Podcast

Podcast

Talking Gardens, the Gardens Illustrated podcast asks the great and the good of the horticultural world: if you could create your dream garden from pieces of all of your favourite places, and if you could grow any plants in the world, what would you choose? Who would you have as your imaginary head gardener, or garden designer?

Tom Coward

Talking Gardens Season 5: Tom Coward

Professor James Hitchmough in his Sheffield garden

Talking Gardens Season 5: James Hitchmough

Jo Thompson

Talking Gardens Season 5: Jo Thompson

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Tom Massey

Talking Gardens Season 5: Tom Massey

Manoj Malde

Talking Gardens Season 5: Manoj Malde

Garden writer and TV presenter Carol Klein

Talking Gardens Season 5: Carol Klein

Garden writer and TV presenter Carol Klein

'I really hate garden makeover shows': Carol Klein tells all on TV presenting, her cancer diagnosis and when she plans on retiring

The Gardeners' World presenter reveals all in a new episode of Talking Gardens, hosted by Gardens Illustrated editor Stephanie Mahon
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Dan Pearson

Talking Gardens Season 5: Dan Pearson

Dan Pearson

Dan Pearson and Carol Klein join the Talking Gardens podcast for new season

Discover the latest guests to appear on the Talking Gardens podcast, Gardens Illustrated's award-winning podcast where garden stars pick their dream gardens
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Sarah Raven and Nigel Slater

Talking Gardens Season 4: Sarah Raven and Nigel Slater

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Ulf Nordfjell - © Jason Ingram

Talking Gardens season 4: Ulf Nordfjell

Florist Shane Connolly

Talking Gardens season 4: Shane Connolly

Jinny Blom © Britt Willoughby Dyer

Talking Gardens season 4: Jinny Blom

John Little

Talking Gardens season 4: John Little

Butter Wakefield © Simon Brown

Talking Gardens Season 4: Butter Wakefield

Compost makes you happy: Charles Dowding with his compost heap

Talking Gardens Season 4: Charles Dowding

Rosy Hardy

Talking Gardens Season 4: Rosy Hardy

Monty Don

Talking Gardens Season 4: Monty Don

Monty Don

Monty Don joins the Talking Gardens podcast for season 4

Tune in to the new season of Talking Gardens, where Monty Don and a whole host of guests will join Stephanie to construct their dream gardens.
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Talking Gardens podcast with Jimi Blake

Listen to this episode of Talking Gardens, the Gardens Illustrated podcast, featuring Jimi Blake on how he dodges bears while botanising and how going to train as a gardener was life-saving for him.
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Talking Gardens podcast with Kate Humble

Listen to this episode of Talking Gardens, the Gardens Illustrated podcast, featuring Kate Humble on how she became a TV presenter, why she loves baobab trees and will never allow a gazebo in her garden.
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Talking Gardens podcast Nigel Dunnett

Listen to this episode of Talking Gardens, the Gardens Illustrated podcast, featuring Nigel Dunnett on all the things he would include in his dream garden, from wildflowers to birdsong, and where Claude Monet and David Bowie would fit into his garden fantasies.
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Talking Gardens podcast with Katy Merrington

Listen to this episode of Talking Gardens, the Gardens Illustrated podcast, featuring Katy Merrington on who would be on Katy’s ultimate fantasy gardening team and how she manages looking after an urban space that’s open 24/7, 365 days a year.
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