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Tales From The Potting Bench
by Adam Kirtland
A weekly ramble with the most diverse folk from our world of green fingers, green thumbs and dirty knees. Flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, herbs and more - it’s bound to be covered. On your commute, or in the garden of your choosing - we’ll be here to keep your ears busy.
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Questions From The Potting Bench - Episode 2
❓Have you got a burning garden question?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.❓ In this season I'm spicing things up a bit by alternating between guests and then answering the garden questions that are keeping you awake at night! And in this week's episode we're tackling clay soil, aphids, Ranunculus and much more!In this episode we discuss the perils (and positives!) of clay soiland if listening has got you thinking about making the most of yours, then you’ll want to try Westland’s Soil Improver. Its the perfect blend of manures and bark to revitalise YOUR garden soil. This enriched mix enhances soil structure, fertility, and drainage, creating a solid foundation for healthy, vibrant plants.Mix it into your existing soil to ensure your garden is enriched and ready for vibrant, robust development throughout the seasons.Find out more on gardenhealth.com now!✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 Instagram: Here!💻 Website: Visit Here
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Jason Ingram - How To Photograph Gardens
❓Do you wish you could photograph your garden better...?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.🌱 In this episode I’m joined by someone who looks at a garden perhaps a little differently to how the everyday gardener does, and they do so…through a lens. Jason Ingram is a world-renowned photographer who specialises in gardens, food and people and has photographed some of the most beautiful gardens across the world, as well as gardeners for the likes of portraits and to accompany books too. We discuss how he uses light, the best time of day to shoot and so much more. Enjoy!To see more of Jason, head over and follow him on Instagram now, where you'll find him as @jasoningramJason's book 'How To Photograph Gardens' is out now, and you can find full details, here.If all this talk of beautiful plants has got you thinking about how to give your garden some oomph, then try Westland’s Boost All Purpose Liquid Plant Feed. This feed is one that I use personally, and it’ll not only help you achieve stunning floral displays, but it’ll also give you an abundance of healthy fruit and veg too! Boost All Purpose Liquid Plant Feed will produce four times more blooms compared to watering alone. In addition, more fruit and veg is guaranteed. Use Boost every time you water.See gardenhealth.com now for more information and available stockists near you.✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 Instagram: Here!💻 Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Questions From The Potting Bench - Episode 1
❓Have you got a burning garden question?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.❓ In this season I'm spicing things up a bit by alternating between guests and then answering the garden questions that are keeping you awake at night! And in this week's episode we're tackling an over excited dog, crab apples and citrus overwintering...If you're thinking about how to look after your oranges, lemons and limes right now then Westland have a full range of solutions to help you!Including specially formulated citrus feed, giving you the best foliage and fruits, to their Citrus Potting Mix, perfectly blended for potting or re-potting citrus plants. There's even a fantastic guide on the Westland website with tonnes of handy hints on growing the perfect citrus trees. Just search for ‘How To Grow Citrus Trees’ on gardenhealth.com, now✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 Instagram: Here!💻 Website: Visit Here
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Steph Hafferty - The Productive Garden
❓Do you wish your garden was....more productive?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.🌱 In this week's episode I'm in conversation with one of my foremost authorities on grow your own and someone who I turn to regularly for advice; writer, speaker and growing expert, Stephanie Hafferty!Steph has so much knowledge to share with us in this episode, and we talk about her brand-new book too - which you won't want to miss!To see more of Steph, head over and follow her on Instagram now, where you'll find her as @stephaniehaffertySteph's new book The Productive Garden is out at the end of March and you can pre-order it now from the link here.If your goal this year is to grow more of your own food then you’ll want to give Westland’s Raised Bed & Vegetable Soil a try! This mix is the perfect foundation for growing vegetable - a rich, fertile planting soil with a perfect nutrient mix for both root and leafy crops and the optimum structure for root development.See gardenhealth.com now for more information and available stockists near you.✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 Instagram: Here!💻 Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Katy Watson - From Opera to Plants
❓Do you ever dream of changing careers towards gardening...?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.🌱 In this week's episode I'm in conversation with someone who decided that their old career was a thing of the past, before switching to a life with plants! Katy Watson, is a gardener and avid plantswoman who opted to switch opera gowns for muddy boots, to get closer to the thing she loves most - the garden! We discuss that shift, what it is that really drives Katy's passion for plants and so much more - enjoy!To see more of Katy, head over and follow her on Instagram now, where you'll find her as @katy_in_the_gardenIf you'd like to give your plants some oomph then try Westland’s Boost All Purpose Multi-Action Granules! They offer a 4x multi-action formula that supports your plants at every stage of growth. These nutrient-packed granules strengthen roots, promote greener foliage, and provide up to 6 months of slow-release feeding to enhance overall plant health. With its high potassium content, you’ll enjoy more blooms, fruits, and vegetables throughout the growing season. See gardenhealth.com now for more information and available stockists near you.✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 Instagram: Here!💻 Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Questions From The Potting Bench - Episode 5
❓Have you got a burning garden question?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.❓ In this season I'm spicing things up a bit by alternating between guests and then answering the garden questions that are keeping you awake at night! And in this week's episode we're tackling cat poo problems, fussy figs, hot borders and so much more!And, if you're busy planting up your bulbs right now then you’ll want to try Westland’s Potting Grit, which is perfect for loosening up your compost when planting bulbs!Westland Potting Grit is ideal for mixing with compost to provide extra drainage and open up the compost structure. It’s also great for creating a decorative finish on pots, containers, rockeries, ponds, aquariums and alpine plantings.Westland Potting Grit has been specially sourced and washed to produce a carefully graded, lime-free grit 4-7mm in size, making it perfect for a number of uses around the garden and greenhouse.Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 Instagram: Here!💻 Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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James and Joe - The Best Garden Biscuits!
❓Do you have a favourite biscuit...??Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.🌱 In this week’s episode I'm talking to garden designers, presenters, writers and fellow podcast hosts; James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift! James and Joe are hosts of the wonderful podcast and the aptly named, James and Joe Garden Show - an often hilarious chat with two friends all centred around the gardening world, but it does often venture to other things too! In this episode we talk about all of that, as well as the ultimate gardening biscuits...enjoy!James and Joe are both over on Instagram sharing the world through their eyes and you can find the links to their pages below, as well as the page to their podcast too!🌱James' Instagram🪴Joe's Instagram🌿James and Joe Garden Show InstagramRight now is the perfect time to think about working on the health of the soil in your garden and what better way than to use Westland’s very own Soil Improver.Westland Soil Improver is the perfect blend of manures and bark to revitalise your garden soil. This enriched mix enhances soil structure, fertility, and drainage, creating a solid foundation for healthy, vibrant plants. See gardenhealth.com now for more information and available stockists near you.✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 Instagram: Here!💻 Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Questions From The Potting Bench - Episode 4
❓Have you got a burning garden question?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.❓ In this season I'm spicing things up a bit by alternating between guests and then answering the garden questions that are keeping you awake at night! And in this week's episode we're tackling thin borders, buttercups and ponds! I’m sure your jobs list for right now in your garden is a mile long but one thing you need to make sure you’re doing is giving your soil some love! Westland Soil Improver is the perfect blend of manures and bark to revitalise your garden beds and border. This enriched mix enhances soil structure, fertility, and drainage, creating a solid foundation for healthy, vibrant plants and its particularly beneficial for heavy clay or sandy soils too!Simply mix it into your existing soil to ensure your garden is enriched and ready for vibrant, robust development throughout the seasons.Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 Instagram: Here!💻 Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Richard Bowman - Northern Horticulturalist
❓Do you think allotments are boring...?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.🌱 In this week’s episode I'm talking to someone who has my favourite allotment in the world. Richard Bowman, otherwise known online as Northern Horticulturalist, is a trained horticulturalist and an award winning garden designer with medal winning gardens across the country! In this episode we discuss his beautiful allotment and much more! Enjoy!If you’d like to see more from Richard then you can find him on Instagram as @northern_horticulturalistWhile it might be autumn, there is plenty to be doing in the garden right now and thankfully Westland have a range of composts to keep you gardening right through these colder months! Right now, I’m potting up new perennials with their excellent Boost All Purpose, peat free compost which is proven to give you up to four times more blooms from your flowers! Westland have such a wide range of composts available for your every garden need! From indoor potting mixes to the perfect outdoor solution, there is something for every grower and for every gardening need. For more information and to find the perfect compost for you, see gardenhealth.com now✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 Instagram: Here!💻 Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Questions From The Potting Bench - Episode 3
❓Have you got a burning garden question?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.❓ In this season I'm spicing things up a bit by alternating between guests and then answering the garden questions that are keeping you awake at night! And this week is the first of those Q&A episodes. We're tackling wildflowers, clay soil, a new garden and much more!If you want to give your hydrangeas a pep next year, then try Westland’s Hydrangea High Performance Liquid Plant Food! It provides all the essential nutrients that hydrangeas need to flourish for beautiful flowers. Whether your hydrangeas are in containers or in the ground, you should feed them weekly. This in turn will help prevent disease as well give an abundance of stronger, healthier, more vibrant flowers.Apply every 7–14 days from early spring (March) to late summer (August) for the best hydrangeas you’ll ever have Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 Instagram: Here!💻 Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Jamie Butterworth - What Grows Together!
❓Do you think you're obsessed with plants too?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.🌱 In this week’s episode I'm talking to plantsman, nursery owner and plant obsessive, Jamie Butterworth. Jamie is a plant fanatic and has been part of some of the most beautiful show gardens, over the last few years. Enjoy!If you’d like to see more from Jamie then you can find him on Instagram as @plantsman_jamie. Jamie's book 'What Grows Together' is out now from DK and is available in all good book shops.If all of our talk about beautiful planting has got you thinking about how to give your plants the best compost they can have then try Westland’s John Innes Peat Free No.3 Mature Plant Compost, specially designed to nurture and sustain mature plants for a longer life. Enhanced with Carbon Gold biochar, which improves aeration, optimizes water retention, and maximizes nutrient availability. Biochar works to release nutrients gradually, ensuring plants get what they need for optimal health. No. 3 Mature Plant Compost has been developed especially to help mature plants and shrubs, with a long-lasting and nutrient rich formulation. With a four month feed, it will sustain plants for longer, and improve aeration as well as water management.Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 Instagram: Here!💻 Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Questions From The Potting Bench - Episode 2
❓Have you got a burning garden question?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.❓ In this season I'm spicing things up a bit by alternating between guests and then answering the garden questions that are keeping you awake at night! And this week is the first of those Q&A episodes. We're tackling pruning roses, when to deal with hydrangeas and ants in your compost bin!If you need help with your Roses, then Westland's Rose 2 in 1 Feed & Protect is specially formulated to support rose health from the inside out. Comprising two bottles, the first bottle contains a concentrated rose feed. This ensures greener foliage as well as more vibrant and fragrant flowers. Whereas the second bottle contains a specially formulated protection concentrate to help deter black spot.Rose 2 in 1 Feed & Protect helps roses absorb more water for improved health and increases disease-resistance. The correct nutrition is the best way to ensure that plants are at their best every year, growing greener and glossier foliage with abundant, fragrant blooms.Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 Instagram: Here!💻 Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Michael Perry - Mr Plant Geek
❓Do you follow the wonderful Michael Perry?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.🤓 In this week’s episode I'm talking to the original...the one and only... @mr_plantgeek ... Michael Perry! Michael has been at the forefront of the horticulture industry for years now - sharing brand-new plants, long before you'll see them anywhere else!If you’d like to see more from Michael then you can follow him on Instagram where you’ll find him as @mr_plantgeek! And be sure to head over to his website too mrplantgeek.com for all things geeky!Now is a fantastic time to give your houseplants some TLC before winter and Westland Horticulture have got your covered! If yours are in need of repotting then be sure to use Westland’s Houseplant Potting Mix - a peat free specialist mix that promotes healthy root growth and reduces plant stress, perfect for keeping houseplants happy. And while you’re there, give them a great feed with Westland’s Houseplant Feed too! Whether you have a Peace Lily, Snake Plant or a Spider Plant, this feed will help them grow healthy and strong. This feed contains all the essential nutrients houseplants need for longer lasting flowers and healthy green foliage. It has an easy squeeze measure doser for quick and easy feeding too. Get Ready To Grow!Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 Instagram: Here!💻 Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Questions From The Potting Bench - Episode 1
❓Have you got a burning garden question?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.❓ In this season I'm spicing things up a bit by alternating between guests and then answering the garden questions that are keeping you awake at night! And this week is the first of those Q&A episodes. We're tackling sad looking roses, autumn lawns, weeds, overwhelm and more - five things that I know you're desperate to hear about! So grab yourself a drink, turn up the volume and enjoy!If you've been thinking about your lawn at the moment then you should try Westland’s All In One Autumn Lawn Feed.You’ll have seen those luscious green lawns online and in your neighbours garden and let's be honest, you’re envious! Well, the best spring lawns start in autumn!Aftercut All In One Autumn is a lawn feed that is ideal for use in autumn when moss thrives. It has been specially formulated to create stronger and greener lawns. The mixture of iron, potassium, and nitrogen will enable lawns to withstand winter stress conditions, redirect energy to the roots for winter storage, and maintain a green appearance while preventing excessive growth before winter.Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 Instagram: Here!💻 Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Steve Newland - King Of The Tomatoes!
❓Have you grown tomatoes this year and how have they done?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.🍅 In this week’s episode I'm talking to the king of the toms, the originator of Sink Or Swim...the wonderful Steve Newland! Steve has become known for his tomato growing prowess, and we discuss them, and much more, enjoy!If you’d like to see more from Steve then you can follow him on Instagram where you’ll find him as @snewland97If listening to us talk about those delicious tomatoes has got you think about guaranteeing a bumper crop this year then be sure to use Westland’s Big Tom Super Tomato Food!Big Tom simply gives you 3 x more tomatoes vs unfed plants! As well as this you’ll get tastier tomatoes, all season long. Their Big Tom Tomato Food has the unique PlantSense™ Technology. This means there is just the right amount of nutrients, and a water management system perfected to work with peat free growbags and planters. Including iron and magnesium to give you greener plants, it is also rich in seaweed for healthy root growth giving you great tasting tomatoes.Try it now, available in all good garden centres across the UK.Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 Instagram: Here!💻 Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Andy Wain - The Fully Charged Gardener
❓Have you ever thought about what its like to be a live in, head gardener?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.In this week’s episode I’ve got someone who you’re going to love! I’ve spoken to a few head gardeners in the past but theres always room for one more, and my guest this week isn’t actually a head gardener any more… Andy Wain is a former head gardener on a private estate and in this episode we open up that world and discuss exactly what its like, especially as a gardener that also lives on the estate too! Enjoy!If you’d like to see more from Andy then you can follow him on Instagram where you’ll find him as @_andy__w If you’d like to see Andy’s YouTube channel then you can find him on there as The Fully Charged GardenerAs the season goes on, you’ll be thinking more and more about feeding your plants. But make sure not to leave out Until next week, do have a look at my blog and website, below!✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 My Instagram: Here!💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Lydia Mantella - Your Organic Lydia!
❓Would you like to understand the world of medical herbalism?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.This week’s episode features another first as we explore the world of medicinal herbalism! Lydia Mantella, otherwise known on Instagram as @yourorganiclydia, is a medicinal herbalist, smallholder and trained personal trainer – growing her own food, herbs and more. In this conversation we delve into how Lydia lived a city life and eventually knew that it wasn’t the life for her before settling down to a country lifestyle instead. Join us as we explore medicinal herbalism, what that actually means, and so much more! Enjoy!If this has got you thinking about your plants then why not give them a good feed with Westland’s Organic Seaweed Plant Growth stimulant? This feed is designed and formulated to be the perfect mix to use around your whole garden, specifically giving your plants what they need to growth strong and healthy roots! Not only that but your plants will also benefit from increased strength against disease too! Using Organic Seaweed Plant Growth Stimulant ensures an abundance of stronger, healthier, veg, fruit and flowers!Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.Until next week, do have a look at my blog and website, below!✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 My Instagram: Here!💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Georgina and Tori - Gardening For Wellbeing!
❓Does your garden help you with your wellbeing?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.Now, this week’s episode is a real first for the podcast as I’m joined by not one, but two special guests! Gardening helps to bond us with other likeminded people and form friendships and connections too. Two people that I love talking to on Instagram are Georgina, otherwise known as @plot_bae and Tori who you’ll find as @torisallotment. Both are avid food growers and both add ideas for how growing can help your mental health too. In this feature length episode we discuss why we love growing and how it helps us navigate daily life. Enjoy!If you’d like to give your plants the very best chance of blooming and growing to the best of their ability then give them some oomph with Boost All Purpose Multi-Action Granules, new for 2025! These granules support your plants at every single stage of their growth and provide up to 6 months of slow release feed, resulting in even stronger roots, greener foliage, healthier plants and you guessed it, more blooms! Simply mix them into your Boost All Purpose Compost when planting up, and continue with regular feeding using Boost All Purpose Liquid Plant feed to give your plants the ultimate boost all round!Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.Until next week, do have a look at my blog and website, below!✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 My Instagram: Here!💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Jordan Weston - The Bearded Botanist
❓Does your garden have interest all year round?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.This week’s guest is a real plantsman and someone who I know you’re going to thoroughly enjoy listening to! Jordan Weston, otherwise known as The Bearded Botanist on Instagram is a florist, plant fanatic and now, nursery owner who is completely obsessed with plants. At the recent BBC Gardener’s World Spring Fair, we had the pleasure of sharing a stage and after the show, I knew we had to record a podcast episode for you all, so here it is! We discuss the nursery, plants to keep interest in your garden all year round, and so much more. Enjoy!If you’d like to see more from Jordan then you can find him over on Instagram as @the_bearded_botanist. You can also find Jordan’s nursery on Instagram too @westonsnurseryIf all this talk of evergreen plants has got you thinking about your own then why not give them a good feed with Westland’s Organic Seaweed Plant Growth stimulant? This feed is designed and formulated to be the perfect mix to use around your whole garden, specifically giving your plants what they need to growth strong and healthy roots! Not only that but your plants will also benefit from increased strength against disease too! Using Organic Seaweed Plant Growth Stimulant ensures an abundance of stronger, healthier, veg, fruit and flowers!Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.Until next week, do have a look at my blog and website, below!✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 My Instagram: Here!💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Rob Smith - Grow To Eat!
❓Do you grow what you love or what you *think* you should grow...?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.This week’s guest is one of the most passionate vegetable growers that I have the pleasure of knowing and luckily he’s happy to share that passion with us all. Rob Smith, otherwise known online as @robsallotment is a veg grower and garden writer, who takes real pleasure with sharing tips and advice on how to grow not only the best veg, but also unique varieties too! Enjoy!If you’d like to see more from Rob then you can find him over on Instagram as @robsallotment. Rob’s book ‘Grow To Eat’ is available in all good book shops now and via this linkIf listening to Rob talking about growing your own fruit and veg and has got you think about growing your own, then be sure to use Westland’s Big Tom Super Tomato Food on your tomatoes.2Big Tom simply gives you 3 x more tomatoes vs unfed plants! As well as this you’ll get tastier tomatoes, all season long. Their Big Tom Tomato Food has the unique PlantSense™ Technology. This means there is just the right amount of nutrients, and a water management system perfected to work with peat free growbags and planters. Including iron and magnesium to give you greener plants, it is also rich in seaweed for healthy root growth giving you great tasting tomatoes. Try it now, available in all good garden centres across the UK.Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.Until next week, do have a look at my blog and website, below!✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 My Instagram: Here!💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Anya Lautenbach - The Money Saving Gardener!
❓Do you follow Anya on social media?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.This week’s guest is someone I’ve wanted on for a very long time and thankfully we’ve been able to make it finally happen. Anya Lautenbach, otherwise known online as Anya the Garden Fairy has been inspiring people online to garden, for years and is now the author of two wildly successful accompanying books. In this episode we discuss Anya’s upbringing in Poland, how gardening has helped her through the darkest times and just why gardening is the thing that brings us all together. Enjoy!If you’d like to see more from Anya then you can find her across all social media platforms by searching for Anya The Garden Fairy.Anya’s latest book The Money Saving Garden Year, is out now from DK and is available from all good booksellers and via this link.If you’d like to give your plants the very best chance of blooming and growing to the best of their ability then give them some oomph with Boost All Purpose Multi-Action Granules, new for 2025! These granules support your plants at every single stage of their growth and provide up to 6 months of slow-release feed, resulting in even stronger roots, greener foliage, healthier plants and you guessed it, more blooms! Simply mix them into your Boost All Purpose Compost when planting up, and continue with regular feeding using Boost All Purpose Liquid Plant feed to give your plants the ultimate boost all round!Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.Until next week, do have a look at my blog and website, below!✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 My Instagram: Here!💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Simon Akeroyd - Grow Your Groceries!
🛒 Did you know you can grow your own food from your groceries?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.This week’s guest is a gardener, author and social media sensation. Simon Akeroyd has been a gardener for many years and at some of the most beautiful garden across the UK, including RHS Wisley. He is also an author of over 30 gardening books including a brand new one, that we discuss in this episode. Not only that, but Simon has also become an incredibly successful social media star too with views and followers racking up their millions online. We talk about the gardens, the books, the social media and so much more, in this episode. Enjoy!If you’d like to see more from Simon then you can follow him on all major social media networks. You'll find him on Instagram as @simonakeroydgardenwriter and on TikTok as @simonakeroydwriterSimon’s brand new book ‘Grow Your Groceries’ is out now from DK books and is available in all good bookshops.If listening to Simon talking about growing your own fruit and veg has got you think about growing your own, then be sure to use Westland’s Big Tom Super Tomato Food!Big Tom simply gives you 3 x more tomatoes vs unfed plants! As well as this you’ll get tastier tomatoes, all season long. Their Big Tom Tomato Food has the unique PlantSense™ Technology. This means there is just the right amount of nutrients, and a water management system perfected to work with peat free growbags and planters. Including iron and magnesium to give you greener plants, it is also rich in seaweed for healthy root growth giving you great tasting tomatoes.Try it now, available in all good garden centres across the UK.Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.Until next week, do have a look at my blog and website, below!✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 My Instagram: Here!💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Joseph Clark - From Tomatoes to TikTok
🍅 Do you enjoy growing your own tomatoes?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.This week we’re talking veg, flowers and beyond as I talk with content creator and gardener Joseph Clark, otherwise known online as Joe’s Garden! Joe has been an avid gardener for years and years, but it recent times has been sharing his journey online and has seen him go on to amass millions of followers and even write his own book! Listen now to hear what Joe’s gardening superpower would be, what his favourite cut and come again flower is and much more. Enjoy!If you’d like to see more from Joe then you can follow him on Instagram as @joesgarden.official and TikTok as @joesgarden. Joe’s book ‘Garden To Save The World’ is out now and is available in all good bookshops!If listening to Joe talk about those delicious tomatoes has got you think about guaranteeing a bumper crop this year then be sure to use Westland’s Big Tom Super Tomato Food!Big Tom simply gives you 3 x more tomatoes vs unfed plants! As well as this you’ll get tastier tomatoes, all season long. Their Big Tom Tomato Food has the unique PlantSense™ Technology. This means there is just the right amount of nutrients, and a water management system perfected to work with peat free growbags and planters. Including iron and magnesium to give you greener plants, it is also rich in seaweed for healthy root growth giving you great tasting tomatoes.Try it now, available in all good garden centres across the UK.Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.Until next week, do have a look at my blog and website, below!✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 My Instagram: Here!💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Louise's Kitchen Garden - Bake, Cook, Grow!
🍌 Do you like to make food from what you grow?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.This week we’re talking about a plethora of topics – because my guest is…well, they’re someone who does so many different things! If you’re on TikTok and Instagram then you’ll have no doubt have come across Louise’s Kitchen Garden! Louise is a baker, a cook, a gardener and so so much more. In this episode we talk about it all and also how Louise makes so much food from scratch, with the majority coming from her own garden. This is one episode that you’re not going to want to miss! Enjoy!If you’d like to see more from Louise then you can find her on Instagram as @louiseskitchengarden1 and also over on TikTok as @If you’d like to see more from Louise then you can find her on Instagram as @louiseskitchengarden1 and also over on TikTok as @gardeningwithlou. Both channels are full to the brim with fantastic food and growing ideas, tips and advice!. Both channels are full to the brim with fantastic food and growing ideas, tips and advice!If our conversation about fruit, veg and flowers has whet your appetite for growing your own then why not build yourself a raised bed and get growing? When it comes to filling your bed then your best option is Raised Bed & Vegetable Soil from Westland Horticulture! This is the perfect foundation for your veg growing journey! This soil is both rich and fertile, with the optimum blend of nutrient for strong roots and leafy, bountiful crops. It is rich in organic matter with a free draining structure that nurtures roots while retaining moisture. Either mix the Raised Bed & Vegetable Soil into your existing soil or create a new vegetable bed to grow bumper crops all year round.Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.Until next week, do have a look at my blog and website, below!✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here📱 My Instagram: Here!💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Thomas Radford - Foraging for Food!
🍄 Have you ever wanted to go foraging but don't know where to start?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.This week I’m in conversation with someone about a topic that I’ve wanted to cover on the podcast for years, foraging! Thomas Radford, otherwise known online as @eatthecountry, is a forager and fanatic about wild food. Across his platforms he shares his experiences with foraging, through not only informative but also genuinely funny content. Listen along now as we discuss how to get started with foraging, what to avoid and not forgetting those all important deadly plants! Enjoy!If you’d like to see more from Thomas then you can follow him on all major social media networks where you’ll find his as @eatthecountry! If you’re interested in going on one of his foraging walks then you can find out more on eatthecountry.comIf all this talk of foraging and foliage has got you thinking about your plants then why not give them a good feed with Westland’s Organic Seaweed Plant Growth stimulant? This feed is designed and formulated to be the perfect mix to use around your whole garden, specifically giving your plants what they need to growth strong and healthy roots! Not only that but your plants will also benefit from increased strength against disease too! Using Organic Seaweed Plant Growth Stimulant ensures an abundance of stronger, healthier, veg, fruit and flowers.Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.Until next week, do have a look at my blog and website, below!✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Kevin Smith - Editor of Gardener's World Magazine!
📖 Ever wondered what it would be like to be the editor of Gardener's World Magazine?Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.This week’s guest has a huge role in the world of horticulture, and in fact – their job is one that sees them sitting at the helm of one of the nation’s most loved magazines. Kevin Smith, is the editor of Gardener’s World Magazine – which is no mean feat! In this episode we talk all about the magazine, what it’s like to have the responsibility for something that we all hold so dear and a big project in his own garden! Enjoy!If you’d like to see more from Kevin then you can follow him over on Instagram, where you’ll find him as @kevinsmithgardenIf you’d like to give your plants the very best chance of blooming and growing to the best of their ability then give them some oomph with Boost All Purpose Multi-Action Granules, new for 2025! These granules support your plants at every single stage of their growth and provide up to 6 months of slow release feed, resulting in even stronger roots, greener foliage, healthier plants, and you guessed it, more blooms! Simply mix them into your Boost All Purpose Compost when planting up, and continue with regular feeding using Boost All Purpose Liquid Plant feed to give your plants the ultimate boost all round!Make sure to check out gardenhealth.com now, for more.Until next week, do have a look at my blog and website, below!✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Ben Newell - Terrific Terrariums!
🪴This week, it's all about terrariums!Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.This week’s guest does something truly unique in the plant world, in fact I don’t know anyone else at all that does it quite like them. Houseplants come in all shapes and sizes but my guest this week has chosen to adopt terrariums as their particular area of interest. Ben Newell, otherwise known online as Worcester Terrariums, is a content creator and terrariums fanatic that has created terrariums that have gone seriously viral online, amassing millions of views, and for good reason! We discuss how Ben got into terrariums, what makes a good terrarium and so much more. Enjoy!If you’d like to see more from Ben then you can find him right across all major social media platforms, such as Instagram, as @worcesterterrariumsAnd don’t forget to seek our Ben’s book, Hello Tiny World, available now from all good bookshops and you can find out more, here.Outdoor gardeners or indoor growers, we’re all the same really – doing this for the love of plants. And right now, there is lots to be getting on with indoors, with looking after your houseplants. Thankfully Westland have an extensive range of composts and potting mixes to keep all your plants thriving. Their houseplant potting mixes even include some specially developed for nourishing for Bonsai, Cacti and Citrus plants too! Not only that, but they also have houseplant feeds that are enriched with the essential nutrients that keeps your plants growing strong and healthy. Whether you’re a seasoned houseplant pro or a newbie, check out Westland’s houseplant hub at gardenhealth.com/houseplant-hub for some great advice on caring for your indoor jungle!Until next week, do have a look at my blog and website, below!✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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David Domoney - Plants with Superpowers
The podcast is back and with a bang!! 💥Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you'll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.Let's kick off Season 8 as we mean to go on and in the first episode of a brand-new season, I'm joined by someone with passion, enthusiasm and knowledge by the barrow load - broadcaster and horticulturalist, David Domoney. David is well recognised right across the UK for his appearances on many TV shows over the years, as much as he is for his numerous show gardens and displays at RHS Chelsea Flower Show and beyond. David is also the author of a brand-new book, which you’re going to love! We discuss all of that, and more, in this episode - enjoy!If you’d like to see more from David then you can find him on Instagram as @daviddomoney! David’s YouTube Channel, which can also be found on there as @DavidDomoney – where you’ll find hints, tips, advice and more on a wide range of topics.David’s upcoming book Plants with Superpowers: 75 Remarkable Plants for your Garden and Home is out at the end of this month, and you can pre-order it now, here.While it might be winter, there is plenty to be doing in the garden right now and thankfully Westland have a range of composts to keep you gardening right through these colder months! Right now, I’m potting up new perennials with their excellent Boost All Purpose, peat free compost which is proven to give you up to four times more blooms from your flowers! You’ll be pleased to know that Westland have also got a huge selection of other composts and growing mediums, ensuring you’ll have something for your every growing need. From Ericaceous compost for your acid loving plants, and rose compost – formulated especially with a 6-month slow release feed, they even have a peat-free aquatic planting and potting mix for all your water based plant needs! Until next week, do have a look at my blog and website, below!✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Ashley Edwards - Plants For Wellbeing
🧠 This week we’re talking about how gardens heal! Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I. Well, we’re here are final episode of season 7! 7 seasons of conversations with guests, spanning right across the horticultural world – from far away to nearby, every corner of the landscape has been surveyed, and we’ve learned a lot along the way. I’d like to thank you for listening, as always, and being the reason that I’m able to continue making this. You listening is the reason I make this, and you enjoying it, makes it completely worthwhile. The endless hours of producing, editing and writing, have come together in a season that I’m hugely proud of, and I hope you continue to enjoy it even more. I’d also like to give a huge thank you to the wonderful Westland Horticulture for coming on board as sponsors of this season (and beyond). They truly are the powerhouse of the plant world and their dedication to empowering everyone to grow, to learn skills and to gain knowledge about growing is the perfect match for this podcast. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life to filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season. Now, I’ve got something of a tradition on this podcast now – after 7 seasons, it's become a little thing that I challenge myself with. And that challenge is simple, every season should have a guest on that also happens to be a panellist on BBC Radio 4’s Gardener’s Question Time, and this season is no different. In this episode, I’m joined by head gardener at Horatio’s Garden in London, and GQT panellist, Ashley Edwards. Ashley has a wide-ranging background in horticulture – starting from a very young age, and in this episode we go right back to the beginning and end with the current day. So, grab yourself a drink or maybe pop your headphones in and head out into the garden and listen along with us now. Enjoy! If you’d like to see more from Ashley then you can follow him on Instagram where you’ll find him as @plantsforwellbeing. You can also follow along with Horatio’s too, and you’ll be able to find them as @horatiosgarden If we've whetted your appetite for growing, and you know that the appetite of your plants could do with some attention then do try Westland’s Growmore general purpose plant food! Growmore provides the three major plant nutrients in equal proportions. This makes it a superb general-purpose feed for use all around the garden. Its balance of nutrients ensures even stimulation of growth in all plant parts, meaning lots of fruit and flowers, abundant foliage as well as a strong root system. Find out more by visiting gardenhealth.com now. Fear not, I WILL be back in the new year with season 8 and the list of guests is already signed and sealed, so look out for that from February onwards! ✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Kim O'Brien - Dahlias For Days!
💐 This week we're delving into dahlias! Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I. We’re here at the monumental 7th season of the podcast and thanks to you, the listeners, we’re back with even more guests and this season promises to be even bigger, even better and with even more planty goodness! This season I'm focussing on those people who really know what they're talking about in a series of episodes I'm calling 'Experts In Their Field'. Along with a brand-new season, is a brand-new sponsor, and I’m thrilled to share that I’m joined for season 7 by the powerhouse of the plant world, Westland Horticulture. Westland are dedicated to empowering everyone with the skills, knowledge, and tools to help every gardener give it their best, season after season. Great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season. Now, this year has been an interesting one for us gardeners and growers, in the UK the weather has been less than favourable. In my own garden because of the wet weather, the dahlias have struggled more than ever so in this week’s episode I’ve turned to my good friend and dahlia expert, Kim O’Brien, for some sage advice. Kim is not only a dahlia expert but she’s also a renowned florist and a whizz with all sorts of cut flowers too. In this episode we discuss the highs and lows of dahlia growing, top tips for better blooms and much more! Enjoy! If you’d like to see more from Kim, then you can follow her over on Instagram where you’ll find her as @dahliafarmerama. Also, make sure to check out Kim’s floristry workshops at the BBC Gardener’s World shows across the year in 2025. Tickets are available for the Spring Fair at Beaulieu now and you can find them here. If all this talk of dahlias has got you thinking about more blooms in your garden next year then give your plants the ultimate head start with Westland! Plant your dahlias in Boost All Purpose peat free compost, which is proven to give you up to four times more flowers on your plants. And while you’re at it, give them even more of a powerup by feeding them with Boost, All Purpose Liquid Plant Feed. You’ll have the most stunning floral display and an abundance of healthy fruit and veg too. Using its unique Plantsense™ technology, Boost will feed all ornamental and ericaceous plants, plus all fruit and vegetables and give you incredible results. ✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Roz Chandler - Farming For Flowers!
💐 This week we're talking cut flowers! Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I. We’re here at the monumental 7th season of the podcast and thanks to you, the listeners, we’re back with even more guests and this season promises to be even bigger, even better and with even more planty goodness! This season I'm focussing on those people who really know what they're talking about in a series of episodes I'm calling 'Experts In Their Field'. Along with a brand-new season, is a brand-new sponsor, and I’m thrilled to share that I’m joined for season 7 by the powerhouse of the plant world, Westland Horticulture. Westland are dedicated to empowering everyone with the skills, knowledge, and tools to help every gardener give it their best, season after season. Great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season. Picture the scene, we’ve all been there…you’ve grown a whopper of a dahlia, or your Ranunculus have had a storming year and suddenly, you’ve decided you want to be a cut flower farmer! The truth to cut flower farming is far from the romanticised world you might think it is but by gosh is it fun (but with lots of hard work added in for good measure). Roz Chandler is a cut flower expert, a flower farmer and a business guru with years of experience across all of those fields. In this episode we discuss the reality of cut flower farming, both the good and the bad, running your own business and much much more. Enjoy! If you’d like to see more from Roz, then you can follow her on Instagram where you’ll find her as @fieldgateflowers. Roz’s account not only share the highs and lows of cut flower farming, but its also jam packed with tonnes of business advice too! Roz’s podcast, The Cut Flower Podcast is also well worth a listen for even more advice from the world of flowers. And you can listen to that across all major podcast platforms now. If your blooms are in need of a boost then try Westland’s Boost All Purpose Liquid Plant Feed. You can achieve four times more blooms, giving you an even more stunning floral display and an abundance of healthy fruit and veg too. Using its unique Plantsense™ technology, Boost will feed all ornamental and ericaceous plants, plus all fruit and vegetables and give you incredible results. ✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Frances Tophill - How To Grow A Garden!
🌱 This week, I've joined by a legend... Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I. We’re here at the monumental 7th season of the podcast and thanks to you, the listeners, we’re back with even more guests and this season promises to be even bigger, even better and with even more planty goodness! This season I'm focussing on those people who really know what they're talking about in a series of episodes I'm calling 'Experts In Their Field'. Along with a brand-new season, is a brand-new sponsor, and I’m thrilled to share that I’m joined for season 7 by the powerhouse of the plant world, Westland Horticulture. Westland are dedicated to empowering everyone with the skills, knowledge, and tools to help every gardener give it their best, season after season. Great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season. Now, often on this podcast I’ll feature a conversation with someone that you may not have heard of before, but this week I’ve got a real treat for you all as I welcome back a returning guest, that you absolutely will recognise! I only need to begin saying this person’s name and I know many of you will be delighted to hear that on the podcast this week I’m speaking with Gardener’s World favourite, the wonderful Frances Tophill. I first spoke to Frances just a little over two years ago and its fair to say a lot has happened to her since then and thankfully we sat down to discuss it all, in this feature length episode! This is one I know you’re going to thoroughly enjoy, so sit down, grab yourself a brew and listen along! If you’d like to see more from Frances then you can follow her on Instagram where you’ll her as @francestophill. Frances’s upcoming gardening book for children, called How To Grow A Garden is due out at the end of February next year and is available to pre-order at Waterstones and all good booksellers. Westland have such a wide range of composts available for your every garden need! From indoor potting mixes to the perfect outdoor solution, there is something for every grower and for every gardening need. For more information and to find the perfect compost for you, see gardenhealth.com now. ✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Matt Spracklen - Rock and Roll....and Birds!
🐦This week we're we're bird watching! Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I. We’re here at the monumental 7th season of the podcast and thanks to you, the listeners, we’re back with even more guests and this season promises to be even bigger, even better and with even more planty goodness! This season I'm focussing on those people who really know what they're talking about in a series of episodes I'm calling 'Experts In Their Field'. Along with a brand-new season, is a brand-new sponsor, and I’m thrilled to share that I’m joined for season 7 by the powerhouse of the plant world, Westland Horticulture. Westland are dedicated to empowering everyone with the skills, knowledge, and tools to help every gardener give it their best, season after season. Great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season. Enticing, encouraging and bringing wildlife in our gardens is a key part of gardening, and birds are a huge part of that. However, if you’re anything like I am, you’ll also really have no idea what you’re doing at all when it comes to looking after them properly and giving them what they need. Thankfully my guest this week does and he’s sharing it all with us in detail. Matt Spracklen, otherwise known on Instagram, as @rocknrollbirder has a huge interest in birds and through his popular Instagram page, shares the comings and goings of the birds in not only his garden, but also from nature reserves and all around the country. This is an informative episode, packed with advice and thoughts on how you can attract even more birds into your own garden, enjoy! I’d also highly recommend Matt’s podcast also called Rock n Roll Birder where you can join him by listening to a weekly birdwatching walk, complete with special guests. If you’d like to encourage an even wider variety of birds in your garden then do try Peckish Complete Seed Mix. Crafted to be 100% edible, with all husks removed. This ensures that no feed goes to waste, offering maximum nourishment to wild birds in your garden. By including a variety of seeds, this mix caters to the preferences of different birds, making your garden a hotspot for a wide variety from Robins, to tits and from chaffinches to thrushes. ✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Kate Bradbury - One Garden Against The World
🐛 This week we're working with wildlife! Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I. We’re here at the monumental 7th season of the podcast and thanks to you, the listeners, we’re back with even more guests and this season promises to be even bigger, even better and with even more planty goodness! This season I'm focussing on those people who really know what they're talking about in a series of episodes I'm calling 'Experts In Their Field'. Along with a brand-new season, is a brand-new sponsor, and I’m thrilled to share that I’m joined for season 7 by the powerhouse of the plant world, Westland Horticulture. Westland are dedicated to empowering everyone with the skills, knowledge, and tools to help every gardener give it their best, season after season. Great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season. We spend our time, as gardeners, beautifying our green spaces, adding flowers and plants to create a haven for us and our families. But what about the wildlife around us too? How can we encourage more of it to make our gardens their homes also? My guest this week knows all about that very topic and thankfully we’ve got lots of tips to share with you. Kate Bradbury is a wildlife expert and in fact, she’s also the wildlife editor of Gardener’s World magazine too so you’ll be glad to know we’re in safe hands! Kate has written numerous books on gardening for wildlife including her latest, One Garden Against The World, which we delve into deeper, here. Enjoy! If you’d like to find out more about Kate then you can follow her Instagram @kategbradbury. Kate’s latest book, One Garden Against The World is out now from Bloomsbury and can be found in all good bookshops, online and in your local library too. You can vote for One Garden Against The World in the People’s Book Prize by visiting People’sBookPrize.com now! If you’d like to help encourage more wildlife into your own garden then why not create even the smallest patch of wildflowers with Unwins Nature’s Haven Easy Wildflowers Mix! This ideal blend of wildflower seeds and sowing granules brings vibrant colours and valuable wildlife into your garden. Just scatter it around and enjoy a beautiful wildflower display—effortlessly! ✍️ Read My Blog and More: Click Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Huw Richards - The Permaculture Garden!
🌱 This week we're talking about working with nature! Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I. We’re here at the monumental 7th season of the podcast and thanks to you, the listeners, we’re back with even more guests and this season promises to be even bigger, even better and with even more planty goodness! This season I'm focussing on those people who really know what they're talking about in a series of episodes I'm calling 'Experts In Their Field'. Along with a brand-new season, is a brand-new sponsor, and I’m thrilled to share that I’m joined for season 7 by the powerhouse of the plant world, Westland Horticulture. Westland are dedicated to empowering everyone with the skills, knowledge, and tools to help every gardener give it their best, season after season. Great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season. Our gardens connect us with nature, more than we might even realise. Some of us grow edibles either through necessity or for enjoyment, and others fill their growing spaces with ornamentals instead, but we all share the common joy of growing through one form or another. But someone who I know who is connected to nature perhaps more than anyone else I know is permaculturalist, Huw Richards. Huw has spent his time sharing how he grows and exactly how he does that in tandem with nature. In this episode we discuss the key principles of permaculture, what it means and so much more. Enjoy! If you’d like to find out more about Huw then do make sure to follow him on Instagram where you’ll find him as @huwsgarden. Huw’s latest book ‘The Self Sufficiency Garden’ is out now from DK and his upcoming book ‘The Permaculture Garden’ is scheduled to be released in March 2025. If listening to Huw has given you the bug to get serious with veg then I’d highly recommend you try out Westland’s Organic Vegetable Plant Food. A feed that provides every essential nutrient to boost your vegetable garden growth! No matter what your growing space is like, whether you have just a few pots, a single raised bed, a grow-bag or even a whole allotment, feeding your plants will give you an abundance of stronger, healthier and tastier vegetables while at the same time prevent disease too! ✍️ Read My Latest Blog: Click Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Mitch McCulloch - The Seed Hunter
🌱 This week we're talking about seeds! Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I. We’re here at the monumental 7th season of the podcast and thanks to you, the listeners, we’re back with even more guests and this season promises to be even bigger, even better and with even more planty goodness! This season I'm focussing on those people who really know what they're talking about in a series of episodes I'm calling 'Experts In Their Field'. Along with a brand-new season, is a brand-new sponsor, and I’m thrilled to share that I’m joined for season 7 by the powerhouse of the plant world, Westland Horticulture. Westland are dedicated to empowering everyone with the skills, knowledge, and tools to help every gardener give it their best, season after season. Great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season. There are few things more exciting in the gardening world than the sheer plethora of seeds that we have at our disposal. We walk in a garden centre and the ranges on offer are overwhelming but what if I told you that there are thousands upon thousands more than all of these too? One man who has made it his personal mission to hunt out and find the rare and unusual, the strange and the unique, is Mitch McCulloch, otherwise known as @mitch_grows. Mitch has now also charted his travels and discoveries in an extraordinary new book, which we go into detail on here. Listen along for that, and much more. Enjoy! If you’d like to find out more about Mitch then do make sure to follow him on Instagram where you’ll find him as @mitch_grows. Mitch’s book ‘The Seed Hunter’ is out now from DK and is available from all good bookshops. To get you set for seed sowing success, then make sure to use Westland’s John Innes Seed Sowing Compost. Naturally peat free, its perfect for bringing seeds to life for fast as well as healthy germination. Enriched with vermiculite to retain moisture and nutrients, it also feeds for the first three weeks. John Innes Seed Compost also contains sand for excellent drainage as well as coir and loam for perfect nutrient and moisture retention ✍️ Read My Latest Blog: Click Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Rosy Hardy - Plantswoman extraordinaire!
🌼 This week its all about the plants! Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I. We’re here at the monumental 7th season of the podcast and thanks to you, the listeners, we’re back with even more guests and this season promises to be even bigger, even better and with even more planty goodness! This season I'm focussing on those people who really know what they're talking about in a series of episodes I'm calling 'Experts In Their Field'. Along with a brand-new season, is a brand-new sponsor, and I’m thrilled to share that I’m joined for season 7 by the powerhouse of the plant world, Westland Horticulture. Westland are dedicated to empowering everyone with the skills, knowledge, and tools to help every gardener give it their best, season after season. Great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season. Often we hear the terms ‘plantsman’ or ‘plantswoman’ or even ‘plantsperson’ but what makes someone a plantsperson? I’m not here to define that, but I know someone who is the perfect embodiment of that term and that is the wonderful Rosy Hardy. Rosy is fountain of knowledge, passion and expertise when it comes to plants, but in particular herbaceous perennials to be precise. Rosy, one half of the duo behind Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants, shares so much with us in this episode, including her insights into the year we’ve just experienced and just what we can do to think more about what our plants might need next year! Enjoy! If you’d like to see more from Rosy then you can follow her on Instagram at @rosyhardygardening and you’ll find her on Instagram under the same name also. Do make sure to also seek out Hardy’s plants online at hardysplants.co.uk where you’ll be able to buy the very best perennials and find out more about those events include guest speaker David Hurrion and those last few tickets for the wreath making workshops too. If you’re thinking about taking things further in your garden and giving your established plants and shrubs some care then try Westland’s John Innes Peat Free No. 3 compost. Especially formulated to nurture and also sustain mature plants for a longer life. This has been developed specially to also support shrubs too, with a long lasting nutrient rich mix. Complete with a four month feed it will also improve aeration as well as water management too! Westland, help you and your garden to grow! ✍️ Read My Latest Blog: Click Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Carmen Rosten .... from Stihl!
🪚 Let's talk garden power tools! Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I. We’re here at the monumental 7th season of the podcast and thanks to you, the listeners, we’re back with even more guests and this season promises to be even bigger, even better and with even more planty goodness! This season I'm focussing on those people who really know what they're talking about in a series of episodes I'm calling 'Experts In Their Field'. Along with a brand-new season, is a brand-new sponsor, and I’m thrilled to share that I’m joined for season 7 by the powerhouse of the plant world, Westland Horticulture. Westland are dedicated to empowering everyone with the skills, knowledge, and tools to help every gardener give it their best, season after season. Great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season. When we garden, we use our hands, our minds and our bodies to work on the land and with the nature around us. Using tools and equipment to help us to do that quicker and easier is a vital part of enjoying more time to be in the garden. When it comes to power tools, there is one company that always comes to mind and that is German born, STIHL. STIHL have been pioneers in power tools for over 90 years year now, working with both professionals and the amateur or home gardener, creating innovative battery and corded tools that just get the job done. In this episode I talk to STIHL GB’s E-commerce and Content Manager, Carmen Rosten. Carmen tells us all about the history of STIHL, just why they do what they do and she even lets slip what her favourite tool ever is….enjoy! If you’d like to see more from STIHL then you can find them on Instagram at @stihlgb and do make sure to have a look at their YouTube Channel for all sorts of tool videos and also those Timbersports videos too! You’ll find them on YouTube also as STIHL GB If you’re out in the garden this week and you’re looking for the perfect autumnal job then why not pot up some bulbs to give you colour all spring long? Fill your pots with Westland’s Bulb Planting & Potting Mix, which is a specially blended peat free compost. It has added zinc complex that naturally supports plant health for an abundance of stronger, healthier bulbs and vibrant flowers. It also contains grit to ensure there is free drainage with the perfect balance of nutrients, so you’ll have stunning vibrant displays come spring next year.. ✍️ Read My Latest Blog: Click Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Jonny Balchandani - The Bearded Plantaholic!
🪴Think week we've taken things indoors... Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I. We’re here at the monumental 7th season of the podcast and thanks to you, the listeners, we’re back with even more guests and this season promises to be even bigger, even better and with even more planty goodness! This season I'm focussing on those people who really know what they're talking about in a series of episodes I'm calling 'Experts In Their Field'. Along with a brand-new season, is a brand-new sponsor, and I’m thrilled to share that I’m joined for season 7 by the powerhouse of the plant world, Westland Horticulture. Westland are dedicated to empowering everyone with the skills, knowledge, and tools to help every gardener give it their best, season after season. Great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season. Now, when we use the word gardening, we all instantly think of the great outdoors and flowers and lawns but for this week’s conversation, we’re taking things indoors and into an indoor jungle to be precise! In my opinion, gardening is something you can do indoors or outdoors and houseplants are just indoor gardening! Once a houseplant killer, I am now confidently keeping all of mine alive and that is largely due to wonderful advice and help from an excellent houseplant expert. Jonny Balchandani, otherwise known as The Bearded Plantaholic, is one of the most entertaining, but also knowledgeable people that I know and if you’ve not seen him before then you’re in for a huge treat! In this episode, we talk about how his jungle began, where it began and a huge thing that hes got coming up that you’re not going to want to miss! And, I will warn you – this episode does contain a considerable amount of spicy language and swearing… If you’d like to see more from Jonny, then you should head over to Instagram and follow him now, where you can find him as @thebeardedplantaholic! Jonny is going is charting his new houseplant exploits with the huge lorry container, over on his YouTube channel too, where you can find him once again as The Bearded Plantaholic. If listening to Jonny has given you the push you needed to get stuck in with houseplants too or if you just want to give your existing collection a boost then do try some of Westland’s Houseplant Care range. With a wide range of indoor potting mixes and feeds that guarantee superb results, regardless of experience or ability. Including nutrient rich feeds and specially blended potting mixes, you’ll have everything you need for growing the very best orchids, cacti, succulents, bonsai, citrus plants and more - Westland have you covered. Westland also understands that nurturing houseplants can sometimes be challenging, so they’ve created an online houseplant hub, packed full of expert guidance and product advice to help you cultivate a thriving indoor jungle. From videos on propagation and repotting, to articles on pet-friendly houseplants, check it out at gardenhealth.com/houseplant-hub ✍️ Read My Latest Blog: Click Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Lucy Chamberlain - The Life Of A Former Head Gardener
👩🌾 This week we're stepping into the shoes of a head gardener! Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I. We’re here at the monumental 7th season of the podcast and thanks to you, the listeners, we’re back with even more guests and this season promises to be even bigger, even better and with even more planty goodness! This season I'm focussing on those people who really know what they're talking about in a series of episodes I'm calling 'Experts In Their Field'. Along with a brand-new season, is a brand-new sponsor, and I’m thrilled to share that I’m joined for season 7 by the powerhouse of the plant world, Westland Horticulture. Westland are dedicated to empowering everyone with the skills, knowledge, and tools to help every gardener give it their best, season after season. Great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season. The life of a home gardener is one that we all know too well, and no matter how large our gardens we all follow a similar story each year. But do you ever think about what it might be like to be the head gardener of an estate or home? I often have and that’s what lead me to my guest on the podcast this week. Lucy Chamberlain is a garden writer, public speaker and plant expert, but she also just happens to be a former head gardener too! In this episode we talk about the day-to-day life of a head gardener, what it entails and just how attached you can get to a garden under your care! Enjoy! If you’d like to see more from Lucy, then you can follow her on Instagram where you’ll find her as @lucychamberlaingardens. You’ll also likely see Lucy at garden shows up and down the country, giving the very best plant advice and also tours of the garden too. Lucy’s first book Step-by-Step Veg Patch is available to buy from all good booksellers and Lucy’s upcoming book, also with the RHS, called Grow Food Anywhere is out on 2nd January 2025 and you can pre-order that now from Waterstones If listening to Lucy has inspired you to grow your own veg over the coming seasons then give yours the best chance by using Westland’s Organic Vegetable Plant Food! A specially tailored feed that provides all the essential nutrients to boost vegetable growth. Whether in a raised bed or planter, a grow bag or even in the ground; feed your crops weekly to help prevent disease and give you an abundance of stronger, healthier, tastier vegetables. ✍️ Read My Latest Blog: Click Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Becky Searle - Lets Talk About Soil!
🪱🍄🟫 This week we’re discussing soil, soil health and the importance of proper mulching! Welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I.We’re here at the monumental 7th season of the podcast and thanks to you, the listeners, we’re back with even more guests and this season promises to be even bigger, even better and with even more planty goodness! This season I'm focussing on those people who really know what they're talking about in a series of episodes I'm calling 'Experts In Their Field'.Along with a brand-new season, is a brand-new sponsor, and I’m thrilled to share that I’m joined for season 7 by the powerhouse of the plant world, Westland Horticulture. Westland are dedicated to empowering everyone with the skills, knowledge, and tools to help every gardener give it their best, season after season. Great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season.When we learn to garden, we start with the real basics – how to sow a seed, which plants work well in our gardens and so much more (theres a pun there if you keep listening…). But one thing that we know to be true, is that we need to look after your soil and in return our soil will look after our plants. And theres no one I’d trust more when it comes to advice on soil health than ecologist and soil expert, Becky Searle, otherwise known as Sow Much More on Instagram. In this episode, Becky shares all about why our soil is important, what we can do to improve and exactly how we can go about doing it. This is a really informative episode and one that is going to get your improving your soil with ease! Enjoy!If you’d like to see more from Becky then you can find her on Instagram as @Sow_Much_More. Becky is also available for talks at garden shows and clubs too and you’ll find out more about that and how to contact her, via her website sowmuchmore.co.ukAnother way to improve your garden, other than with the soil is to attract beneficial insects and wildlife into your green space and what better way to do that than with Unwins Nature’s Haven Easy Wildflowers Mix! A perfect blend of wildflower seeds and seed sowing granules to bring both colour and wildlife to your garden. Simply scatter around your garden and achieve a stunning wildflower display, simple!✍️ Read My Latest Blog: Click Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Leigh Johnstone - The Beardy Gardener!
Hello, and welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I. We’re here at the monumental 7th season of the podcast and thanks to you, the listeners, we’re back with even more guests and this season promises to be even bigger, even better and with even more planty goodness! This season I'm focussing on those people who really know what they're talking about in a series of episodes I'm calling 'Experts In Their Field'. Along with a brand-new season, is a brand-new sponsor, and I’m thrilled to share that I’m joined for season 7 by the powerhouse of the plant world, Westland Horticulture. Westland are dedicated to empowering everyone with the skills, knowledge, and tools to help every gardener give it their best, season after season. Great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season. Our gardens are all wildly different, from small spaces full to the brim with flowers and edibles, to sprawling acres with lakes and meadows and balconies, courtyards or even just a few pots. But, no matter the size, shape or contents, our gardens all give us such physical and mental benefits in equal measure, and my guest this week is all too aware of the magical properties a garden can hold. Leigh Johnstone, perhaps better known as The Beardy Gardener, is indeed a gardener, but hes also a mental health advocate and now an award winning garden designer too. For the last few years, Leigh has shared the highs and the lows on his popular social media channels and his posts present a refreshing account of all sides of our daily lives, the good, the bad, the rough and the smooth. In this episode, we discuss how The Beardy Gardener came to be and exactly why his garden is his safe space. Enjoy! If you’d like to see more of Leigh’s and the adventures of beardy himself, then you can follow him on Instagram where you’ll find him as @beardygardener. Leigh is also a regular speaker at garden shows up and down the country so do seek out his website beardygardener.com, for where you may be able to see him next. Also, why not boost your garden, as well as your mood with Westland’s Boost, All Purpose Liquid Plant Feed. You can achieve four times more blooms, giving you an even more stunning floral display and an abundance of healthy fruit and veg too. Using its unique Plantsense™ technology, Boost will feed all ornamental and ericaceous plants, plus all fruit and vegetables and give you incredible results. ✍️ Read My Latest Blog: Click Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Niall Radford - King Of The Tomatoes!
Hello, and welcome to Tales From The Potting Bench, a planty podcast where you’ll hear all manner of stories from knowledgeable, passionate and invaluable people who love plants as much as you and I. We’re here at the monumental 7th season of the podcast and thanks to you, the listeners, we’re back with even more guests and this season promises to be even bigger, even better and with even more planty goodness! This season I'm focussing on those people who really know what they're talking about in a series of episodes I'm calling 'Experts In Their Field'. Along with a brand-new season, is a brand-new sponsor, and I’m thrilled to share that I’m joined for season 7 by the powerhouse of the plant world, Westland Horticulture. Westland are dedicated to empowering everyone with the skills, knowledge, and tools to help every gardener give it their best, season after season. Great gardening starts with great compost, and Westland has a trusted range of composts for your every gardening need, from giving your baskets and containers the best start in life filling your vegetable patch with nutrients ahead of a bountiful season. In the first episode of this new season, I wanted to invite someone that I’ve known for a while now, through social media and someone who is going to absolutely help you grow the best tomatoes you’ve ever grown in your life. I’ve dabbled, sometimes good, and sometimes bad, but one thing is for sure, home-grown tomatoes are far superior to any you’ll eat from a shop and Niall Radford has become a master at the art of the perfect tom! From a simple beginning with one particular unique variety, more on that later, to now growing over 150 tomato plants of his own this year – it’s fair to say that Niall knows what he’s talking about and in this episode he shares his exact method for growing, including when to sow, how to sow, and what to do next! This is one you’re going to want to listen to, and maybe even make a few notes on too. Enjoy! If you’d like to see more of Niall’s interesting toms, including his growing setup and much more, then do follow him on Instagram where you’ll find him as @niallradford. As mentioned in the conversation, Niall also sells seeds of the best tomatoes available, directly from his own fruits, and you’ll find all the details of that at nrtomatoseed.com 💚Also, to get the best yield you’ll ever have from your tomatoes, get them growing in Westland’s Big Tom Peat Free Tomato Planters and better still, make sure to feed them with Big Tom Super Tomato Food too! Rich in Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium to promote strong growth, deep roots and flowers that will give you even better tomato fruits! Big Tom will give you 3 x more, 3 x bigger and 3 x tastier tomatoes, vs unfed tomato plants! 💚 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Daisy Payne - Start Growing!
Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Throughout this season we’ve featured all sorts of women from all sorts of plant backgrounds and in this final episode of the season we’re going into the world of TV! As long as I can remember, there has been gardening on the TV and as a little nipper I remember seeing segments on daytime shows with plants and garden tips. One person who shares their expertise and passion for gardening on one such show is Daisy Payne, gardening expert from ITV’s This Morning, my guest for this episode. Daisy is a presenter, gardener and now author, with her first book being JUST published. In this episode we discuss the book, This Morning and much more, enjoy! You can find out more about Daisy, by following her on Instagram where you’ll her as @gardentogarnish. Daisy’s new book ‘Start Growing’ is out now from ebury press and is available in all good bookshops! 💜 This podcast is sponsored by Plant Grow, producers of award-winning organic fertilisers made with zero chemicals. Great For your garden and even greater for the planet 💜 and don't forget to use code POTTINGBENCH on plantgrow.co.uk for 10% everything on their site. 💐 Latest Diary Entry: Listen/Read Here 📚 Latest Book Review: Read Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Hannah Shaw - Co-founder of 'Hota'
Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Gardening to lots of us – is a dream, something we spend hours doing, and in the process we’ve all taught ourselves so much. But, cast your mind back to when you first started gardening, did you know what to do and how to do it? I certainly didn’t and at first, I had no idea at all. In this episode I’m talking to landscape architect and co-founder of the new gardening app, Hota – Hannah Shaw. Hota aims to help gardeners, new and old alike, with creating new beds and borders in their gardens, with plant suggestions, design tips and maintenance advice right across the year. This app is about to change the way lots of us might garden, and I was interested to hear more about it, and I hope you are too. You can find out more about Hota, by following them on Instagram where you’ll find them as @hota_app. You can download Hota now on the Apple App Store for iPhone and other versions are in the planning stages too! 💜 This podcast is sponsored by Plant Grow, producers of award-winning organic fertilisers made with zero chemicals. Great For your garden and even greater for the planet 💜 and don't forget to use code POTTINGBENCH on plantgrow.co.uk for 10% everything on their site. 💐 Latest Diary Entry: Listen/Read Here 📚 Latest Book Review: Read Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Kelly-Jane Leach - Dirty Garden Hoe!
Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Through social media, I’ve found a number of people that have since gone on to be incredible friends of mine, and my guest this week is one of those people. Kelly-Jane Leach, is a gardener, trained horticulturalist, writer, designer and influencer, and is perhaps better known by her online moniker, Dirty Garden Hoe. Kelly’s day to day focusses on the work she does with the trial garden at Which Magazine, which you can see her sharing through her social channels. In this episode we talk about all of that, and the kinship we’ve found through gardening, and so much more, enjoy! You can find out more from Kelly through Instagram and Twitter where you'll find her sharing her work and her gardening adventures! 💜 This podcast is sponsored by Plant Grow, producers of award-winning organic fertilisers made with zero chemicals. Great For your garden and even greater for the planet 💜 and don't forget to use code POTTINGBENCH on plantgrow.co.uk for 10% everything on their site. 💐 Latest Diary Entry: Listen/Read Here 📚 Latest Book Review: Read Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Anne Swithinbank - Gardening Royalty!
Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Often, within gardening – we’re surrounded by so much knowledge that it's tough to know where to start! For me, when I found my love of gardening there was one place that informed me perhaps more than anywhere else and that was BBC Radio 4’s Gardener’s Question Time. In this week’s episode I’m joined by the longest serving member of the panel, writer and houseplant expert Anne Swithinbank. Anne has been on GQT for over 30 years now, and she’s enjoyed every second of her time so we’ve got plenty to talk about here. Anne shares her tales of GQT, how our attitudes to gardening have changed over time and much more. You can find out more from Anne by following her on Instagram and Twitter or X where you’ll find her on both as @anneswithinbank. 💜 This podcast is sponsored by Plant Grow, producers of award-winning organic fertilisers made with zero chemicals. Great For your garden and even greater for the planet 💜 and don't forget to use code POTTINGBENCH on plantgrow.co.uk for 10% everything on their site. 💐 Latest Diary Entry: Listen/Read Here 📚 Latest Book Review: Read Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Katie Rushworth - Love Your Garden!
Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Have you ever watched Love Your Garden and wondered whether they actually do it in the time they say they do? Or, have you ever thought whether the neighbours want to get involved? Well in this week’s episode we answer those exact questions as I talk with presenter, designer and garden consultant, Katie Rushworth. In this episode we also talk about what garden trends Katie thinks we could still see happen this year and so much more, enjoy! You can find out more from Katie by following her on Instagram where you’ll find her as @katie_gardens. Katie’s website, katierushworth.com is where you can find out about the rest of Katie’s garden work and how you can book your own consultation. The Cottage Herbery that Katie mentioned in this episode has sadly now closed its doors, but they are still active on Instagram where you’ll be able to find them as @thecottageherbery 💜 This podcast is sponsored by Plant Grow, producers of award-winning organic fertilisers made with zero chemicals. Great For your garden and even greater for the planet 💜 and don't forget to use code POTTINGBENCH on plantgrow.co.uk for 10% everything on their site. 💐 Latest Diary Entry: Listen/Read Here 📚 Latest Book Review: Read Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Kim Stoddart - Resilient Gardening!
Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! Sustainability and resilience are two words we often hear, but what do they really mean, and why should we be thinking about how to be more of both? Kim Stoddart is an author and resiliency warrior, not to mention that she’s also the editor of Amateur Gardening Magazine and in this episode we discuss all of that and just why she had to follow up her first book with another, focussing on how to grow the perfect vegetables n a changing climate and world, enjoy! 💜 This podcast is sponsored by Plant Grow, producers of award-winning organic fertilisers made with zero chemicals. Great For your garden and even greater for the planet 💜 and don't forget to use code POTTINGBENCH on plantgrow.co.uk for 10% everything on their site. 💐 Latest Diary Entry: Listen/Read Here 📚 Latest Book Review: Read Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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Alice Hare - Fabulous Florals!
Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'! So many of us grow so many wonderful flowers in our gardens and on our allotments, and if you’re anything like me then you’ll cut a great deal to bring indoors. But, there is a difference between simply cutting and plonking (like I do!) and artistically arranging them into eye catching and beautiful displays with the skill that only a florist can have. Alice Hare is a luxury event florist extraordinaire and not only that, she can also boast being a florist for none other than ITV’s This Morning too. Join me and Alice as we talk about our favourite blooms, why it was floristry that called her and much more, enjoy! You can find out more from Alice by following her on Instagram where you’ll find her as @alicehareflorist. You may also see her popping up on ITV’s This Morning from time to time too, so keep your eyes peeled! 💜 This podcast is sponsored by Plant Grow, producers of award-winning organic fertilisers made with zero chemicals. Great For your garden and even greater for the planet 💜 and don't forget to use code POTTINGBENCH on plantgrow.co.uk for 10% everything on their site. 💐 Latest Diary Entry: Listen/Read Here 📚 Latest Book Review: Read Here 💻 My Website: Visit Here ☕ Join my Patreon: Click Here 📩 Email Me: Here!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A weekly ramble with the most diverse folk from our world of green fingers, green thumbs and dirty knees. Flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, herbs and more - it’s bound to be covered. On your commute, or in the garden of your choosing - we’ll be here to keep your ears busy.
HOSTED BY
Adam Kirtland
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