Growing Together

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!

Listen to the Growing Together podcast for regular gardening advice, tips and interviews.

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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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There's a lot to prepare for the gardening year ahead this month as Claire and Steve discuss at the Adhurst Estate Allotments.

It's time to sow chillis, aubergines, tomatoes, broad beans, sweet peas (if you haven't already) and more.  Potato tubers can start to chit and dahlia bulbs need to be gently woken up.

Also with pruning advice from local tree expert Phil Paulo and a Houseplant Takeover at the RHS Wisley with Garden Manager Emma Allen. 

And look out for details of Petersfield's first seed swap - coming soon in March!

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Happy new gardening year! Claire and Steve meet at the Adhurst Estate Allotments in the January sun to give gardening advice and discuss 2023 gardening plans.  

With early sowings of tomato and pepper seeds, ideas for how to put your unwanted Christmas tree to good use, bare root advice and a visit from some young gardeners.

Award-winning garden designer Ann-Marie Powell shares her gardening wishes for the year and Maia Smith introduces her new florist shop on Lavant Street called Maia's Flowers.

If you are interested in a Petersfield Seed Swap please let Claire and Steve know by emailing [email protected] or calling 01730 5 55 500.

Happy gardening!

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It’s December and a new tree plantation is taking root at the allotments, garlic and onion sets are sown and Susanna Jarrett from Flowers By The Bridge gives expert Christmas wreath tips. 

Steve and Claire also share their top 3 Christmas gardening wish lists.  What's on yours?

Listen to a new Growing Together every month with Steve and Claire from Petersfield's Shine Radio on shineradio.uk or on your favourite podcast app.

Happy gardening!

 

Photo credit: Susanna Jarrett

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After an unusually mild October, a bumper crop of apples and still-flowering dahlias, it's time to get on with autumnal garden jobs including looking after the soil in your garden, cleaning greenhouses and pots and planting out garlic.

Wildlife is thriving at the Adhurst Estate Allotment with a healthy population of dormice and its bare root season too. Claire visits Southern Fruit Trees in Blackmoor to find out more about this local fruit tree specialist.

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Exciting new plans are afoot at Wisley as Shine Radio's Growing Together presenter Claire Vennis discovered when she visited the 30th Wisley Flower Show and met with RHS Wisley Garden Manager Emma Allen.

In this special Growing Together episode, the dahlias are on full display in the main Show Tent, Pepperpot Nursery suggest herbs to keep you healthy over the winter, there's a recipe to keep beasties off your hosta leaves, unusual willow structures and bulb advice from Holland.

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Claire and Steve meet at the Adhurst Estate Allotments to enjoy the autumnal sun and the last of the year's blooms as they discuss their gardening year.

There's still work to be done in the garden with gathering dahlias and protecting the tubers, preparing the soil for the winter and getting ready to sow garlic, onion sets, broad beans and sweet peas, amongst other jobs.

And bare root season is coming!  Next month, we meet with the bare root experts at Greatham-based Southern Fruit Trees.

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