In this special episode, Claire goes solo to the BBC Gardeners' World Spring Fair in Beaulieu while Steve tends to his greenhouse!

Kevin Smith, editor of Gardeners' World Magazine, promotes Plot to Plate, gardener and presenter Francis Tophill has plans for an edible prairie meadow and Sparsholt College champions emerging garden designers as their show garden supports the cancer charity Maggie's.

Join Claire Vennis and Steve Amos in Growing Together, the gardening podcast - new twice a month - from Shine Radio.

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Gardening for wellbeing and mindfulness is top of the agenda in this episode of Growing Together with Claire and Steve.  It's so important to get your dose of Vitamin G!

Joining them is Beth Benning from the charity MIND with a new Petersfield Gardening Club and Nelly Hall with the first instalment of her 'Growing Diary' for Alitex's trade stand at the Chelsea Flower Show.

There's also advice for planting courgettes, protecting against late Spring frost and the reveal of what was enjoying nocturnal digging in Claire's potato patch!

Growing Together is sponsored by Alitex Glasshouses, modern Victorian glasshouses, based in South Harting. Listen to a new episode at the beginning and middle of each month.

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Claire and Steve meet for a second time this month at the Adhurst Estate Allotment for gardening chat and advice - and they're delighted to welcome Alitex Glasshouses as a supporter of the podcast! 

Also joining them in this episode is Bea Attley from the Petersfield Pumpkin Growers Association and Neil and Catherine Wallsgrove from Pepperpot Herbs.

There's advice for potato planting and dahlia cutting as well as a pumpkin-growing challenge and herb inspiration.

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Growing Together is growing and you can now listen to a new episode twice a month, full of gardening advice and chat, as well as interviews with experts.

Claire and Steve are once again at the Adhurst Estate Allotments, thrilled with the success of Petersfield's first Seed Swap and enjoying the warmth of the Spring sun (when it comes out!). 

There's lots to sow and plan for this month with Steve launching his Project Carrot and Parsnip 2023 and Claire trying new seeds for her new cutting flower garden.

You can also win tickets to the BBC Gardeners' World Spring Fair and get involved in Petersfield in Bloom too.

With expert interviews from Mark Porter at the National Garden Scheme and medicinal herbalist Jo Dunbar.

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Petersfield In Bloom, the flower growing and display competition, has launched for 2023!

Organised by the Petersfield Town Council, the competition is supported for the first time by the gardening podcast Growing Together.

With 13 categories, including 2 new ones this year: 'Grow Your Own' and 'Special 2023 Coronation Theme', Kathryn Ellis-Blandford from the town council spoke to Growing Together presenter Claire Vennis about the competition in more detail.

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It's Compost Week UK, March 13th-19th.  Petersfield's Community Garden chair Sue Edberg explains the various ways compost is made at the garden and volunteer Sue Dillon encourages more families to come to the garden on Saturday mornings.  

There's also good news for the garden's fundraising efforts for their planned Eco Structure too.

Claire Vennis presents the gardening podcast Growing Together for Shine Radio. 

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Hampshire-based gardener Helier Bowling won 5 stars for her cut flower garden on the Alitex stand at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show last July.

Claire Vennis from gardening podcast Growing Together met Helier in her greenhouse to find out where her love of growing flowers started, what flower seeds she likes to grow and how she's broken her own growing rule!

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There's still time to see the Houseplant Takeover in the Glasshouse at RHS Wisley, open until March 12th.  

RHS Garden Manager Emma Allen describes some of the plants on display that make up the amazing 'Deep Sea Dive' exhibition to Shine Radio's Claire Vennis, and looks forward to a new Orchid display coming soon.

Claire Vennis presents the gardening podcast Growing Together from Shine Radio.

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The Petersfield Young Farmers are hosting a charity Dung Run on Sunday 25th March, after last year's success.  All profits will be split between the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance and the Petersfield Young Farmers Club.

Young Farmers Jack and Henry, as well as PYF mentor Gwen Woodruff, spoke to Shine Radio's Claire Vennis about the Young Farmers' Club and the quality of the dung!

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The yellow daffodils in March remind us of sunny days to come and this month is all about preparing for the sowing frenzy of April.

With the transition from Winter to Spring, where the garden starts to bloom again, it's time to prepare your plots, sow a few early seeds AND - come to the first ever Petersfield Seed Swap on March the 26th, from 4 until 6pm at the Half Moon pub in Sheet.

Garden Goddess Helier Bowling also gives advice for a cut flower garden after her 5 star success at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show last year.

Happy Gardening!

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