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. 

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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:

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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

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

This time, in a spring bulbs special episode, I chat with Otis the Gardener about:

It's a fascinating and informative episode, so pop the kettle on, pull up a chair, and treat yourself to half an hour of great gardening facts and fun.

See you next time.

Mike

In this episode, we go back to Otis and Ben's allotment to talk about:

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We will be back again soon to discuss spring flowering bulbs, so do stay tuned.

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Thank you.

Mike

Join me in the second episode of Series 8, when I share what I'm doing here in my own garden on the south coast of the UK.

I talk about:

If you have any gardening related questions, do contact me via my Instagram account - click here

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Thank you.

Mike

In this episode I head to the nursery of Sienna Hosta to chat about:

How to get the very best from your hostas

How to win the war with slugs & snails

Sienna Hosta's incredible success at nationwide flower shows and their exciting plans for Chelsea 2025, and of course lots more.

To find out more and see the incredible range of hostas available to buy, head to the Sienna Hosta website www.siennahosta.co.uk.

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See you shortly for Episode 2!

Mike