Mike The Gardener - Gardening Podcast

In this one off episode, I chat to the editor of the English Garden magazine, Clare Foggett, about her new book, Beauty and Abundance recently been published by Quadrille.

In this chat, we talk about:

• How the book came about
• Clare's research process
• Working with renowned photographer, Jonathan Buckley
• Clare's second book
• The future of publishing
• And what we can expect from Clare next

My thanks to Clare and her team for taking time to schedule and participate in this podcast.

And my thanks to you for listening.

Mike

In this episode I chat with garden designer, broadcaster, TV presenter and author, Mark Lane.

Mark’s brilliant new book, The Future of Gardens, published by Melrose House looks at the future of gardening, including themes of technology, climate change and gardening on another planet. 

We talk about:

• Mark's book
• The Future of Gardening
• Mark’s career, to date
• Climate change 
• Mark’s plans for the future, and lots more

You can learn more about Mark by following him on his Instagram account (click here), or looking at his website (click here)

You can also follow me on my Instagram account (click here).

Thanks for listening and I’ll be back soon.

Mike

Hello!

In this episode of the Mike the Gardener – Gardening Podcast, I chat to award-winning garden designer, writer and author, Juliet Sergeant. 

Juliet's new book, ‘The importance of soil’ is published by Frances Lincoln in association with Kew Botanic Gardens.

In this episode we chat about:

• The book and how it came about.
• When did Juliet's interest in soil first come about?
• Why Juliet’s walked away from a successful career as a Hospital Doctor 
• Her award-winning Gardens at Chelsea and Hampton Court. Flower shows
• Her Sussex Gardens school
• Radio and television work, and lots more

Follow Juliet by visiting her website - click here

Follow Juliet on Instagram -  click here

Follow Mike on Instagram – click here

Thank you as always for listening.

Mike

In this episode of the Mike the Gardener - Gardening Podcast I chat with writer, author and the inspiration behind the Middlesized Garden Youtube Channel and Blog, Alexandra Campbell. 

Alexandra’s YouTube channel and blog has attracted a phenomenal 212K subscribers and it’s packed with timely, helpful and interesting plant, garden and design content. 

We chat about:

- Alexandra’s fascinating career to date

- How the Middlesized Garden YouTube Channel and blog came about

- The intricacies of recording, editing and presenting

- Alexandra’s books, and of course lots more

You can subscribe to the Middlesized Garden YouTube channel and blog here. 

You can follow the Middlesized Garden on Instagram here

You can follow me in Instagram here

Thank you for listening and I’ll be back very soon with another great podcast chat. 

Mike

Hello, and welcome back to the Mike the Gardener – Gardening Podcast.

In this episode, I chat with multi award-winning garden, photographer, Jason Ingram.

Jason has been behind the photography of at least 100 books, but, now he has his own book ‘How to Photograph Gardens', published by Ilex books.  The book is packed with helpful and informative garden photography hints and tips, including lighting, composition, and much more.

In this episode we chat about:

- How the book came about

- What makes a Jason Ingram picture? (does he have a style?)

- The importance of light (the ‘golden hour’)

- The difference between film and digital.

- How to overcome disappointing plant portrait backgrounds

- How Jason gets the best from the photographer, the presenters he photographs (including Carol Klein, and Monty Don), and much more

Thanks so much for listening to this episode, and I look forward to chatting again very soon with another gardening personality.

Mike

In this week’s episode of the Mike the Gardener - Gardening Podcast I chat with garden writer, author, garden designer and broadcaster Naomi Slade about her new book, Daffodils - Beautiful varieties for home and garden’, published by Pavilion on 11th March 2025. 

We chat about:

Her new book

The writing process

Her career

And, of course, much more

You can get a copy of Naomi’s new book, and indeed all of her book from her website www.naomislade.com. 

Follow Naomi on her Instagram account by clicking here. 

Follow me on my Instagram account by clicking here. 

Thank you for listening.

Mike

In this week's episode of the Mike the Gardner - Gardening Podcast I chat with garden writer, podcaster, gardener and author, Lucy Chamberlain.

Lucy's new book, 'Grow Food Anywhere' - published by DK Books and the RHS is out now.

We chat about:

Thanks so much for listeningDon't forget to follow and subscribe to ensure you don't miss future episodes

See you very soon.

In this episode of the Mike the Gardener - Gardening Podcast, I chat with Josie Lewis, the Head Gardener at Sarah Raven’s garden, Perch Hill in East Sussex.

We chat about:

To learn more about Sarah Raven, click this link

To follow Josie Lewis on Instagram, click this link

To follow me on Instagram, click this link

Thanks for listening and don’t forget to follow and subscribe, and if you’re able please leave a review. 

Thank you. 

Mike

In this weeks, episode of the Mike The Gardener - Gardening Podcast, I chat to Lucy Butler (@mindful.gardener) from Instagram.

Lucy lives with depression, anxiety and low self esteem, but gardening has been her saviour since her late teens.

We chat about:

You can follow Lucy on her Instagram account by clicking here.

Mike

Hello, and welcome to the Mike the Gardener – Gardening Podcast.

We have a good look around, enjoying the houseplants, the outdoor garden centre, and the spring bulbs.

My thanks to Jess and all at Burford Garden Company for allowing us to record this episode.

And I'll be back next week.

Thanks for listening.

Mike