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Not Just a Garden

A companion podcast for Gardeners’ World viewers, featuring guests & presenters from the programme


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  • 21. Gardeners' World 2026 Episode 21 Recap

    59:47||Season 6, Ep. 21
    On Gardeners' World 2026 Episode 21 Recap, we find out what the largest family of flowering plants is, how frogs, newts and snakes are coexisting in the pond, where you can find some interesting, unusual and free plants for your garden, how man's best friend can help on a date, what interesting parterre discoveries are being made across the country thanks to the drought, and we have a very generous offer from the wonderful team at Southport Flower Show.On Gardeners' World this week, Frances Tophill shows Dame Mary Berry around Damson Farm near Bath, before Ekin Karasin and Queen Maggie show us around their wildlife garden in North London. "Top-Tip-Toby" Buckland leaves us feeling thoroughly inadequate as he gives us some more incredible and simple tips for the garden from his place in Devon, and we spend a happy time at the wonderful Smethwick Allotments with Thindi Kaur, her dad Harjinder Singh Rana, and their friends Jagtar Singh and Mohinder Singh Hayer. Finally we visit the beautiful urban garden in Kensington designed my garden designer Michelle Brandon.🥇🥇We also remind our listeners of @dansplantsuk (from ep35 of Chit-Chats) kind offer of 10% discount on all his award-winning plants available on his website here with our exclusive code NJAG10🥇🥇🌿Farida Sober (from ep61 of Chit-Chats) is generously offering our listeners 20% discount on her newly released eBook: THE FERMENTED GRASS METHOD – Bring Your Soil Back to Life with Nature’s Own Fertility Cycle. Use the code SWEETPEA at checkout🌿Relevant links can be found on our website: 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

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  • 77. Ep77: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Alina Hibbert

    01:19:58||Season 5, Ep. 77
    Alina was on Gardeners' World 2026 episode 9 when we saw her win a Gold for her first ever Indoor Plant show garden - Back to Grandma's House - at the 40th RHS Malvern Spring Festival.We were delighted that Alina could join us for a Chit-Chat about her (fever) dream garden, and we find out more about her preparation for the show and get some helpful tips for anyone thinking of doing the same. We also learn about Alina being let loose on chainsaws at the age of 11, her Ophelia tattoo, flower show grants, dealing with depression at university, rogue Sherborne otters, moss lava lamps, what vegetable she would be, and how you should in fact pronounce "Adam Critien" - her partner in crime at Malvern.Some mentions from our guest, links can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/Sherborne Castle Gardens Caerphilly Garden CentreMore Not Just a GardenWebsite: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

  • 20. Gardeners' World 2026 Episode 20 Recap

    57:43||Season 6, Ep. 20
    On Gardeners' World 2026 Episode 20 Recap, we clear up the difference between using Epsom salts versus table salt on your garden, reminisce about Dame Edna Everage, and find out how grandad could throw away his walking sticks with the addition of a certain poppy-seed to his home-made bread.On Gardeners' World this week, Adam Frost takes us to Geoff Hamilton's place at the beautiful Barnsdale Gardens, and Sharon Preddy gives us a tour of her beautiful tropical garden at Seven Sisters in Neath, West Glamorgan. We're left with more questions than answers as Carol Klein chats with Professor Sacha Mooney from Notts Uni about soil physics, and Peter Farrow shares he passion for gladioli from his place in Chesterfield in North East Derbyshire.🥇🥇We also remind our listeners of @dansplantsuk (from ep35 of Chit-Chats) kind offer of 10% discount on all his award-winning plants with our exclusive code NJAG10🥇🥇🌿Farida Sober (from ep61 of Chit-Chats) is generously offering our listeners 20% discount on her newly released eBook: THE FERMENTED GRASS METHOD – Bring Your Soil Back to Life with Nature’s Own Fertility Cycle. Use the code SWEETPEA at checkout🌿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

  • 76. Ep76: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Steve Bustin & John Williams

    01:32:26||Season 5, Ep. 76
    Steve & John were on Gardeners' World 2026 episode 12 when they welcomed the viewers into their beautiful garden at 1 Belton Close.In this episode of Chit-Chats, Steve & John tell us how they transformed the garden after the build of their bold extension, as well as how they keep the rill and ponds so clean! We also find out about their involvement with The National Garden Scheme, the incredible offerings at The Hardy Plant Society, Nerd Nights, concealed pumps, garden-based catering kitchens, Brighton Pier souvenirs, and more cake than Sweetpea could ever imagine, even in her wildest dreams🍰Some mentions from our guest, links can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/1 Belton CloseKeukenhofFairlights EndFurnace BrookGreat DixterMore Not Just a GardenWebsite: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

  • 19. Gardeners' World 2026 Episode 19 Recap

    01:06:13||Season 6, Ep. 19
    On Gardeners' World 2026 Episode 19 Recap we ponder interveinal chlorosis and get dates in the diary for some Geoff Hamilton content.On Gardeners' World, we speed 'round RHS Sandringham Flower Show, checking out some of the Show Gardens, Feature Gardens, Grow Forward Gardens, and Long Borders. Tony Kirkham gives us some insight into the future of trees, before ZCSucculents' Chen from Beijing and her husband David from Tunbridge Wells talk chubby and cute succulents. John Cullen gives us a masterclass on his National Collection of Achillea in Boston, and we meet Matt from Gransfield Nursery in Hampshire as he prepares for the show. Finally Ian Limmer from Peter Beale's Roses gives us some tips and tricks for looking after their plants.In our CCCUP, we find out that Peter and Helleentje Walker from Wacks Wicked Plants, Greg Anderton from Leafy Lytham, and Dan Stearne from Dan's Plants all won golds - again!🥇🥇🥇We also remind our listeners of @dansplantsuk (from ep35 of Chit-Chats) kind offer of 10% discount on all his award-winning plants with our exclusive code NJAG10🥇🥇🌿Farida Sober (from ep61 of Chit-Chats) is generously offering our listeners 20% discount on her newly released eBook: THE FERMENTED GRASS METHOD – Bring Your Soil Back to Life with Nature’s Own Fertility Cycle. Use the code SWEETPEA at checkout🌿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

  • 75. Ep75: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Joshua Sparkes

    01:43:18||Season 5, Ep. 75
    https://notjustagarden.co.uk/joshua-sparkes/Joshua was on Gardeners' World 2024 episode 23 when Frances Tophill visited him at Birch Farm in North Devon and described him as "a horticultural maverick"!Joshua joins us for a Chit-Chat and shares his remarkable transformation of Birch Farm as well as what would make it into his beautifully biodiverse dream garden.We also learn about the importance of polycultures, some major slug management lessons, tree leaf salads from lime trees, to bladder nuts, to Sichuan pepper trees, growing vegetables in rubble and sand, big boy plants, and Joshua's important work trialling perennial vegetables for viable crops for the future of agriculture.Some mentions from our guest, links can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/Peter Korns TrädgårdKeith Wiley at WildsideGrass Roof CoMt Cuba CenterChicago Botanical GardensHoward NurseriesThe Field NurseryDe Hessenhof NurseryMount StewartPrickly Nut WoodMore Not Just a GardenWebsite: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

  • 18. Gardeners' World 2026 Episode 18 Recap

    52:10||Season 6, Ep. 18
    Gardeners' World 2026 Episode 18 recap and we hear a bit about Tom Nielsen's work with The Sustainability Centre and we consider the highs and lows of teenage first dates.On Gardeners' World this week, we share a cuddle with Adam Frost at Loseley Park in Guildford as Head Gardener Richard Burnip gives him a tour of the magnificent walled garden, and Amanda Whittaker in Hook shows us her beautiful national collection of crassulas whilst casually batting away some cheek from the producers. Sue Kent gives an update from her garden in Wales and Professor Ben Raymond in Falmouth takes us through some of the pests and diseases we can expect when growing our fruit and veg.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