Spring Conversations
Start your gardening year with growing inspiration in the Spring Conversations podcast from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine.
Discover garden design ideas, the best plants to buy, how to bring colour to the garden, veg growing advice, gardening in urban spaces and ways to engage in the natural world, and more. Hear from the UK’s most loved and well-respected gardening experts in their field and enjoy friendly gardening chat and informative discussion with the magazine team, perfect for everyone who loves gardening. With new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday, subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts, and never miss an episode.
Episode 18 - Create a garden that transports you to a different place, with Jo and Andi Butler
Discover Jo and Andi Butler's winning garden in our Gardens of the Year competition and how they manage this special place.
Episode 17 - Embracing regenerative gardening, with Marian Boswall
All gardens, even the tiniest ones, can be regenerative and make a meaningful contribution to the health of our planet. Discover how with leading landscape architect and horticulturalist Marian Boswall.
Episode 16 - How to succeed with peat-free, with Arit Anderson
Banish peat from our gardens for good, with top tips from award-winning garden designer Arit Anderson.
Episode 15 - Get better yields for less effort through permaculture, with Huw Richards
What is permaculture, and why is everyone suddenly talking about it? To find out more about this sustainable and low effort growing method, we spoke with Huw Richards.
Episode 14 - Show-stopping plant combinations, with Carol Klein
Do you know the secret to creating show-stopping planting combinations? Carol Klein reveals how we can all add a little of her planting flair to our gardens.
Episode 13 - Behind the scenes of a medal-winning Chelsea Flower Show garden, with Jo Thompson
Multi-award winning garden designer and plants woman, Jo Thompson, takes you behind the scenes of her RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden and the story behind the design. Discover what medal Jo Thompson's Chelsea garden received, and all the other winners of the 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Episode 12 - Discover how Jasper Conran brings a sophisticated style with timeless elegance to his Dorset garden
Episode 11 - Grow a kitchen garden from scratch in a tiny space, with Martha Swales
Discover inspiring tips for how to start growing veg and turn your harvests into delicious recipes with Martha Swales.
Episode 10 - Make your garden more sustainable, with Poppy Okotcha
Poppy Okotcha shares how to create a regenerative garden, living more in harmony with nature, and how we can all bring a bit more wildness and joy into our lives.
Episode 9 - Super-charge the colour in your garden, with Ann-Marie Powell
Discover how to bring show-stopping colour into your garden with award-winning garden designer Ann-Marie Powell.
Episode 8 - Can gardening save the world? with Dr Harry Watkins
With climate change and biodiversity loss looming, how can gardeners make a difference? To find out, we spoke to Dr Harry Watkins of St Andrews Botanic Garden, which is part of our 2-for-1 Gardens entry scheme.
Episode 7 - In my garden with Sarah Beeny
Discover how Sarah is enjoying her Somerset garden and farmland and her growing plans for the year.
Episode 6 - Buy the best plants and bag a bargain, with Matthew Wilson
Discover how to bag a bargain at the garden centre, the best plants to buy and the ones to avoid, with designer Matthew Wilson's insider tips.
Episode 5 - Garden design ideas, with Pollyanna Wilkinson
Multi-award-winning garden designer Pollyanna Wilkinson discusses how to design a garden and, just as importantly, how to look after it.
Episode 4 - Grow more veg in a small space, with Adam Frost
Adam Frost shares his expert advice for getting better results when growing vegetables, whatever your space or location, this year.
Episode 3 - Avoid gardening injuries, with Sue Kent
Gardeners' World presenter and remedial massage therapist Sue Kent offers advice for looking after ourselves as we head out into the garden this Spring.
Episode 2 - Your best spring garden, with Frances Tophill
Frances Tophill shares spring gardening advice and how to get your growing year off to a great start.
Episode 1 - Monty Don reveals his garden plans for the year
Monty Don reveals his gardening plans for the year at Longmeadow, what he loves about spring, and shares details about his upcoming Chelsea Flower Show garden.
