants is giving a 10% discount on all his award winning plants with our exclusive code NJAG10 🌸Relevant links can be found on our website here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/recaps/More Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

It's Gardeners' World 2026 episode 6 recap time and we take a look at dermatology experiences, the unfeasibly long rye grass root systems, Papua New Guinea toxic birds, the benefits of eating ice-cream, the incredible bi-annual Brussels Carpet of Flowers, and how humans could take a leaf out of a Madagascan Fossa's book when it comes to their anatomy design.On Gardeners' World this week we get to have an early viewing of The Queen Elizabeth II Garden at Regent's Park in London, with Monty Don and Adam Frost chatting with the Head of Horticulture and Landscape Strategy at The Royal Parks - Matt Pottage. Advolly Richmond explores the fascinating and convoluted history of Regent's Park and Head Gardener Fiona Packe gives us an insight into the planting of the garden. Finally Frances Tophill gives us a tour of the magnolias at Liz & John Ravenscroft's Cherry Tree Arboretum in North Shropshire.In Chit-Chat-Catch-Up this week we find out that Dan Stearne from Dan's Plants is leading the charge at Harrogate Spring Show, from 23rd to 26th April. He’ll be in stand PP30 in the Grand Floral Hall on all 4 days. You'll also catch Greg Anderton from Leaf Lytham and Peter & Helleentje Walker from Wack's Wicked Plants showing their plants too, so if you're visiting, pop by and say hello!🌿We also remind our listeners that Dan's Plants is giving a 10% discount on all his plants with our exclusive code NJAG10 - just in time for some spring planting🌸Relevant links can be found on our website here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/recaps/More Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

It's Gardeners' World 2026 episode 5 recap time and this week we have a quick look at Spetchley Park Garden, learn about a highly venomous animal's contribution to Ozempic, the frightening world of kamikaze exploding ants, why you should never stand behind or even beside a mule, and how useful hot flushes are for skunk cabbages. We also learn about Gokul Asokan's Masters project which pre-empted the new RSPB guidelines on bird feeding.On Gardeners' World we see Frances and Rua Tophill at Alison and Twiggy's place, Damson Farm, and Mena Wilson gives us a tour of her immense collection of daffodils in her garden in Birmingham. Joe Swift meets with Annie Agnew for a walk around her beautiful Crugsillick Manor Gardens in Cornwall, before Liz Carter shows us her erythroniums at Briarfield Garden in Neston, Cheshire, and Toby Buckland gives us some top tips from his garden in Devon.Lastly, in our Chit-Chat-Catch-Up this week, we have a look at George Lowther's YouTube Channel and see how he's coping in his jungle garden after recent storms caused some unexpected damage, and we hear how Mandy Barber is expanding operations with her Edimentals.Relevant links can be found on our website here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/recaps/More Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

On this recap of Gardeners' World 2026 Episode 4, we consider how Alla Olkhovska and her family are coping in Kharkiv, given the latest world events and subsequent rising fuel prices.We also delve a little deeper into how to avoid dehydration in the desert, how our own wisdom teeth can be an insurance against future health problems, which surprising animals are now recognised as sentient beings by the UK Animal Welfare Act, how "fake rock" was once used in gardens across the UK, and what happens if you burp in space.On Gardeners' World, Ashley Edwards gives us a tour of the beautiful Leondardslee Garden in West Sussex, and Hati Colvin in Llandeilo shows us her cut flower farm, The Dahlia Wood Ltd. Tom Stimpson in Ely gives some tips on growing a garden in pots, and Owen, Emily and Leo Driscoll show us some wonderful treasures in their garden in Macclesfield.In our Chit-Chat-Catch-Up this week, we salivate over Geoff Stonebanks' cakes being prep'd for his garden opening through the NGS. We also imagine enjoying one of the two horticultural apprenticeship positions being offered at Ventnor Botanic Garden, as announced by Wayne Williams last week.🌿We also remind our listeners that Dan Stearne from Dan's Plants is giving a 10% discount on all his plants with our exclusive code NJAG10 - just in time for some spring planting🌸Relevant links can be found on our website here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/recaps/More Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden