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We're back for a brand new season (why did my fingers want to type 'series' then?) - We've got Nick Smith, director of Harrogate Flower Shows joining Martin for a chat, we're answering listeners questions and Sean's been busy sowing some suspected carnivorous plant seeds! Correction - at one point Martin mentions that the show was a couple of weeks ago when he meant 'in a couple of weeks time' Videos Mentioned in this episode:  Sow Superb Sweet Williams  https://youtu.be/g-CveyUUmaI  Apple Special (Care, Pruning, Variety Gallery & More!) https://youtu.be/FEHTh3t3d0A  How to Take Lavender Cuttings (Lavender Propagation) https://youtu.be/ydrSrKQdqqY  Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply) Email Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube The Pots & Trowels team: Martin Fish Jill Fish Sean Riley Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.com Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BBC's Beechgrove Gardens has been on the TV since 1978. Known for its practical approach to gardening we're big fans! - Martin meets a couple of the longtime hosts, Carole Baxter & George Anderson, plus we have all the usual questions and jobs for the week! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply) Email Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube The Pots & Trowels team: Martin Fish Jill Fish Sean Riley Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.com Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RHS Harlow Carr curator Paul Cook has a chat to Martin about the famous northern garden, and his plans. We're answering your questions and have some top tips for you bulb lovers, so stay tuned for that! notes: Plants for under Holm Oak: Pachysandra terminalis Videos mentioned this episode: Harlow Carr Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAP6F3_x3pSanz-SarwwkrWucL9hPNKSa  How to Take Pelargonium Cuttings: Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply) Email Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube The Pots & Trowels team: Martin Fish Jill Fish Sean Riley Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.com Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Martin's been to Lincolnshire Pond Plants, who are busy moving to a larger site! We've got listeners' questions on clematis and basil, there's an update on the suspect Venus fly-trap seeds and the usual weekly garden tasks! Pauline’s Dad’s Green Tomato Chutney Recipe Makes about 1 ½ kg or 3 ½ lb 1.2kg (2 ½ lb) green tomatoes roughly chopped 2 onions, peeled and chopped 6 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed Thumb size piece of root ginger, peeled & finely sliced 3 large cooking apples, peeled, cored and chopped 225g (8oz) sultanas or raisins 1 level  tbspn yellow mustard seeds 1 level tbspn salt ½ cinnamon stick 2 pieces star annise 280ml (½ pint) cider vinegar 140ml (¼ pint) orange juice 450g (1lb) light muscovado sugar Sterilised jars and lids  Method Put all the ingredients, except the sugar into a preserving pan and place over a medium heat. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 1-1 ½ hours until the ingredients have softened. Remove from the heat and add the sugar. Stir until it dissolves Return to the heat and simmer for approx. 1 hour until the mixture has thickened Stir occasionally but as it starts to thicken stir a little more to stop the chutney from catching on the bottom of the pan Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply) Email Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube The Pots & Trowels team: Martin Fish Jill Fish Sean Riley Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.com Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whether you like apples or pears, acres or hazels, we're talking trees! There's a question on cloud pruning, more details on our long running carnivorous plant seed controversy and we have all the usual information on what to do in your garden this week! Thanks to Nick Dunne from Frank P Matthews: https://www.frankpmatthews.com Videos Mentioned: Dahlia: https://youtu.be/PmR2MYrOkq4  Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply) Email Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube The Pots & Trowels team: Martin Fish Jill Fish Sean Riley Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.com Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's bulb o'clock, so get all the essential info on planting your spring flowering bulbs, plus we're talking gigantic vegetables with King of giant Veg and multiple world record holder Joe Atherton and we have all the usual advice for your garden.  #garden #gardening #plants #GrowYourOwn #giantvegetables #worldrecord Videos Mentioned: Create a Autumn / Fall Planter or Container  https://youtu.be/VavHZDm9at4   How to Take Lavender Cuttings (Lavender Propagation)  https://youtu.be/ydrSrKQdqqY   Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply) Email Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube The Pots & Trowels team: Martin Fish Jill Fish Sean Riley Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.com Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gardens, Forests, Castles & Tea feature this week as Martin and Jill take us on a Northumberland road trip! Plus, the team have all your weekly advice and answer some listeners' questions on Fungi infestation & sweet pea sowing Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply) Email Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube The Pots & Trowels team: Martin Fish Jill Fish Sean Riley Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.com Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the connection between 'digger' and Alan Titchmarsh? Will succulents live in an unheated greenhouse? How do we manage a bamboo patch? We'll answer all these and more in this week's podcast! Plus all the regular gardening advice and help and a bit of fun thrown in! Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply) Email Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube The Pots & Trowels team: Martin Fish Jill Fish Sean Riley Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.com Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Visiting Louth's secret tropical garden, answering questions on perennial geraniums & dahlias and Martin has his hints for the week, including some excellent advice on propagation so you too can get plants for free! Secret Garden of Louth: facebook.com/thesecretgardenoflouth  Videos Mentioned: How to Transplant an Olive Tree: https://youtu.be/eUUwXE6P6l0?si=nScjADGj7MEO8_vz  Autumn/Fall Dahlia Care: https://youtu.be/PmR2MYrOkq4  this episode was renamed from "Tropical United Kingdom, Perennial Geraniums & How To Get Plants For Free!" Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply) Email Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube The Pots & Trowels team: Martin Fish Jill Fish Sean Riley Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.com Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have listeners' questions, hints and tips for your week in the garden, Paula from Floral Media tells all and we clink our glasses together to celebrate our 100th episode of the PT Gardening Podcast! Videos Mentioned: Six Superb Autumn Flowering Perennials: https://youtu.be/f5g9f0w8xQw Autumn/Fall Dahlia Care: https://youtu.be/PmR2MYrOkq4  How to Prune Gooseberry Bushes: https://youtu.be/JgJp453eS-0  Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply) Email Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube The Pots & Trowels team: Martin Fish Jill Fish Sean Riley Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.com Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heaps going on this week on the podcast as we chat to John Grimshaw who is hanging up his RHS Harlow Carr Advisor trowel (and picking up yet another trowel as he landed his Dream Job!) - all the usual weekly advice and listeners' questions answered.  Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply) Email Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube The Pots & Trowels team: Martin Fish Jill Fish Sean Riley Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.com Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We meet the incoming RHS Harlow Carr garden advisor Katy Merrington, who looks after the Hepworth Wakefield Garden. We are talking renewal pruning, transplanting or moving plants around the garden and it’s almost a Root Stock Special as we have a detailed analysis of what root stocks are & what happens to the leftovers? Plus, we put the pot in Pots & Trowels with a chat about sculpture and ceramics. VIDEOS MENTIONED: How to Create an Apple Cordon (Pruning Apple Trees) https://youtu.be/b29Osis97qA?si=fiQF_yVDvSBTU0zv  How to Graft Apple and Fruit Trees https://youtu.be/kQWeQEOJ7eo?si=hVRZZsEvNLJlWA5K  Renewal Pruning, Root Stock Extravaganza, Now's the Perfect Time to Transplant/Move Plants & Meet New RHS Advisor Katy Merrington Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply) Email Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube The Pots & Trowels team: Martin Fish Jill Fish Sean Riley Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.com Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've visited the Garden Media Guild to watch Arit Anderson be honoured - and backstage we spoke to the inimitable Tom Allen, self-confessed novice gardener plus actor and comedian on the side!  Videos Mentioned: Secret Garden of Louth Video: https://youtu.be/QSH_GO96-kQ  Grow Stunning Chrysanthemums: https://youtu.be/46mQR8i1UbE  Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply) Email Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube The Pots & Trowels team: Martin Fish Jill Fish Sean Riley Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.com Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're joined by Lucy Chamberlain and Saul Walker from the popular Talking Heads gardening podcast to discuss how UK gardens are adapting to changing weather patterns. Lucy gardens on sandy soil in dry Essex, while Saul works with clay soil in wet Devon - their contrasting experiences offer fascinating insights into regional gardening challenges and opportunities. They share how they're both experimenting with more exotic, tropical-looking plants as our climate shifts. In This Episode: How different UK regions are experiencing climate change and what it means for your gardenDrought-tolerant edibles: amaranth, tree spinach, globe artichokes and moreThe rise of hardy tropical plants - creating exotic gardens that survive UK wintersLucy and Saul's journey creating the Talking Heads podcast (now over 300 episodes!)Their work with RHS expert groups on fruit, vegetables and tender ornamentalsSaul's exciting plans for a national collection of hardy gingersListener Questions: What to do next with successfully rooted pelargonium cuttingsHow to water houseplants during winter when central heating is onSeasonal Tips: Collecting and using leaf mold as mulchOrnamental water storage solutionsWinterizing your garden: protecting taps, tender plants and repairing lawnsFeatured Guests: Lucy Chamberlain - Trained at Writtle and Wisley, head gardener in Essex, RHS Fruit, Vegetable & Herb Expert Group member, author of "Grow Food Anywhere" Saul Walker - Former National Trust, Kew and RHS gardener, now head gardener at Stoneland's House, Devon, RHS Tender Ornamental Expert Group member Got a gardening question? Email us at [email protected] Find more gardening videos and advice at potsandtrowels.com Sponsors: Plantgrow - creating organic, sustainable compost, mulch and soil conditioners from green electricity by-products in Norfolk. Videos Mentioned: Pelargonium Cuttings: https://youtu.be/P-B7UUiV90g  Secret Garden of Louth: https://youtu.be/QSH_GO96-kQ  Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply) Email Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube The Pots & Trowels team: Martin Fish Jill Fish Sean Riley Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.com Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to Divide Raspberry Canes, sort yourself a free festive display from garden pruning and Martin chats to Helena Glassup of Chartered Institute of Horticulturalists at the Grow North event.  Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes For a discount on PlantGrow products, UK followers can enter the code PT2026 at checkout (terms and conditions apply) Email Questions to [email protected] Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube The Pots & Trowels team: Martin Fish Jill Fish Sean Riley Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com Find out more about Sean at boardie.com Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.