Creating a garden with a blank canvas | Garden Staycation Series #278
As part of the Garden Staycation series, I speak to Shade Shannon on what she has planned. We also discuss ordering plants online, garden centres and what she has planned for the new Flymo Garden Staycation campaign where she is starting from a complete blank canvas.
To pickle or not to pickle? #277
During our 24 hour podcast we get a call from Ian with some gardening questions, while Richard and I disagree on whether you should pickle your veg!
Letting a 5 year old design my garden #276
I talk to my daughter about what she wants in the garden this summer, as we design for a new campaign from Flymo called #GardenStaycation, bringing the holiday back to the home.
Growing to be 100% Self sufficient for the family #275
On this podcast I chat to Becky from Sow Much More in which we talk about growing to be 100% Self sufficient for her family. We also discuss why she started documenting her journey, what she does does to get her daughters gardening and why Grow Your Own is so important to her and her family.
Gardeners' World's Adam Frost on the phone #274
During our 24 hour podcast Garden designer and Gardeners' World presenter Adam Frost calls in. Raising over £1000 for charities Perennial, Greenfingers and Thrive we went on a mission to get Adam on the phone.
Falling out of love with gardening after lockdown? #273
Recently after lockdown I feel like I've fell out of love with gardening, but could a new project with Flymo bring that back? We discuss a new campaign, what's been going on in the garden and plans with the podcast.. oh and I'm not feeling top notch.. I mention that a few times.
How to start a School Garden with Dan Ricketts #272
Dan Ricketts is a school teacher, parent and referee and has started his own school garden at Forest Hall School in Stansted and we talk what you need to start a school garden, who to contact, where's the best place for funding and getting parents involved and just where to start.
"We need government funded programs to teach children GYO" #269
I speak to Alison Mcintosh also known as Lancashire Rose about how we can get children gardening from so many different views in the gardening world. We've never had a guest on before that can see this from so many sides as Alison is a Teacher, Garden Designer, Environment Educator at Wigan Council, Farm visit coordinator at Country Trust, future forest school teacher and parent. In this one hour special podcast we really get in to it on how it can be done.
The Garden Podcast Reunion #267
I chat to my good mate and podcaster Richard Suggett from the Veg Grower Podcast, as he joins me for the first time in 3 months in the studio for a social distanced chit chat, talking how we've been getting on throughout lockdown, my enjoyment of rain in the garden, hot tubs and allotment, grow your own chit chat.
#BlackLivesMatter with Danny Clarke #263
I talk to BBC Presenter The Instant Gardener/ The Black Gardener Danny Clarke about #BlackLivesMatter, something that I've held off from discussing, but feel the importance of it and how it is represented in the garden industry. We also discuss his BBC show the instant Gardener
Who are Greenfingers Charity? #262
During a 24 hour podcast with Richard Suggett we ask who are GreenFingers Charity, and we chat to Linda from the charity who discusses the incredible work they do for children's hospices.
Home School and Outdoor Learning #261
My weekly garden and family update with some chat on the struggles of home schooling and outdoor learning. I also talk about how I've turned into the father I didn't think I would be, why my daughter is not returning back to school and also how a little bit of rain has brought the garden to life!
Forest School with Stuart Jackson #260
This week I speak to Forest School Teacher from Ashton Keynes Primary School, Mr Stuart Jackson on his take on getting children gardening and how he inspires them to get outdoors learning, how he first got into education and what he believes the future of the outdoor classroom is.
Should you propagate or just buy plants? #259
We talk to Youtuber Richard Vobes on what to do with his garden and whether he should buy some more lavender plants or go and propagate them himself. Myself and Suggett disagree, but what do you think?

