The first blossom, bulbs are coming into their own and there’s a bit of welcome warmth to the sunshine -spring has officially sprung! Peter Brown and Chris Day delve into March with this month’s busy podcast, including what’s on, topical news, the Dig It top 5 and much more.

What’s on

Saturday 11th March is Orchid Day at the Garden Centre with Dig It’s favourite Orchid expert Manos Kanellos. The event runs from 11am until mid-afternoon.

TV garden designer and Gardeners’ World presenter Adam Frost is out and about on a nationwide tour this spring entitled An evening with Adam Frost.

Sunday 19th March 10am-4pm: Rare Plant Fair at The Bishop’s Palace, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2PD.

In the news

Floral soakaways are coming to towns and cities near you.

More than 574 new gardens opening for the first time are opening under the National Garden Scheme this year.

The government are cracking down on illegal plant importers.

Welsh leeks finally become officially Welsh.

The Newt gardens in Somerset are the official sponsors of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, have the national collection of all-counties apples in their unique designed parabola garden.

National Allotments Society report on 21st Century Allotments in new developments.

RSPB suggests stricter garden hygiene controls to help combat avian flu.

Publisher DC Thompson announces the closure of Grow Your Own magazine.

Bridgend Council fined for knotweed invasion in a landmark case.

Dig It top 5

Roses root-wrapped 1. Rose ‘Flower Carpet Pink’ 2. Rose ‘Margaret Merril’ 3. Rose ‘Flower Carpet White’, 4. Rose ‘Hopes and Dreams’ 5. Rose ‘Rambling Rector’.

Plant mentions: Shallots, Garlic and Onions, Broad beans, Kinder plants, Potatoes including ‘International Kidney’, Berried trees and shrubs for birds. Snowdrops, winter aconites and later English Bluebells ‘in the green’. Primroses, Bellis daisies and Violas. Sow Parsley, Chives, Coriander and Basil in warmth. Strawberries, including alpine types.

Product mentions: Baby Bio, Bloom Orchid Feed, Bonemeal, Fungus Fighter for Box Blight, Composters, RootGrow, Houseplant compost, Canada Green Lawn Seed, Lawn weed and feed and Jekka Herb seeds.

Our thanks to Chiltern Music Therapy for the music

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