Once again we cover an array of topics on our Gardeners' World recap including fun facts about Hampton Court and Wimbledon, kissing orchas, Lazy Housewives, Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter, influential 19th century Spanish women, hummingbirds vs sunbirds, and Antonio Banderas. We also answer some of the bigger questions such as where Frances and Rachel found their dresses.This week Gardeners' World Episode 16 is reporting on RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival with Frances Tophill, Rachel de Thame and Adam Frost. We see some of the show gardens including:The Three Graces of Galicia, Designer: Nilufer DanisOne Element, Designers: Nadine Charlton and Michael LoteThe Subaru Cocoon, Designers: Mike McMahon and Jewlsy MathewsWelcoming Wildlife, Designer: Henry T Pope15 Minute City Garden, Designers; Angela Barker-Lewis and Charles ZiarThe Student City Garden, Designer: Charlie BaileySunlight Shining Through, Designers: Zechen Ren, Xiua Xu, Tonguen Liang and Minjie YangRHS Vertigro, Designer: Adolfo HarrisonAster of Senses, Designer: Yoni CarniceThe Sundowner Garden, Designers: Victoria Stanton, Kate Hyslop, Gina Liverton-BrownTelling Stories, Making Memories, Designers: Ella Clarke and Sally HolderThe Hummingbird Haven: A Symphony of Movement and Colour, Designers: Alison Shadwell-Williams and Yvonne PriceHerbal Fortress, Designer: Marlene LentoA Garden of Two Tales, Designer: Daniel MarchA Woodland Edge, Designer: Nicolas NavarroRSPB and RHS Swift Garden, Designers: Lilly Gomm and Coralle ThomasWe also hear about dahlias from Rachel Golding-Barrett at The Tetbury Flower Company, Rob and Rosie Hardy from Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants, Jenny and Amrit Madhoo from South Devon Chilli Farm, and Jess from Botanica Plant Collections. Finally we meet the awesome Bill Bailey to hear about the plight of the swift.Relevant links can be found on our website here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/recaps/To help make this podcast happen, please visit our Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/notjustagardenMore Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep37: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Elliott Neep
Elliott Neep was on Gardeners' World 2025 episode 10 where he gave us a tour of his magnificent garden in South Oxfordshire. He joins us on the podcast for a Chit-Chat with a difference; we cover all sorts of horticultural topics such as how Elliott got into gardening, transforming his garden from neglected soil to a thriving haven, how he successfully uses no-dig, and growing roses in alkaline soil. Then we take a side-step into the important and huge subject of mental health where we learn the critical importance of receiving the right diagnosis and subsequent support. Elliott gives us real insight into the impact of mis-diagnosis, the value of gaining second opinions, how teenage mental illness can be misinterpreted, and the impact severe depression can have on the brain. And if we haven't chatted enough, we somehow find time to take a quick sprint through Elliott's dream garden, as well as find out about Safari Bob, the versatility of Roscoff onions, and the very real threat of mummified gimps.Some mentions from Elliott, links can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/Elliott’s substack & instagramPolar WarriorsCharlie Mackesy booksAlitex GreenhousesHartley Botanic GreenhousesWaterperry GardensMore Not Just a GardenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/NotJustaGarden/homeWebsite: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gardeners' World 2025 Recap: Ep 15
We have a lot to chat about this week as we learn that there are more than 3 states of matter after all, how Giant Hogweed is running riot this year in the UK, how Japan handles trees that are in the way of construction, what scientists can learn from geckos, and how David Beckham can help us remember a particular fern name.Gardeners' World is back at Longmeadow with Monty and we head to Stockton Bury Gardens with Toby Buckland to meet the treasure Raymond Treasure. We learn some interesting things about ferns from Neil Frame in Bristol, (including that he's made botanical history!!) and Sue Kent gives us an update on her garden. Finally Erika Savory shows us her beautiful garden in Lyme Regis, fully equipped with her salvia babes.Relevant links can be found on our website here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/recaps/To help make this podcast happen, please visit our Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/notjustagardenMore Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep36: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Mags & Mon
Mags & Mon brought the laughter to GW25 episode 8 and despite Mon’s broken ankle, they brought it in spades to this episode of Good Ol’ Chit-Chats too! Even though we meander down dark alleys of death, destruction, coffins, cemeteries, toxic towns, and funerals, we also find out about shops on allotments, camomile lawns, the incredible health benefits of a certain purple coloured vegetable, and we have a dream garden fit for a llama, a donkey and kermit the frog - without Jim Henson’s hand.Some mentions from Mags & Mon, links can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/Haddon HallTissington NurseryMore Not Just a GardenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/NotJustaGarden/homeWebsite: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gardeners' World 2025 Recap: Ep 14
This week we learn a bit about a massive underground water reservoir located 400 miles beneath Earth’s surface, the clever way Hong Kong saves 320 million cubic meters of freshwater each year, that gardening is taking video gaming by storm, how beavers are saving the day and millions of euros in the Czech Republic, what the process for getting a perfect endive entails, and the illuminati.Frances Tophill is presenting Gardeners' World 2025 episode 14 from Alison Jenkins' beautiful Damson Farm this week. Carol Klein shows us some pretty plant combos in her enviable garden whilst Suzette Fuller in Bushey, Watford gives us a tour of her magical outdoor treasure trove. Finally Adam Frost meets Wendy Bundy and her incredibly resilient two acre plot on the River Derwent in North Yorkshire.Relevant links can be found on our website here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/recaps/To help make this podcast happen, please visit our Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/notjustagardenMore Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Not Just a Garden!A name that came about after we laboriously tackled a weed-infested, overgrown, black-run-steep patch of field into something vaguely resembling a garden. Literal blood, sweat and tears were spent in the process but once the beds were built, the plants began to grow and the wildlife took over, we agreed it was not just a garden, but something so much more; a shared achievement, a bonding experience, an escape from screens, a hideaway for tranquil moments, a safe space to sit and put the mad and confusing world to rights.Our continued shared love of gardening has had us avidly watching Gardeners’ World each week, taking notes here, animatedly discussing there, which has in turn lead us to giving a Sweetpea & Bear style recap on our podcast! Just a mother and daughter chewing the fat over Nick, Frances and Adam’s big garden moves, enjoying Monty and Toby’s poetic presenting, learning intriguing garden history from Advolly and hanging off Carol’s every propagating word.The programme has also brought into our living rooms each week a novice, professional, serious, hilarious, quirky, eccentric, inspiring world of guests, all of whom we want to know so much more about. So our Good Ol' Chit-Chats series was born; each episode we chat with a previous guest on Gardeners’ World and find out more about what would make their dream garden.So grab a cup of tea and flask of coffee, a glass of wine, a whisky, a Pimms, an Apple and Pear juice or anything in between, and join us for a Good Ol’ Chit-Chat about Not Just a Garden!Sweetpea & Bear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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