Hello and welcome back to this weeks episode of the Mic the Gardener – Gardening Podcast.

This week, I chat with BBC TV Gardeners' World and ITV Love Your Garden TV presenter and horticulturist, Frances Tophill.  

We chat about:

I also ask Frances, if she were given him the opportunity to appear on one of the following reality TV programmes, which would it be:

It's a fascinating, delightful and insightful chat with one of our favourite TV gardening presenters and authors. To learn more about Frances head to her Instagram page by clicking here.

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Thanks for listening and as always, don't forget to follow/subscribe, as there are plenty more episodes still to come. And, if you are able, please do leave a review with your preferred podcast provider if you are able.

Thank you.

Mike

Hello and welcome back to this week's, episode of the Mic the Gardener - Gardening Podcast.

This week we return to the allotment to chat to Otis about:

We also chat about some exciting new additions to the plot.

If you are an allotment holder or are thinking about starting an allotment, do let me know as I love to hear from you.

Also, if you can recommend any particular varieties of crop that have done, particularly well, and those which haven't, again, do let me know, so we can include them on a future episode.

You can follow Otis and Ben on their respective Instagram accounts by clicking here for Otis, and here for Ben.

You could also follow me on my Instagram account by clicking here

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

See you all soon.

Mike

Hello and welcome back to this week's episode of the Mic the Gardener - Gardening Podcast.

And so here it is, the one you've all been waiting for, including me!

So many of you have contacted me asking if we can do a special episode on hellebores. There's clearly a lot of love for our heavenly hellebores out there, and I'm a massive fan, that's for sure.

So, I racked my brain, wondering who I could approach to talk to about these wonderful plants. There was, in all honesty, only one person on my agenda, so I dropped him a line. And, lo and behold, he agreed.  I am, of course, talking about the wonderful, John Massey (VMH). John suggested, however, that he bring along his top hellebore breeder, Kevin Belcher, to join in the conversation. You wait just over two two years for a hellebore expert come along and then two come along at once!

This fascinating and insightful episode will have you reaching for pen and paper to jot down some timely and extremely helpful hellebore facts as we discuss:

My thanks to John and Kevin for their time, and for making the recording of this episode an absolute delight.

You can get more information about hellebores, and buy online by visiting www.ashwoodnurseries.com and you can follow Ashwood Nurseries on their Instagram account by clicking here.

Whilst I'm in the process of thanking people, my thanks to all of you for your questions, your support, and for listening to the Mic the Gardener – Gardening Podcast.

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See you next week.

Mike

Hello and welcome to this week's, episode of the Mic the Gardener – Gardening Podcast.

In this week's, episode, I chat with a passionate young horticulturalist, Josh Simmonds. I first met Josh a couple of years ago, when I travelled to Ipswich to record a podcast episode with Michael Perry (a.k.a. Mr Plant Geek). I was early and Michael suggested I visit Kiln Farm Nursery before our interview.

On arrival, a young lad was setting up for the day. This young lad was Josh, who invited me in to come and have a look around.  Josh's passion for plants and all things gardening was incredible. As such, I was delighted when he contacted me recently to ask if he could come onto the show and chat about getting other young people interested in horticulture and gardening.

It was a no brainer for me. Encouraging a younger generation of gardeners and horticulturalists into the industry is something I am extremely passionate about too.

You can follow Josh on his Instagram account by clicking here.

Follow Kiln Farm Nursery, where he works, by clicking here.

And last, but certainly not least, you can follow me on my Instagram account by clicking here.

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See you all next week and thanks for listening.

Mike

Hello there and welcome to this weeks episode of them Mic The Gardener - Gardening Podcast. 

Are you a fan of ITV's Love Your Garden with Alan Titchmarsh? Or, BBC TV's Garden Rescue with Charlie Dimmock? Well, this week I chat with Matt Young, Head of Factual Entertainment at Spun Gold TV, who bring us these amazing TV programmes. I'll be asking all of those questions that we think about when we're watching the programme, including: 

It's a fascinating insight, behind-the-scenes of our favourite gardening programmes. 

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See you all next week. 

Mike

Hello and welcome to this episode of the Mic the Gardener – Gardening Podcast, it's lovely to have you here, as always. 

There can't be a single gardener out there, who doesn't love snowdrops, can there? Well, in this week's episode, I catch up with garden writer and friend, Val Bourne in her beautiful Cotswold garden which is crammed cheek by jowl with a stunning array of snowdrops. And, as you will find out, when you listen to this episode, what Val doesn't know about snowdrops, frankly isn't worth knowing. 

We talk about: 

Some of you will be aware that I visited Val last August to talk about Val's illustrious career to date. Click here to listen to that episode. 

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Happy gardening!

Mike

In this second episode of the Mic the Gardener - Gardening Podcast I chat with award-winning garden writer, television presenter and wildlife gardening expert, Kate Bradbury.  

We talk about Kate's wonderful new book 'The Tree in My Garden: Choose One Tree, Plant It - Change the World' published by DK Books which is a real page turner and packed with useful information to help you choose one (or more) perfect trees for your garden. We also chat at length about Kate's career to date and much, much more. 

You can follow Kate on her Instagram page by clicking here.  

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Mike