In this episode I travel to Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens near Weymouth in Dorset (UK) where I chat to Curator, David Pearce.

We chat about:

To learn more about Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, click this link.

To learn more about David Pearce, click this link.

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Thanks for listening and see you soon.

Hello, and welcome back to episode two of series 6 of them Mike The Gardener - Gardening Podcast.

In this episode, I chat with Roz Chandler, a cut flower farmer and teacher, writer, speaker, and fellow podcaster. And, if that were not enough, she is also an award-winning wedding florist based in Milton Keynes.

I chat with Roz about everything you could possibly need to know about growing cut flowers from how she started to how to keep the business running successfully.

To learn more about Roz click here to check out her fantastic Instagram account

Thanks for listening to this episode and please don't forget to follow/subscribe. And, you can follow me on my Instagram account, Mike_the Gardener by clicking here.

And I will see you all very very soon.

Mike

Hello and welcome back to Series 6 of them Mike The Gardener - Gardening Podcast. The eagle eyed amongst you will have noticed the title of the podcast has changed very slightly. I'm ditching the 'MIC' (which was a nod to the microphone element) in favour of MIKE.

And, in a further change for this series, I will have an occasional co-host who I introduce you to in today's episode.

Going forward, there will still be your favourite content, including:

As always, please do contact me with your questions, suggestions, comments and feedback at my new email address [email protected], or you can contact me via my Instagram account @mike_thegardener.

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Thank you!

Mike

Hello and welcome to this last episode in the current series of a Mic The Gardener - Gardening Podcast.

As I said last week, we have a great final guest today, in fact, it's my youngest guest on the podcast ever. 

Now, one day, when I was whiling away time on good old Instagram, I stumbled across an account in the name of The First Time Gardener. Now, there are two people behind this particular account, one of whom is probably more in charge of the shall we say administration, whilst the other person is the face of the account. So, completely bowled over by the contents of their page, I contacted them to ask if they would come and have a chat on the podcast.

So, today, I'm absolutely delighted to be joined by Joanne and her son Charlie. We talk about:

My thanks to Joanne and Charlie for taking time to come and have a chat with me. You can follow their account by clicking here.

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I will be back shortly with another Slot from the Plot special.

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Mike

In this week's episode, I head back to Otis and Ben's allotment to see how things are progressing so far this season.

I'm delighted to advise that for the first time in the series, so far, the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Clear blue skies, a very gentle breeze and temperatures soaring, especially in the tunnel.

Today we chat about:

And of course, we have a good look around the plot to see what's cropping, what is due to crop and discuss any little problems along the way.

You can follow Otis on his Instagram account by clicking here. And, you can follow me on my Instagram account by clicking here.

Next week is our last proper episode in the current series, and I will be chatting to a very young gardener, Charlie and his mum Joanne. You can find out more about Charlie and Joanne by following them on their Instagram account by clicking here.

I will be heading back to the plot to chat to Otis and Ben in the weeks ahead, so do tune in to our specials in the weeks ahead.

In the meantime, please don't forget to follow/subscribe, and if you are able to leave a review that would be wonderful.

See you next week, as always.

Mike

In this week's episode of the Mic The Gardener - Gardening Podcast, I chat with friend and nursery owner, Ruth Goudy.

Ruth is one of the owners of the Kiln Farm Nursery in Kesgrave, Ipswich alongside husband Paul.

We chat about:

It's a fascinating insight into garden centres, which we, as avid gardeners frequent in the hunt for good, quality plants and garden supplies for our gardens.

My thanks to Ruth for her time. You can find out more about Ruth by following her popular Instagram page @theflowerwriter.

and, you can find out more about me by following my Instagram page @mike_thegardener.

Please don't forget to follow/subscribe, and if you are able, please leave a review.

Thanks for listening.

Mike

In this week's, episode of the Mic The Gardener - Gardening Podcast, I chat to Gardeners' World presenter, garden designer, and author, Adam Frost.

Probably one of the most requested chats from all of you over the last two years, and finally it's happened.

In an open, frank and very honest, interview Adam talks about:

Adam will be appearing at this year's Gardeners' World Live in Birmingham 15-18 June.

Check show press for his appearances and schedule of activities.

My thanks to Adam, his team and the BBC Gardeners' World team for their help in arranging this chat.

As always, please don't forget to follow/subscribe and leave a review if you are able.

And, as always, I will see you next week.

Mike

In this weeks episode of the Mic the Gardener – Gardening Podcast, I chat to YPHA committee member, Sarah Want.

The YPHA is the Young People in Horticulture Association and is a fantastic initiative for anybody in gardening or horticulture under the age of 35. 

In this episode, I chat to Sarah about:

To join the YPHA, or get more information tap this link.

The YPHA can be found on Instagram and LinkedIn by tapping these links.

Thanks for listening, as always, and please don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE, and if you are able, please do leave a review.

I will see you next week.

Mike