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A weekly ramble with the most diverse folk from our world of green fingers, green thumbs and dirty knees.

Flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, herbs and more - it’s bound to be covered. On your commute, or in the garden of your choosing - we’ll be here to keep your ears busy.

Tales From The Potting Bench Adam Kirtland

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    • 4.8 • 6 Ratings

A weekly ramble with the most diverse folk from our world of green fingers, green thumbs and dirty knees.

Flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, herbs and more - it’s bound to be covered. On your commute, or in the garden of your choosing - we’ll be here to keep your ears busy.

    Kim Stoddart - Resilient Gardening!

    Kim Stoddart - Resilient Gardening!

    Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'!

    Sustainability and resilience are two words we often hear, but what do they really mean, and why should we be thinking about how to be more of both? Kim Stoddart is an author and resiliency warrior, not to mention that she’s also the editor of Amateur Gardening Magazine and in this episode we discuss all of that and just why she had to follow up her first book with another, focussing on how to grow the perfect vegetables n a changing climate and world, enjoy!







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    Alice Hare - Fabulous Florals!

    Alice Hare - Fabulous Florals!

    Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'!

    So many of us grow so many wonderful flowers in our gardens and on our allotments, and if you’re anything like me then you’ll cut a great deal to bring indoors. But, there is a difference between simply cutting and plonking (like I do!) and artistically arranging them into eye catching and beautiful displays with the skill that only a florist can have. Alice Hare is a luxury event florist extraordinaire and not only that, she can also boast being a florist for none other than ITV’s This Morning too. Join me and Alice as we talk about our favourite blooms, why it was floristry that called her and much more, enjoy!



    You can find out more from Alice by following her on Instagram where you’ll find her as @alicehareflorist. You may also see her popping up on ITV’s This Morning from time to time too, so keep your eyes peeled!



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    Sophie Van Gerwen - Floral Days In The Shires!

    Sophie Van Gerwen - Floral Days In The Shires!

    Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'!

    Have you ever dreamt of growing your own cut flowers to fill your house with colour and scent? Well, my guest this week will teach you exactly how to do that for yourself and it couldn’t be easier. Sophie Van Gerwen, otherwise known online as @floraldaysintheshires. Is a cut flower fanatic, who is desperate to share her love of cut flowers with you and help you have a garden to die for. Enjoy!



    You can find out more from Sophie by following her on Instagram where you’ll find on both as @floraldaysintheshires. Make sure to also check out her website www.sowsandgrows.co.uk to shop the seed collection and book your place on the next course



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    • 30 min
    Lucy Hutchings - She Grows Veg!

    Lucy Hutchings - She Grows Veg!

    Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'!

    Throughout this season I’ve spoken to and will speak to many people who started their working life, without even a thought given to plants from the start. However, they have found gardening and the joy of plants slightly later in life and as a secondary career and my guest this week did exactly that. Lucy Hutchings, otherwise known as She Grows Veg on social media is known both for her beautiful Instagram page and also now, her heritage seed company. In this episode, we discuss how Lucy and Monty aren’t all that dissimilar, why she loves veg so much and much more. We also do a bit of a deep dive into social media too which lots of you will find quite interesting too. Enjoy!



    You can find out more from Lucy by following her on Instagram where you’ll find her as @shegrowsveg. You can find out more about Lucy’s seed company, and perhaps get yourself a couple of packets from shegrowsveg.com

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    • 50 min
    Nicola Hope - Gardening Organically!

    Nicola Hope - Gardening Organically!

    Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'!

    What happens when you just know that gardening is your future? Well, you find yourself a job working for our future king of course! And that’s essentially what happened to my guest this week! Nicola Hope started her life in gardening by working at Highgrove, the then home of Princes Charles. From the age of 15 she worked there, on and off during school holidays and since then has gone on to work in other high profile gardens and has developed a huge passion for organic gardening in particular. In our conversation we discuss Highgrove, working for the singer Sting and much more, enjoy!



    You can find out more from Nicola by following her on Instagram where you’ll find as @nicolahopegardener. Nicola also delivers talks up and down the country on a wide range of subjects and find out more about that and more on her website nicolahope.com

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    • 45 min
    Advolly Richmond - History and Flowers!

    Advolly Richmond - History and Flowers!

    Hello and welcome back to a brand-new season - we’re back for a whopping sixth season of the podcast with new guests and brand-new stories and conversations and this time I'm using this as my chance to celebrate the amazing women of horticulture with a season I'm calling 'A Celebration of Women in Plants'!

    Gardener’s World continually inspires and entertains us in equal measure, but I find myself hooked, in particular, to the segments that delve into the history of gardens and gardening over the years. Advolly Richmond is a historian who specialises in this exact area, and she can frequently be seen on Gardener’s World, bringing us the past, present and future of gardening. Now, Advolly brings us a book that shares the history of plant names, their origins and so much more. In this episode we discuss the book and a great deal else too, enjoy! You can find out more from Advolly by following her on Instagram and Twitter. A Short History of Flowers is out now from Frances Lincoln and is available in all good bookshops.

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    • 38 min

Customer Reviews

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6 Ratings

RebeccaSangASong ,

One of my favorites!

I love listening to gardening podcasts, and as an American, it’s a bit strange but true that most of the ones I listen to are British. Here’s yet another wonderful British Gardening podcast, giving us beautiful stories, useful info, and simply a lovely way to spend an hour every week. Such gentle humor and wonderful topics. I look forward to it every week.

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Wonderful!

Very much enjoyed your latest episode with AMP! I’ve followed her from lockdown and always enjoy listening to her inspiring and enthusiastic messages for gardeners!! Looking forward to more episodes.

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Sue Kent

Very fun hearing her story and her energy was refreshing. And I agree with her, Lavender is the best. Not only for its amazing fragrance and uses in the home, but because is a great advantage in the garden. It looks great, it deters flies, mosquitoes and deer, and it attracts bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects. A win, win all the way around.

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