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Spring Conversations

Published: Wednesday, 2 April 2025 at 9:30 am

Start your gardening year with growing inspiration in the Spring Conversations podcast from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine.

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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.

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Episode 14 - Show-stopping plant combinations, with Carol Klein

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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.

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Episode 12 - Discover how Jasper Conran brings a sophisticated style with timeless elegance to his Dorset garden

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Episode 11 - Grow a kitchen garden from scratch in a tiny space, with Martha Swales

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Episode 6 - Buy the best plants and bag a bargain, with Matthew Wilson

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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