Pots & Trowels The Gardening Podcast

• Winterize Your Garden, Plus: Climate-Proof Gardening & Growing Tropicals in the UK with Lucy Chamberlain & Saul Walker

  This week we're joined by Lucy Chamberlain and Saul Walker from the popular Talking Heads gardening podcast to discuss how UK gardens are adapting to changing weather patterns.Lucy gardens on sandy soil in dry Essex, while Saul works with clay soil in wet Devon - their contrasting experiences offer fascinating insights into regional gardening challenges and opportunities. They share how they're both experimenting with more exotic, tropical-looking plants as our climate shifts.In This Episode:How different UK regions are experiencing climate change and what it means for your gardenDrought-tolerant edibles: amaranth, tree spinach, globe artichokes and moreThe rise of hardy tropical plants - creating exotic gardens that survive UK wintersLucy and Saul's journey creating the Talking Heads podcast (now over 300 episodes!)Their work with RHS expert groups on fruit, vegetables and tender ornamentalsSaul's exciting plans for a national collection of hardy gingersListener Questions:What to do next with successfully rooted pelargonium cuttingsHow to water houseplants during winter when central heating is onSeasonal Tips:Collecting and using leaf mold as mulchOrnamental water storage solutionsWinterizing your garden: protecting taps, tender plants and repairing lawnsFeatured Guests: Lucy Chamberlain - Trained at Writtle and Wisley, head gardener in Essex, RHS Fruit, Vegetable & Herb Expert Group member, author of "Grow Food Anywhere"Saul Walker - Former National Trust, Kew and RHS gardener, now head gardener at Stoneland's House, Devon, RHS Tender Ornamental Expert Group memberGot a gardening question? Email us at [email protected] more gardening videos and advice at potsandtrowels.comSponsors: Plantgrow - creating organic, sustainable compost, mulch and soil conditioners from green electricity by-products in Norfolk.Videos Mentioned:Pelargonium Cuttings: https://youtu.be/P-B7UUiV90g Secret Garden of Louth: https://youtu.be/QSH_GO96-kQ Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodesEmail Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTubeThe Pots & Trowels team:Martin FishJill FishSean RileyFind out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.comPodcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com

  --------  

  39:00

  --------

  39:00
• Wintery Plant Suggestions, Tom Allen’s Questionable Cucumbers & Why Arit Anderson is Speechless!

  We've visited the Garden Media Guild to watch Arit Anderson be honoured - and backstage we spoke to the inimitable Tom Allen, self-confessed novice gardener plus actor and comedian on the side! Videos Mentioned:Secret Garden of Louth Video: https://youtu.be/QSH_GO96-kQ Grow Stunning Chrysanthemums: https://youtu.be/46mQR8i1UbE Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodesEmail Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTubeThe Pots & Trowels team:Martin FishJill FishSean RileyFind out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.comPodcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com

  --------  

  28:10

  --------

  28:10
• Renewal Pruning, Root Stock Extravaganza, Now's the Perfect Time to Transplant/Move Plants & Meet New RHS Advisor Katy Merrington

  We meet the incoming RHS Harlow Carr garden advisor Katy Merrington, who looks after the Hepworth Wakefield Garden. We are talking renewal pruning, transplanting or moving plants around the garden and it’s almost a Root Stock Special as we have a detailed analysis of what root stocks are & what happens to the leftovers? Plus, we put the pot in Pots & Trowels with a chat about sculpture and ceramics.VIDEOS MENTIONED:How to Create an Apple Cordon (Pruning Apple Trees)https://youtu.be/b29Osis97qA?si=fiQF_yVDvSBTU0zv How to Graft Apple and Fruit Treeshttps://youtu.be/kQWeQEOJ7eo?si=hVRZZsEvNLJlWA5K Renewal Pruning, Root Stock Extravaganza, Now's the Perfect Time to Transplant/Move Plants & Meet New RHS Advisor Katy MerringtonVisit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodesEmail Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTubeThe Pots & Trowels team:Martin FishJill FishSean RileyFind out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.comPodcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com

  --------  

  38:20

  --------

  38:20
• Royal Horticultural Society MBE Advisor, Bare Root Season, Water Butts & Gladioli in Winter?

  Heaps going on this week on the podcast as we chat to John Grimshaw who is hanging up his RHS Harlow Carr Advisor trowel (and picking up yet another trowel as he landed his Dream Job!) - all the usual weekly advice and listeners' questions answered. Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodesEmail Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTubeThe Pots & Trowels team:Martin FishJill FishSean RileyFind out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.comPodcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com

  --------  

  31:43

  --------

  31:43
• 100th Episode! Reclaiming the Chrysanthemum, Dahlia Just from Seed & Screening Options?

  We have listeners' questions, hints and tips for your week in the garden, Paula from Floral Media tells all and we clink our glasses together to celebrate our 100th episode of the PT Gardening Podcast!Videos Mentioned:Six Superb Autumn Flowering Perennials: https://youtu.be/f5g9f0w8xQwAutumn/Fall Dahlia Care: https://youtu.be/PmR2MYrOkq4 How to Prune Gooseberry Bushes: https://youtu.be/JgJp453eS-0 Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodesEmail Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTubeThe Pots & Trowels team:Martin FishJill FishSean RileyFind out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.comPodcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com

  --------  

  38:57

  --------

  38:57

More Leisure podcasts

Trending Leisure podcasts

About Pots & Trowels The Gardening Podcast