Talking Dirty

Hear the nitty gritty of what's in our soil, from the minerals to the earthworms and everything in between, all in the company of Soil Scientist, Professor Jane Rickson. She joins Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson to share her knowledge and enthusiasm about how we can best look after our soils and what's in them. Plus some FLOMO and Show and Tell.

Top Garden Designer and Radio 4 'Gardeners Question Time' panellist Matthew Wilson joins Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson to talk about his busy year designing gardens, the joys of Wildflower mixes, a houseplant he holds very dear and other plants he holds less so (get ready for Anti-Flomo!)

Alan Gray and Thordis wish everyone a Happy New Year and look back on some great gardening gifts received this Christmas. Plus of course, a spot of FLOMO because there's always FLOMO (Fear of Missing Out on a Fabulous Plant!)

The super-talented Tamsin Westhorpe joins Alan Gray and Thordis to Talk Dirty! RHS judge, Co-Chair of the Garden Media Guild, writer of new book 'Diary of a Modern Country Gardener' and much more besides, Tamsin shares stories from the historic family garden at Stockton Bury. Plus air kisses under the Mistletoe, thermal underwear and the double-flowered Nasturtium that got away!

Organic gardener and recent award winner Val Bourne joins Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson to share some of her favourite plants...from her top picks for easy Galanthus to an unusual umbellifer, cracking Clematis for Winter, Sassy grass and a rose that's caught Val's eye.

Get ready for loads of laughter and planty inspiration! Rosy and Rob Hardy are greats of the gardening world, the brains behind Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants.

In this podcast, they tell Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson about their final Chelsea Flower Show next year, plus share their own FLOMO (Fear of Missing Out on a Fabulous Plant), why you mustn't buy Rosy an Orchid, and why you must say yes to yellow!

Alongside serious seasonal Show & Tell, Ian Roofe returns to the podcast to help Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis Fridriksson come up with some great gardening gift ideas, particularly if you're looking for something different, or on a budget.

There's Miscanthus, Cornus and Sorbus appreciation; vintage tools; plus tree-tastic FLOMO and a LOT of laughter!

Garden designer Tamara Bridge joins Alan Gray (East Ruston Old Vicarage) and Thordis Fridriksson to chat about the increasing demand for designers, plus her go-to plants for instant impact and how aquascaping has captured her imagination this year.

If you've got a question for the team, don't forget you can email it to [email protected].

Alan Gray and Thordis Fridriksson catch up with another of their horticultural pals, this time focussing on trees and hedges with Master Arborist Alexander Laver.

From his go to book for choosing and managing trees in his garden, to a tiny FLOMO, via mixed hedges, topiary and cloud-pruning.

Purveyor of particularly Special Plants, Derry Watkins, joins Alan Gray & Thordis to share a whole host of wonders, from prairie plants as you've never seen them before, to a portable Isoplexis, serious Salvia envy, fabulous FLOMO, and Nerines on steroids!

Don't forget if you've got a gardening question you can email [email protected] and the team will try to answer on a future podcast.