The James & Joe Garden Show

• Guess who's coming to dinner?

  James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift plan their very own dream dinner party - who will they invite, what will be on the menu and who's making the puddings? You'll never guess who they've chosen as their butler. Plus James and Joe answer your burning questions. including what to do when it's too hot to garden. And Jekyll the gnome has an accident. Support James and Joe by becoming a Scribehound Gardening subscriber About our hosts James Alexander-Sinclair is a garden designer, writer and broadcaster. He is an RHS Vice-President and was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal for outstanding contribution to horticulture in 2022. He is the RHS Ambassador for Garden Design and a Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers. Joe Swift is a familiar face on television as a presenter of BBC TV’s Gardeners’ World and other gardening programmes. He is a garden designer, broadcaster, writer and design director of Modular. About Scribehound Gardening Scribehound Gardening is a platform for garden writers to be supported directly by their audience. We are transforming garden writing by giving space for conversations that inspire, surprise, ignite joy and offer genuine human connections. ⁠Subscribe now.⁠ Follow Scribehound Gardening on ⁠Instagram.⁠ Contact us: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Deep Dive: Arit Anderson talks to Nigel Dunnett about his Sheffield garden

  Nigel Dunnett is renowned for his large scale meadow planting in public spaces, but it was his own private garden that captivated Arit Anderson, who chose to write about the space for Scribehound Gardening's August theme month. Arit and Nigel join Jane Perrone to talk about this inspirational space that may look like a 'normal' garden, but incorporates a host of eco-friendly features. You can read Arit's article here. This week's guests Arit Anderson is a garden and landscape designer, writer and television presenter on BBC Gardeners' World. She is a passionate communicator of the environment & wellbeing through the lens of the garden. Support Arit on Scribehound Gardening here. Nigel Dunnett is Professor of Planting Design and Urban Horticulture in the Department of Landscape at the University of Sheffield and is one of the world’s leading voices on innovative approaches planting design. Nigel is a gold-medal winner at the Chelsea Flower Show and the author of several books: His new book with James Hitchmough The Dynamic Landscape is out this month. Jane Perrone is head of inspiration at Scribehound Gardening. Support Jane on Scribehound Gardening. Find out more about ⁠Scribehound Gardening.⁠ Follow ⁠Scribehound Gardening on Instagram.⁠ Contact us: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Introducing ... The James and Joe Garden Show

  What better way to thrash out a new name for their show than holding a business meeting on the air? James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift kick off the James and Joe Garden Show and answer a clutch of listener questions, from why taming a drunk squirrel is a terrible idea, to why genius loci isn't just for posh gardens. Support James and Joe by becoming a Scribehound Gardening subscriber Want to win a Scribehound Gardening gnome?Submit your gardening queries to James and Joe at [email protected]. We’ll send a gnome to anyone whose question gets read out on air: and the really good questions win a golden gnome. Just remember when you’re formulating your emails - James and Joe don’t do dead plants or dull questions! About our hosts James Alexander-Sinclair is a garden designer, writer and broadcaster. He is an RHS Vice-President and was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal for outstanding contribution to horticulture in 2022. He is the RHS Ambassador for Garden Design and a Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers. Joe Swift is a familiar face on television as a presenter of BBC TV’s Gardeners’ World and other gardening programmes. He is a garden designer, broadcaster, writer and design director of Modular. About Scribehound Gardening Scribehound Gardening is a platform for garden writers to be supported directly by their audience. We are transforming garden writing by giving space for conversations that inspire, surprise, ignite joy and offer genuine human connections.⁠ Subscribe now.⁠ Follow Scribehound Gardening on ⁠Instagram.⁠ Contact us: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Deep Dive: Huw Richards on his favourite garden, Aberglasney

  This month on Scribehound Gardening, our writers are telling us about their favourite gardens: now it's Huw Richards' turn to share his choice. Visiting Aberglasney as a child was Huw's first taste of a large, well-kept garden, and fuelled his obsession with walled gardens. Huw tells Jane Perrone about the lasting effect this garden had on his gardening life. He talks about some of his favourite parts of the garden, including the Asisatic garden plus of course the kitchen garden. Plus we discuss gardening TV, the challenges of filming Huw's own garden for YouTube and the wonders of Daubenton's perennial kale. Other gardens we mention: Llanerchaeron, Wales Bodnant, Wales The Secret Garden at Ty Glyn, Wales Llanllyr, Wales About this week's guest Huw Richards is a passionate permaculturalist, Sunday Times bestselling author, and gardening YouTuber, powered by a love for flavour and nature. Support Huw on Scribehound Gardening. Jane Perrone is head of inspiration at Scribehound Gardening. Support Jane on Scribehound Gardening. Find out more about ⁠Scribehound Gardening.⁠ Follow ⁠Scribehound Gardening on Instagram. ⁠Contact us: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• The Golden Gnome Giveaway: Have You Asked a Winning Question?

  James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift love answering your questions, so Louis the producer has given them free rein this week to spend the whole episode tackling queries galore, from how to save a native orchid from a neat freak husband's lawnmower to whether there's a difference between a sunk garden and a sunken garden. One question even earns one lucky listener a new honour - the Scribehound Gardening Golden Gnome. Support James and Joe by becoming a Scribehound Gardening subscriber About our hosts James Alexander-Sinclair is a garden designer, writer and broadcaster. He is an RHS Vice-President and was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal for outstanding contribution to horticulture in 2022. He is the RHS Ambassador for Garden Design and a Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers. Joe Swift is a familiar face on television as a presenter of BBC TV’s Gardeners’ World and other gardening programmes. He is a garden designer, broadcaster, writer and design director of Modular. About Scribehound Gardening Scribehound Gardening is a platform for garden writers to be supported directly by their audience. We are transforming garden writing by giving space for conversations that inspire, surprise, ignite joy and offer genuine human connections. ⁠Subscribe now.⁠ Follow Scribehound Gardening on ⁠Instagram.⁠ Contact us: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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