Not Just a Garden

First of the Gardeners' World Winter Specials and we talk revising for uni exams, useful study apps, getting a second opinion on skin anomalies, very scary tyre blowouts, uk based Wollemi pines, megafauna paleoburrows, giant armadillos the size of cars, some good news for ash dieback, and a legendary albatross called Wisdom.On Gardeners' World Winter Special Episode 1, Advolly Richmond gives us a talk on the stunning gardens at Kelmarsh Hall in Northampton, and Harriet Thompson tells us about houseplants from her nursery in Cornwall. Nick Bailey shows us around Nigel Tooze and Chris Shaw's beautiful Alistair Baldwin designed garden in Richmond, North Yorkshire, before Marylyn Abbott and Dominic Rendell talk to us about her spectacular place at West Green House garden in Hook. Finally Sue Kent takes us to Darley Abbey Park where Peter Smith gives some hydrangea top tips.Relevant links can be found on our website here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/recaps/To help make this podcast happen, please visit our Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/notjustagardenMore Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

Sophia Gray from Sophia Grows was on Gardeners’ World 2025 episode 24 where we saw her stunning cut flower allotment. She joins us for A Good Ol’ Chit-Chat and we find out what her dream garden would look like, SPOILER - it’s gorgeous! Sophia dreams of sociable summer evenings in the garden, opulent greenhouses, acres of woodlands, natural swimming ponds, and this is all despite her previous dislike of being outside!Some mentions from Sophia, links can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/Flowers from the FarmChiltern SeedsBurford Garden CentrePlants of DistinctionMole SeedsOxney EucalyptusDavid Austin RosesHarkness RosesKordes RosesMore Not Just a GardenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/NotJustaGarden/homeWebsite: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

The final recap episode of Gardeners' World 2025 and we witness Sweetpea winning £100. We also find out about Adam Frost's pet garden hate, Chit-Chat guest Delia May West's gorgeous new member of the family, more tips on identifying AI on social media, how New Zealand flatworms are managed in New Zealand, the discovery of the first new plant genus found in a US national park since 1976, a robot that can identify different plant species by touch, glow in the dark fungi, fag-butt hunting crows, and a Cornwall flamingo escapee living the high life in France.On Gardeners' World, Carol Klein and Pat Havers show us the beautiful borders at Waterperry Gardens near Wheatley and Janet McGowan and Daten Ji (or Dawa) share their magical gardens at Craigieburn Garden and Nursery in Moffat. Arit Anderson spends time with Asa Gregers-Warg, Julia Boulton, Donna Cousins, Andrew Duffield and Dr Chris Gibson at Chattowood in Elmstead Market in Essex, and Tom Coward and Helena Whibley share some gardening tips at Gravetye Manor in East Grinstead in Sussex.Relevant links can be found on our website here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/recaps/To help make this podcast happen, please visit our Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/notjustagardenMore Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

Tanya Anderson from Lovely Greens was on Gardeners' World in 2019 and joins us for A Good Ol' Chit-Chat. We learn about the benefits of Polycrubs, the issues the Isle of Man has with New Zealand flatworms, using your garden to make skincare products, managing a successful website and YouTube channel, and could Tanya's imminent house move see her dream garden becoming a reality?Some mentions from Tanya, links can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/Lovely GreensTanya's bookHope Grove NurseriesPolyCrubChailey Iris NurseryMore Not Just a GardenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/NotJustaGarden/homeWebsite: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

The penultimate episode of Gardeners' World 2025 and we talk identifying AI videos, the return of Vine, radiation eating fungi, lichen and blue-green algae surviving Mars, wool pots, and potty-mouthed parrots. We also have an update on Alla Olkhovska and her family in Kharkiv and how we can help.On Gardeners' World this week we join Ashley Edwards and Ian Ball at Hyde Hall, and Jānis Raubiška shows us around his colourful garden in Woking. Adam Frost shares his love for grasses at Judy and Malcolm Pearce’s Lady Farm Gardens in Chelwood, and Jo Naiman shows us her magnificent acers at Acer Corner in Wendover.Relevant links can be found on our website here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/recaps/To help make this podcast happen, please visit our Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/notjustagardenMore Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

Chris D'Agorne was on Gardeners' World 2025, episode 24 where he showed us his bog garden in his pocket wilderness. On this Chit-Chat, Chris tells us about planting over 600 trees, his 7 ponds, mapping hedgerow from RAF aerial survey images, growing sphagnum moss, childhood memories of Skomer Island, his dream garden full of native plants, surprising and shocking facts about teasel, and how he was able to buy his very own nature reserve.Some mentions from Chris, links can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/TreecleBuy NativeRegenerataHow to RewildBird traffic light systemHooper Formula for hedgesMoss ClerksCeltic WildflowersMore Not Just a GardenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/NotJustaGarden/homeWebsite: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

This week we graduate from Riverdance to Death Valley as we enter phase 2 of Operation Ratatouille. In the meantime, we hear about another troublesome African Grey parrot, the UK honey fungus pandemic, plastic eating mushrooms, another planet-saving use for bamboo, what's special about Scotland's national flower, the cunning of lotus flowers, and the hero homing pigeon.On Gardeners' World we're with Frances & Rua Tophill, and Alison & Twiggy Jenkins at Damson Farm again, whilst Arit Anderson shows us around the Oxfordshire garden of Ken and Jan. Tim Foster shows us his apples in Bristol, we see the light with Nick Bailey, Professor Heather Whitney and Professor Keara/Kerry Franklin at The University of Bristol Botanic Gardens, and we visit Sue Kent's garden in Wales.Relevant links can be found on our website here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/recaps/To help make this podcast happen, please visit our Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/notjustagardenMore 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 our half century episode and to celebrate we have our very first Gardeners' World presenter!🎉🕺 Nick Macer from Pan Global Plants presented a series of episodes in 2016 and he joins us as we travel back in time to a little schoolboy Nick still finding his feet, through to a big adult Nick owning one of the most celebrated specialist plant nurseries in the UK. We also hear about plant hunting, why Mexico and south west China have such rich flora, poison dart frogs, forest bathing, Nick's until now unrealised love of fairy-lights, and some very good news for bamboo.Some mentions from Nick, links can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/George’s Jungle Garden Video with Dr Simon Olpin, SheffieldKells BayAlan Mitchell Trees of Britain and Northern EuropeWestonbirt ArboretumHillier ArboretumThe Hillier Manual of Trees and ShrubsCowley ManorPainswick Rococo GardensEdulis Nursery Paul BarneySlimbridge Wildlife and Wetland CentreMore Not Just a GardenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/NotJustaGarden/homeWebsite: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

In this podcast episode we find out who's been stealing all the walnuts. We also learn about the use of dandelion root extract in medicine, plastic stuffed birds, bluebell glue, cheeky parrots, Advolly's yellow dress, and butt-breathing.And on Gardeners' World, we see a very speedy Monty Don, Carol Klein shows us around RHS Rosemoor in Devon and we meet Andy Farrington and Liz Dalby-Webb at The Plant Co-operative in Manchester. Advolly Richmond tells us all about Gertrude Jekyll at Hartland Abbey in North Devon before John Grimshaw shows us around his autumn garden in North Yorkshire.Relevant links can be found on our website here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/recaps/To help make this podcast happen, please visit our Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/notjustagardenMore Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/https://www.facebook.com/notjustagarden/https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden