Tea-break tutorials with Alan Titchmarsh: episodes 9-12 – exclusively for subscribers

Subscribers can listen to this series for free, through our website, or the series will be available for a fee through Apple Premium Podcasts. Look forward to new episodes each Monday.

• Listen to episodes one-five, about taking cuttings, plants for shade, and growing herbs, potatoes, wisteria.
• Listen to episodes six-eight, about making compost, ripening tomatoes and tackling weeds.

Episode twelve – choosing a tree

Choose the right tree for your garden without fear of too much shade or root invasion. Alan says ‘no garden is too small for a tree’ so let him help.

Episode eleven – growing sweet peas

Alan reveals his secrets to non-stop, fragrant sweet peas, from making an early start with your sowing, to summer tasks that extend the flowering season.

Episode ten – how to revive your lawn

Revive your lawn with a few simple steps. Whether you’re after a close-cut lawn with perfect stripes or a longer, more wild effect, let Alan help you make a plan of action to keep it in top condition, in this week's Tea-Break Tutorial podcast – bite-sized solutions to your gardening questions.

Episode nine – what to sow in autumn

Discover why autumn is nature's natural time to sow seeds – Alan reveals how to harness this energy and get ahead on next year's flowers and veg. Discover the seeds to success in this week's Tea-Break Tutorial podcast – bite-sized solutions to your gardening questions.