The Ideal Gardens Podcast

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In this months Podcast, we are out and about, and visiting one of Capability Browns gardens and its grand house, set in Warwickshire in the UK, we talk about the grounds, and how Lancelot, "Capability Brown" was a English garden designer and architect, born, 1716 and died 1783, we sit in the afternoon sunshine and talk about how his landscapes have inspired many gardens that we see today, so join us as we take a trip back in time to see how his designs have changed over time.

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This solo episode, this month, is all about my experience at this years Gardeners World Live 26 at the Birmingham NEC, and my show garden that we created, to tell the story about living with Dyslexia, told by plants and colour, about how I was diagnosed as a child, to how it affects me today, from the design to the show itself. So sit back, relax, and enjoy my story.

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In this episode, we talk about starting off and maintaining a wild flower area, less mowing and more long grass areas for flowers and wildlife, we will give you some advise about buying plug plants and seeds to get you started on a low maintenance garden.  Also, we give you more information about our Beautiful Border for this years Gardeners World Live 2026 at the Birmingham NEC.  The border is called Chaos to Calm and it's about my story  growing up with Dyslexia.  So, join us and enjoy.

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In this episode, we discuss all things seed sowing and propagators, should we use our last years seeds?, or just buy new and fresh, for a strong start to the growing season, we also talk about propagators, from a simple budget friendly, to top of the range units, and the difference in heats for Chilli seed growing, so listen and enjoy, and lets start this NEW growing season.

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In our 10th episode, we talk about thriving in the winter season, as Winter is the time to rest, a time to slow down and a time to understand and take note of the up and coming season in the garden, its about getting out in the garden and educating yourself of the tasks ahead for the following year. From growing microgreens on the windowsill, to looking after and caring for house plants, its always good to be surrounded in greenery, whether it's on a windowsill or just outside the backdoor, so what every the Winter season brings to you and the garden, remember to rest, relax, re-energize and enjoy.

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In this episode, we talk about garden soils, compost and all things earthy, because with out it, we wouldn't be able to grow anything, so we need to look after it and understand it. We also talk about dry areas, wet areas, and damp areas in the garden. Also ideas on how to work with them.

so join Jeremy and Trudi for todays episode to find out more.

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In this episode, we talk about, extending late Summer colour in the garden, we also talk about bulb planting and how to naturalise bulbs in long grass areas and planting up and protecting bulbs in pots and containers from wildlife. and explaining all about how to Lasagne layer bulbs in containers.

This is also a good time to prune large shrubs and roses, and talk about protecting roses from Windrock over the Winter months. 

Tips on buying plants and supporting your local nurseries and how to find those half price gems. and filling your pots and beds with the last of the Summer colour.

Hope you enjoy our episode and take away some helpful tips.

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in our episode number 7, we continue to talk about colour in the garden, so this is 2 of a 2 part series, in part 1, we discuss different colour pallets, one colour borders, to hot and cool colours, in this part, we are going to talk about continuing that colour into late Summer and leaf textures, and the importance of deadheading and feeding.

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This is a two part episode all about colour in the garden.

In this episode we will be talking about introducing different colour palettes such as bold bright shades and cool pastels. Also, single colour borders such as white, which needs more than just flowers to have a strong statement and last throughout the growing season, and we discuss why the colour yellow, isn't to every ones taste.

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In this episode we discuss what you can takeaway from visiting gardens that are open to the public. We look at planting tips, how to relate planted borders from large gardens to a small garden environment, and how to recreate ideas that you can use to give your garden more style and energy.  For this episode we visited Cerney House Gardens located in the Cotswolds UK, between Cheltenham and Cirencester.

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