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EPISODE · Jul 30, 2026 · 31 MIN

Growing perennial, with Gemma Sturges

from BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast · host Immediate Media

How can we grow food in a way that's rooted in heritage, but forward thinking enough to support biodiversity and sustainability for generations to come? Gemma Sturges is the Kitchen Garden Supervisor and organic gardener at Audley End House and Gardens and has spent more than a decade managing the historic walled kitchen garden. Growing heritage fruit and vegetables, nurturing soil health and caring for perennial crops and traditional produce in a fully organic way, Gemma shares how she grows to build sustainable gardens that support wildlife, celebrate biodiversity and connects to the generations of growers before us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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