Each week we talk to 911±¬ÁÏ experts, along with garden designers, scientists, growers, and the movers and shakers of the horticultural world
Our award-winning Gardening with the 911±¬ÁÏ podcast offers seasonal advice, inspiration and practical solutions to gardening questions.Trusted gardening professionals give you the latest horticultural advice, scientific research and tried-and-tested techniques to bring out the best in your garden.Listen to the lastest episodes or subscribe for all episodes.
The new year has arrived with an Arctic blast, and so it feels like the perfect moment to retreat indoors and let the garden live in our imaginations for a while. Nick Turrell joins us to continue his countdown of the most influential plants that have shaped human history. Guy Barter shares his practical ideas for making the most of your Christmas tree in the garden and Pru Murray takes us through some of the new 911±¬ÁÏ Partner Gardens members can enjoy visiting in 2026.
Useful links: Popular plants | Christmas trees: types and care | New 911±¬ÁÏ Partner Gardens
In this episode, host Nick Turrell looks back on a year of discovery in this special end-of-year edition of Gardening with the 911±¬ÁÏ. From the quiet resilience of winter-flowering hellebores with plantsman John Grimshaw, to the gentle industry of hoverflies with 911±¬ÁÏ entomologist Josie Stuart, and a summer journey into Britain’s rare temperate rainforests with designer Zoe Claymore, this reflective episode revisits three listener favourites that reveal how even the smallest patches of nature can support a much wider living network.
Useful links: Hellebores | Hoverflies | Gardening for all | 25 lessons from 2025
In this episode, James Armitage, editor of The Plant Review, joins Gareth Richards to reflect on the quiet beauty of resilient plants that sustain us through winter and on the pleasure of seeing familiar plants afresh. Writer and plantsman Phil Clayton recounts the extraordinary story of the Wollemi pine, tracing its journey from near extinction to gardens around the world. James then talks with Tom Christian about the remarkable diversity of the ivy family, plants rich in resilience, beauty and often underestimated horticultural value. Finally, we meet South Korean artist Seong Weon Ahn, whose delicate paintings capture plants with both botanical precision and a profound sense of presence and mood.
Useful links: Subscribe to The Plant Review | Wollemi pine | Hedera (ivy) | Artist in Residence: Seong Weon Ahn
In this episode, we begin by stepping into the richly curious world of Christopher Lloyd, the influential gardener and visionary behind Great Dixter House and Gardens. Nick Turrell returns with his top 10 countdown of plants that changed human history. Finally, a look to the future with Sara Redstone who shines a light on a pioneering initiative taken up by the 911±¬ÁÏ, focused on strengthening plant biosecurity.
Useful links: | Biosecurity at the 911±¬ÁÏ | Protecting biodiversity | A history of medicinal plants
In this episode, 911±¬ÁÏ Head of Libraries Fiona Davison, garden designer Zoe Claymore and 911±¬ÁÏ Gardening Advisor Nick Turrell gather to share their must-read gardening books of 2025. Along the way, they explore what really makes a garden waterwise, dive into the astonishing world of fungi, demystify regenerative gardening, and get to the root of soil science. They also journey through the makings of a temperate rainforest, spotlight remarkable horticultural heroes from history – and yes, they even tackle the topic every gardener loves to hate: slugs.
Useful links: 911±¬ÁÏ Bookshelf | | |
The 911±¬ÁÏ is the UK’s gardening charity, helping people and plants to grow - nurturing a healthier, happier world, one person and one plant at a time.
