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the happy garden podcast

Come and join our happy garden community. Features, interviews, competitions and a whole lot of laughter and positivity along the way. We are Mollie Green and Darren Rudge, come join us... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:10:28

How your garden can add thousands of pounds to the...

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/06/12

Mollie chats to Simon Akeroyd, author of 30 gardening books and previously agarden manager for the National Trust. Simon is sharing tips on how to increase your house's value by up to 20%, simply by making your garden space look attractive to buyers, and it doesn't have to costa fortune to do so! Loads of advice on the subject from Darren too who has spent over 30 years making gardens look beautiful for homeowners. Lots of gardening chat and giggles along the way too. Hosted on Acast. See

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1:16:48

The Caley Bros. are coming to town! Let's talk...

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2025/06/05

Meet Lorraine from Caley Bros mushrooms. They won gold at Chelsea and are running workshops at Gardener's World Live at the NEC in June. Why are they called brothers when they are two sisters? Find out! We hear from Adam Frost too as Mollie nabs 5 minutes with him at Chelsea and we also announce the lucky winner of the GWL tickets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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59:35

Win tickets for Gardeners World Live! A natter about...

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/05/29

Find out how to win 2 tickets to GWL for free! Mollie meets the designer of the gold medal winning Seawilding garden at the Chelsea flower show. Lots of chat with Darren about how to look after your hanging baskets in June, how to grow strawberries from scratch and we also find out about this year's Bugs matter survey, run by the charity Buglife. It involves a splat-o-meter - find out more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:08:35

Mollie and Darren are back together! Mollie reports...

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/05/22

After a month apart, Mollie and Darren are reunited to bring you this week's episode! After a 4 hour delay while Mollie tried to sort the technicalities of the podcast equipment out, they are back in the swing of things. Mollie chats to David Austin on the gold award winning stand at the Chelsea Flower Show. Hear his reaction when she confesses to him that it was her who fell in to the rose display at Chelsea last year! Hear a chat with Chris Baines at Chelsea too as he was the special guest of the

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53:35

Meet Nick Bailey, designer of this year's headline...

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/05/15

Mollie sits down for a chat with Nick Bailey, designer of this year's headline show garden at Gardener's World Live at the NEC in Birmingham in June. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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36:58

Biddulph Grange Stumpery in Staffordshire

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/05/08

Meet Paul Walton, the head gardener at the fabulous Biddulph Grange Stumpery. Mollie spends an hour with Paul finding out about the history and concept of the garden. We also find out what it takes to keep this garden going, both physically and financially. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:02:08

A catch up with Professor Chris Baines

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/05/01

The first in a trilogy of specials on the podcast. Mollie catches up with Chris Baines, one of the leading environmentalists in the UK. A trailblazer. Decades ahead of his time when it came to protecting wildlife and caring for the natural world. 2025 is a huge year for Chris, find out why... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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58:32

An epic achievement to announce...

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/04/24

Mollie has a special announcement to make. We have to congratulate Darren on quite an achievement... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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54:14

The world's first mushroom coffin

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/04/17

Mollie chats to Bob Hendrikx, CEO of Loop-Biotech, a company who produce living coffins made from mushrooms. A product that becomes one with nature in 45 days, enriching the earth and not polluting it. As the funeral industry becomes more environmentally conscious, could this be the way forward? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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56:59

A garden catch up with Chesney Hawkes

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/04/10

Mollie gives Chesney a bell to see how his new garden is growing. Darren announces the winner of the £100 voucher, thank you if you entered! A few gardening questions answered and as always, lots of laughter along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:05:23

A sunny week in the garden. At last!

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/04/03

Lots to get through on the pod today! The gang is back together. Gok Wan reviews Darrens poetry, Andy Lound has the horticultural history of the swede, Buglife Paul rounds up the insects you'll see in the garden (not literally) and Mollie and Darren have their usual giggles. Not forgetting a bit of gardening too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:06:37

Meet the Heritage Seed Library

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/03/28

Mollie talks to Catrina Fenton from The Heritage Seed Library. They have a new project underway looking for seeds from across the UK which may be long lost family varieties. We get an update from Darren as his pocket parks for the National Trust near completion. There's a bit of health and safety talk which will no doubt surprise you! Historian Andy Lound also has a look at technology used in the garden. Come and join in some happy garden talk... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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54:26

Adam Frost is on tour!

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/03/21

Mollie has a natter with good friend of the podcast Adam Frost. Find out all about Adam's UK tour and about his new book entitled 'For the love of plants'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:09:25

Meet Thrive, the gardening for health charity

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/03/14

Welcome to another happisode! Mollie chats to Thrive to find out how they help both mental and physical health through gardening. Also hearing about their new app "Cultivating Wellbeing". Darren answers some of your gardening questions on organic fertilisers and a frankincense tree! We get an update on Darren's pocket parks for the National Trust too, all this whilst he's developed a nasal drip... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:03:04

Gibraltar Botanic Gardens

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/03/07

Mollie recently visited Gibraltar and had the pleasure of a tour of the Botanic Gardens with the lovely Keith Bensusan who is the director of this spectacular space. The beautiful Alameda Botanic Gardens are on the Upper South-West side of the rock. A haven for flora and fauna and as you'll hear, THE garden for the residents of Gibraltar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:03:06

Laughter in the garden

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/02/28

Press play if you need a pick me up, this episode is full of smiles. There is a bit of gardening too - Andy has the fascinating history of the bridal bouquet, you'll hear a sneak preview of Mollie's Gibraltar special and Darren answers lots of your questions including how to take rose cuttings and the best way to grow swedes. Be warned - there is laughter from the outset... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:05:09

Have you tried lunar gardening?

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/02/21

We explore lunar gardening with Andy Lound. Mollie chats to Gwen Hines, the CEO of Plant Heritage to find out how we could all potentially have an award winning plant in our garden. Lots of gardening questions answered with Darren along side a bit of snowdrop poetry too. Join us for a giggle... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:19:05

A whole lot of love in the garden...

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/02/14

Possibly the sexiest episode to date! We profile vegetables with allure and delve in to the horticultural history cupid's garden. Dan has an update on the allotment he has taken on. Does he regret taking it on now it's cold and wet? Find out how he is getting on... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:28:48

The RHS looks at gardening trends for the year ahead

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/02/07

Mollie is back from Gibraltar with exciting tales to tell and a podcast about their beautiful Botanical Gardens now in the bag. Darren has lots of your gardening questions to answer and some great advice on how the potential snow on the forecast might affect your garden. Andy Lound has the history of decking in this week's episode and we'll also hear from Buglife Paul about which insects we might see in the garden this month. Lots to pack in to this episode! Come and join us... Hosted on Acast. See

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57:30

Meet Andy Lound!

the happy garden podcast ·

2025/01/31

Mollie chats to Andy Lound. Settle in for an hour to find out about the history of the man behind the horticultural histories... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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