The Plant Based Podcast

In this episode hear how Ben Cross is delivering British grown Alstroemeria all year round for the public and businesses. This family business has been running since 1936 and Ben tells us all about how British flowers rock!

Also get your gardening and grow your own tips from regular contributor @pond_dipper. Afterwards @mr_plantgeek and @ellenmarygardening gossip about outside broadcasts, middle age and lots more!

Series 12 of The Plant Based Podcast is sponsored by People Plants Wellbeing where you can find your magic through the power of plants and nature. Relax at a nature immersive retreat, wellness day, forest bathing walk or contact the studio about creating a tailored team based day for your work colleagues wellbeing. We also have an exclusive discount code for our podcast listeners which can be used for all People Plants Wellbeing services.

Take 10% off all services, treatments and retreats with code PBPSERIES12 via the website or when you contact the team to book. Next wellness days are coming up soon…find out more and book your place at peopleplantswellbeing.com or on instagram @peopleplantswellbeing.

Offer code valid until the end of series 12. *terms and conditions may apply.

In this weeks episode @ellenmarygardening chats with the Queen of PR, Hayley Monckton to find out what it's really like meeting Royalty and dealing with the reputation of the Royal Horticultural Society. Ellen asks Hayley the lowdown whilst sitting in a bench in the glorious RHS Hyde Hall gardens. This week is also the horticultural news round up with Ellen and @mr_plantgeek reporting on nature based news from around the world.

Series 12 of The Plant Based Podcast is sponsored by People Plants Wellbeing where you can find your magic through the power of plants and nature. Relax at a nature immersive retreat, wellness day, forest bathing walk or contact the studio about creating a tailored team based day for your work colleagues wellbeing. We also have an exclusive discount code for our podcast listeners which can be used for all People Plants Wellbeing services.

Take 10% off all services, treatments and retreats with code PBPSERIES12 via the website or when you contact the team to book. Next wellness days are coming up soon…find out more and book your place at peopleplantswellbeing.com or on instagram @peopleplantswellbeing.

Offer code valid until the end of series 12. *terms and conditions may apply.

This weeks episode is all about compost! The Compost Club is a social enterprise with a focus on soil regeneration, food waste reduction and educating people about the important of compost. Michael Kennard chats about the importance of composting with lots of take home tips to help you compost at home.

Hear from regular series 12 contributors @skinnyjeangardener and @maxreestore with their gardening and DIY tips plus @mr_plantgeek and @ellenmarygardening gossip from a Costa somewhere in East London.

Series 12 of The Plant Based Podcast is sponsored by People Plants Wellbeing where you can find your magic through the power of plants and nature. Relax at a nature immersive retreat, wellness day, forest bathing walk or contact the studio about creating a tailored team based day for your work colleagues wellbeing. We also have an exclusive discount code for our podcast listeners which can be used for all People Plants Wellbeing services.

Take 10% off all services, treatments and retreats with code PBPSERIES12 via the website or when you contact the team to book. Next wellness days are coming up soon…find out more and book your place at peopleplantswellbeing.com or on instagram @peopleplantswellbeing.

Offer code valid until the end of series 12. *terms and conditions may apply.

In this weeks episode, Michael got to achieve an ambition, which was to swim in the sky pool at embassy gardens! He forgot that he can't actually swim. More importantly, he was there to interview Head Gardener of the complex, Andrew Woodhouse. They had a brilliant chat all about gardening up high, and Andrew shared various tips and tricks when it comes to planting up areas for public use. Michael also discovered that Andrew used to garden for Janet Jackson!

Also, in this episode, we bring you the latest news, and there is a very intriguing story of mushroom poisoning…

Series 12 of The Plant Based Podcast is sponsored by People Plants Wellbeing where you can find your magic through the power of plants and nature. Relax at a nature immersive retreat, wellness day, forest bathing walk or contact the studio about creating a tailored team based day for your work colleagues wellbeing. We also have an exclusive discount code for our podcast listeners which can be used for all People Plants Wellbeing services.

Take 10% off all services, treatments and retreats with code PBPSERIES12 via the website or when you contact the team to book. Next wellness days are coming up soon…find out more and book your place at peopleplantswellbeing.com or on instagram @peopleplantswellbeing.

Offer code valid until the end of series 12. *terms and conditions may apply.

Meet Kali Hamerton-Stove in this weeks episode, Project Director at The Glasshouse project, a social enterprise offering second chances through horticultural training to women based in UK prisons. Find out how the project runs and the benefits of learning to work with plants for women inmates both while in prison and for their lives after release.

Hear from regular series 12 contributors Kirsty Ward @mylittleallotment with her monthly growing tips and find out what Michael Holland @pond_dipper has chosen for his plant of the month.

@ellenmarygardening and @mr_plantgeek gossip individually in this episode with Michael in Minneapolis touring gardens and Ellen at the trial fields of Mr Fothergils Seeds.

Series 12 of The Plant Based Podcast is sponsored by People Plants Wellbeing where you can find your magic through the power of plants and nature. Relax at a nature immersive retreat, wellness day, forest bathing walk or contact the studio about creating a tailored team based day for your work colleagues wellbeing. We also have an exclusive discount code for our podcast listeners which can be used for all People Plants Wellbeing services.

Take 10% off all services, treatments and retreats with code PBPSERIES12 via the website or when you contact the team to book. Next wellness days are coming up soon…find out more and book your place at peopleplantswellbeing.com or on instagram @peopleplantswellbeing.

Offer code valid until the end of series 12. *terms and conditions may apply.

Meg Kelly promotes veganic gardening to empower people to grow their own fruits and veggies the vegan way, using entirely plant-based fertilizers. Meg has been gardening veganically for 15 years in backyards, on balconies, and in the Canadian countryside and has co-founded the Veganic Agriculture Network in 2008 to increase awareness about veganic gardening and farming. She now teaches the Learn Veganic online gardening course to help people around the world grow their own thriving gardens that are animal-friendly and sustainable.

Hear about the free guide to 20 Veganic Materials and also the Learn Veganic Online Gardening Course during the podcast. Plus use the exclusive Plant Based Podcast discount code PLANTBASED for $20 off the course valid until 31st August 2023.

Find out more at: www.learnveganic.com

Learn about Veganic Gardening with the Vegan Organic Network: www.veganorganic.net (mentioned in the episode).

Also hear this weeks horticultural news round up for the week!

Series 12 of The Plant Based Podcast is sponsored by People Plants Wellbeing where you can find your magic through the power of plants and nature. Relax at a nature immersive retreat, wellness day, forest bathing walk or contact the studio about creating a tailored team based day for your work colleagues wellbeing. We also have an exclusive discount code for our podcast listeners which can be used for all People Plants Wellbeing services.

Take 10% off all services, treatments and retreats with code PBPSERIES12 via the website or when you contact the team to book. Next wellness days are coming up soon…find out more and book your place at peopleplantswellbeing.com or on instagram @peopleplantswellbeing.

Offer code valid until the end of series 12. *terms and conditions may apply.

Ever wandered around a Japanese garden and felt calm, peace and tranquil? If you wonder why that is, Jake Hobson Founder of Niwaki chats with @mr_plantgeek and @ellenmarygardening about the art of Japanese gardening and the benefits of using Japanese gardening tools in your garden. Check them out at www.niwaki.com Afterwards Michael and Ellen catch up about RHS Tatton and other fun gardening things! Don't forget to listen out for contributors of the podcast Lee Connolly aka @skinnyjeangardener with his gardening tips for children and Max McMurdo @maxreestore with some DIY tips for your garden.

Series 12 of The Plant Based Podcast is sponsored by People Plants Wellbeing where you can find your magic through the power of plants and nature. Relax at a nature immersive retreat, wellness day, forest bathing walk or contact the studio about creating a tailored team based day for your work colleagues wellbeing. We also have an exclusive discount code for our podcast listeners which can be used for all People Plants Wellbeing services.

Take 10% off all services, treatments and retreats with code PBPSERIES12 via the website or when you contact the team to book. Next wellness days are coming up soon…find out more and book your place at peopleplantswellbeing.com or on instagram @peopleplantswellbeing.

Offer code valid until the end of series 12. *terms and conditions may apply.

@jenloumeredith is usually working behind the scenes to make our podcast and posts all shiny and slick, but this week we bring her front and centre as Michael interviews her about getting the best out of social media. You'll learn about which platform does what, do's and dont's, plus Jen talks candidly about social media work as a career choice. We think you'll enjoy it!

You'll also hear the very latest horticultural news, from across the UK and Europe.

Series 12 of The Plant Based Podcast is sponsored by People Plants Wellbeing where you can find your magic through the power of plants and nature. Relax at a nature immersive retreat, wellness day, forest bathing walk or contact the studio about creating a tailored team based day for your work colleagues wellbeing. We also have an exclusive discount code for our podcast listeners which can be used for all People Plants Wellbeing services.

Take 10% off all services, treatments and retreats with code PBPSERIES12 via the website or when you contact the team to book. Next wellness days are coming up soon…find out more and book your place at peopleplantswellbeing.com or on instagram @peopleplantswellbeing.

Offer code valid until the end of series 12. *terms and conditions may apply.

This weeks episode is all about juicy, red fruit. Tomatoes! Simon Crawford knows his tomatoes from the history of them to the varieties most popular and which to grow right now. Plus, get some tips of how to grow them before you head over to the Burpee Europe Ltd website to find out more.

Afterwards, @ellenmarygardening and @mr_plantgeek gossip live from GLEE Birmingham with @mylittleallotment AND it's the first week for two new contributors for series 12 - it's Michael Holland @pond_dipper the author of Award Winning book 'I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast', wildlife gardener, nature educator & London National Park City Ranger along with @mylittleallotment and her grow your own allotment tips for a thriving plot.

Series 12 of The Plant Based Podcast is sponsored by People Plants Wellbeing where you can find your magic through the power of plants and nature. Relax at a nature immersive retreat, wellness day, forest bathing walk or contact the studio about creating a tailored team based day for your work colleagues wellbeing. We also have an exclusive discount code for our podcast listeners which can be used for all People Plants Wellbeing services.

Take 10% off all services, treatments and retreats with code PBPSERIES12 via the website or when you contact the team to book. Next wellness days are coming up soon…find out more and book your place at peopleplantswellbeing.com or on instagram @peopleplantswellbeing.

Offer code valid until the end of series 12. *terms and conditions may apply.

This weeks episode is about biodynamic gardening as @ellenmarygardening chats with Fern Verrow owner Jane Scotter about how organic gardening along with planetary positions can benefit plant growth. Jane has recently launched a new course with The Create Academy where you can learn just how to garden biodynamically. Jane gives some tips to get started and inspiration for being better connected to the planet. Then it's the horticultural news round up from King Charles favourite flower to a well known garden centre up for sale. Find out more about Create Academy: www.createacademy.com

Series 12 of The Plant Based Podcast is sponsored by People Plants Wellbeing where you can find your magic through the power of plants and nature. Relax at a nature immersive retreat, wellness day, forest bathing walk or contact the studio about creating a tailored team based day for your work colleagues wellbeing. We also have an exclusive discount code for our podcast listeners which can be used for all People Plants Wellbeing services.

Take 10% off all services, treatments and retreats with code PBPSERIES12 via the website or when you contact the team to book. Next wellness days are coming up soon…find out more and book your place at peopleplantswellbeing.com or on instagram @peopleplantswellbeing.

Offer code valid until the end of series 12. *terms and conditions may apply.