Summer Conversations 2025
It's summertime! Listen to a new series of the Summer Conversations podcast for friendly gardening chat and informative discussion with gardening experts.
Embrace summer in the garden with a new series of the Summer Conversations podcast. Discover the scent of summer in Monty's garden at Longmeadow and how to make a garden that excites your senses. Learn to grow veg, edible flowers and herbs, how to garden on a budget, and what it’s like to arrange flowers for the royal family. Plus, we’ll take you inside celebrity gardens and much more.
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Episode 15 - Growing edible flowers and herbs, with Sinead Fenton
Discover the surprising flavours and vibrant colours you can grow in your own garden, with edible flower and herb grower Sinead Fenton. She reveals how she's farming for the future.
Episode 14 - Getting kids into gardening, with Frances Tophill
Could gardening hold the key to getting the young people in your life off screens and into the fresh air?
Episode 13 - Climate-change-proof your garden, with Dr Amanda Rasmussen
As the climate changes, what should we be planting in our gardens? Plant Ecophysiologist Dr Amanda Rasmussen offers advice for shaping our spaces for the future.
Episode 12 - Flower arranging for the Royal Family, with Shane Connolly
Florist to the Royal Family, Shane Connolly, reveals what it's like to arrange the flowers for a royal wedding and how to create a bouquet that's worthy of a princess.
Episode 11 - My Desert Island plants, with Carol Klein
Discover the plants Carol Klein would take to a desert island, what makes her choices so special, and her surprising 'luxury'.
Episode 10 - The secrets of wildflowers, with Chris Thorogood
Revealing the science and secrets of wildflowers with Oxford University botanist Chris Thorogood.
Episode 9 - How Wimbledon Tennis keeps its grass green and flowers blooming
Go behind the scenes at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon ahead of The Championships to discover spectacular floral displays, meticulous grass care, biodiversity, and bees.
Episode 8 - Inside the Glastonbury gardens, with Beth Llewellyn
Discover how Glastonbury’s Peace Garden began, and the permanent gardens now at the festival with garden creator Beth Llewellyn.
Episode 7 - My Ukrainian gardening traditions, with Olia Hercules
Learn how Olia Hercules' Ukrainian roots, spirit, and connection to the land inspire her passion for growing.
Episode 6 - Veg growing for beginners, with Amy Chapman
If you want to grow your own food, but aren't sure how to get started, gardener and veg-grower Amy Chapman shares everything you need to know.
Episode 5 - Create show-stopping pots, with Arit Anderson
Award-winning garden designer Arit Anderson discusses how you can get the best from growing plants in containers.
Episode 4 - A holistic and ecological approach to growing, with Jamie Walton
Discover how to garden and grow our own food in a holistic and ecological way with ecological horticulturalist and conservationist Jamie Walton.
Episode 3 - In my garden in summer, with Frances Tophill
Join BBC Gardeners' World presenter Frances Tophill for a glimpse into how she enjoys summer in her garden and on her allotment.
Episode 2 - Make a metre matter, with Nick Bailey
Garden designer and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Nick Bailey has lots of inspiration for how to make a metre matter in your gardening space, as he reveals plans for his show garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Live.
Episode 1 - Monty Don and savouring the scent of summer
Discover the sights, senses, and sounds of summer and how Monty's garden at Longmeadow comes alive at this time of year. He'll share his favourite scented plants, and how you can recreate the fragrance of Longmeadow in your garden.
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