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BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

Published: Thursday, 21 December 2023 at 12:29 pm

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Whether travelling the world with Monty Don, making your garden look great all year with Nick Bailey, growing winter veg with Rekha Mistry, or celebrating Christmas with Joe Lycett, this winter series is full of seasonal treats. You'll be inspired to get out in the garden, as well as finding plenty of excuses to stay indoors when the weather is less appealing. Listen to new episodes, every Thursday.

Episode seven – Gardeners' Christmas with Joe Lycett

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Comedian Joe Lycett lets us into his home and garden in a hilarious Christmas special. He reflects on his gardening successes over the past year – and his gardening disasters! There are tips on growing citrus in a UK garden, plus a light-hearted Christmas gardening quiz.

Episode six – We love winter, with James Alexander-Sinclair

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Do you love winter? Esteemed garden designer James Alexander-Sinclair helps you find the beauty in the season and in your garden at this time of year.

Episode five – How gardening supports our wellbeing with Marchelle Farrell

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Spending time in our gardens and green spaces can hugely benefit our wellbeing in winter. Gardener and therapist Marchelle Farrell explains how to use yours to feel better.

Episode four – Nick Bailey on making a garden look great all year round

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Plantsman, garden designer and Gardeners’ World presenter Nick Bailey shares his tips for creating a garden that looks good all year round, no matter what size your space.

Episode three – Christmas crafts with Rich Heathcote

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Create beautiful, unique and natural decorations this winter with help from Rich Heathcote. Discover how he made the gorgeous wreath on the cover of the December issue of Gardeners' World Magazine, and the basics of making a sustainable wreath, garlands for tables, quick projects such as rosemary around candles, winter posies, foilage for gift wrapping, dried flowers on Christmas trees.

Episode two - How to grow veg in winter with Rekha Mistry

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You can grow veg year round! We catch up with Rekha who is growing her veg this winter for the first time in her new garden up north. She reveals what you can start growing as well as the benefits of getting growing now. She also shares what she will be doing to protect her crops in weather colder than she has previously grown in.

Episode one - Discovering the world's greatest gardens, with Monty Don

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Visiting the world's most beautiful gardens to make a TV series might seem like a dream job for most of us, and in this episode Monty Don shares the practical realities of life 'on the road'. Discover why he takes along whole sets of identical clothing, his favourite overseas gardens, and the characters he's met along the way.

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