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Not Just a Garden

Sweetpea and Bear

Welcome toNot 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

leisure home & garden

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Ep50: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Nick Macer

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2025/11/09

It's our half century episode and to celebrate we have our very first Gardeners' World presenter!🎉🕺 Nick Macer from Pan Global Plants presented a series of episodes in 2016 and he joins us as we travel back in time to a little schoolboy Nick still finding his feet, through to a big adult Nick owning one of the most celebrated specialist plant nurseries in the UK. We also hear about plant hunting, why Mexico and south west China have such rich flora, poison dart frogs, forest bathing, Nick's until

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Gardeners' World 2025 Recap: Ep 29

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2025/11/05

In this podcast episode we find out who's been stealing all the walnuts. We also learn about the use of dandelion root extract in medicine, plastic stuffed birds, bluebell glue, cheeky parrots, Advolly's yellow dress, and butt-breathing.And on Gardeners' World, we see a very speedy Monty Don, Carol Klein shows us around RHS Rosemoor in Devon and we meet Andy Farrington and Liz Dalby-Webb at The Plant Co-operative in Manchester. Advolly Richmond tells us all about Gertrude Jekyll at Hartland Abbey in

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Ep49: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Liz Zorab

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2025/11/02

Liz Zorab was on Gardeners' World last year and joins us for a Chit-Chat about her autumn inspired dream garden. We find out how Liz's dad instilled her initial happy curiosity in nature from a young age, which has taken her from reading books on gardening before she even had a garden, to her incredibly beautiful and productive space at Byther Farm. We also find out about "Horsefly Alley", how to install hedgehog friendly fencing, the importance of perennial vegetables, the virtues of seed and plant

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Gardeners' World 2025 Recap: Ep 28

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2025/10/29

This week we find out some good news about Martin Dohrn and some potentially even better news about the availability of his film, My Garden of a Thousand Bees. We also hear about what exists under the Antarctic, cancer-curing honeybees, fig trees turning carbon dioxide into stone, the lesser known yet intrepid plant hunter and botanist Dora B Stafford, and how seagulls are even more evil that we first thought.On Gardeners' World, Frances Tophill gives an update on her pretty garden in Devon, Peter

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Ep48: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Gokul Asokan

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2025/10/26

Gokul Asokan was on Gardeners' World 2025 episode 21 - a landscape architect without his own garden but that hasn't stopped him gardening! He joins us for A Good Ol' Chit-Chat where we hear how a classmate first inspired him to venture into the world of plants, battling home sickness, the power of perseverance, how helpful pet bunnies are (on many levels), Gokul's VERY sociable dream greenhouse, and the magic of manifesting.Some mentions from Gokul, links can be found here:

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Gardeners' World 2025 Recap: Ep 27

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2025/10/22

This week on our recap we hear how as a result of her appearance on Gardeners' World, Violet Croll is now involved in an exhibition in Paris! We talk about Dan from Dan's Plants' online shop, trees growing gold, the deadly chemical found in our water pipes, what it means if you have an impressive rosemary bush, and the empathy of humpbacks. We also ponder, if we could put all the angry world leaders on a plug-plant growing trainee course in Bristol, would the world be a happier place.On Gardeners'

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Ep47: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Alla Olkhovska

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2025/10/19

Clematis Queen Alla Olkhovska was on Gardeners' World 2025 episode 20 showing us her stunning collection of 140 different clematis which she grows in her garden, despite being at the centre of a war zone in Kharkiv, Ukraine. During this Chit-Chat we hear how Alla is handling relentless drone strikes and blackouts, her incredible family history through world wars, the October Revolution, exile to Siberia, the important role Linden Grove Gardens has played in their lives, especially when it comes to

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Ep46: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Rajat Jindal

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2025/10/12

Rajat Jindal was on Gardeners' World 2025, episode 22 showing us his magnificent Great Dixter inspired garden in Suffolk. On this episode of Chit-Chats we find out about hornbeam topiary, accidental Claire Voies, death row meals, Oxbridge potato wars, and how you can have a greenhouse that authorities may deem "too polite".Some mentions from Rajat, links can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/Garden Museum, LondonTania ComptonCapability BrownEmorsgate SeedsRousham House &

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Gardeners' World 2025 Recap: Ep 26

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2025/10/08

We risk being cancelled this week by giving the BBC a piece of our minds, but we also talk about micro-hydro units, the ecosystems of belly buttons, edible six-pack rings, the perils of planting parsley if you're a woman, and the huge part snails play in the beauty industry.This week on Gardeners' World, Frances hosts from Damson Farm with Rua Tophill and Alison and Twiggy Jenkins. We meet Ashleigh Whiffin, Curator of Entomology at the National Museums Scotland, and Nick Bailey takes us to Cambridge

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Ep45: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Greg Anderton

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2025/10/05

Greg Anderton was on Gardeners' World 2025 episode 17 during which he gave a behind-the-scenes look at his preparations for the first RHS Wentworth Woodhouse show - where he won a gold! In this episode of Chit-Chats we find out about the judging of such shows, how he starts preparing for them, and the accommodation challenges involved - especially if you suffer with ovinaphobia! We also hear about running a business since primary school, swimming with frogs, and Greg and Sweetpea's shared love of

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Gardeners' World 2025 Recap: Ep 25

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2025/10/01

Two weeks since the last episode of Gardeners' World and we've been experiencing withdrawal symptoms. We have a good ol' chit-chat about the awesome courses at The Sustainability Centre, South Downs National Park, including clay oven building for Sweetpea, building compost toilets for Bear and, previous Chit-Chats guest, Tom Nielsen's Creating Wilder Gardens. We also talk sleep hygiene, the women's rugby world cup, paddy fields in the UK, the positive impact of living amongst greenery on children's

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Gardeners' World 2025 Recap: Ep 24

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2025/09/17

Is the lack of Gardeners' World causing Sweetpea to spiral into the depths of despair? This week we talk separation anxiety, love stories, imposter syndrome, the bleak reality of all those pandemic masks, how awesome Morgan Freeman is, Layla Robinson's incredible Bird Of Peace flower sculpture, and Ann Makosinksi's revolutionary body-heat powered torch.This week Toby Buckland takes us to the stunning Corsley House gardens in Warminster, Wiltshire where we meet one of the owners Keith Johnson and

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Gardeners' World 2025 Recap: Ep 23

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2025/09/03

A little more emotionally stable this week, we learn a bit about Jamie Butterworth's wedding, Adam Frost's tour, Sweden's exemplary recycling, one of Time Magazine’s 10 Girls of the Year and her fantastic invention, and (definitely not more importantly) her Lego figure, record-breaking sunflowers, the risk-taking Scottish botanist David Douglas, and 192 year old Jonathan.This week Monty Don's at Longmeadow before Adam visits Rye to meet Emma Burrill in her beautiful prairie garden transformed from a

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Gardeners' World 2025 Recap: Ep 22

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2025/08/27

An emotional week as empty-nest syndrome sets in but we still have time to chit-chat about the benefits of pineapple leather, the lung capacity of the ancient Romans and Asian sea nomads, electric blue pigs in California, honeybee superfoods, and rock swallowing crocs.This week on Gardeners' World, Adam Frost is looking 21 again as he shows us his garden with his co-presenters Buster, Ash and Isla, and Frances Tophill is in Mirfield visiting Dr Stephen Medley's Piet Oudelf inspired prairie garden

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Ep44: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Dean Charlton

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2025/08/26

Dean Charlton was on Gardeners' World Episode 17 when he was preparing for his exhibit at the first ever RHS Wentworth Woodhouse. In this final episode of series 3 of Chit-Chats, we find out about the history of Hooton's Walled Nursery, Dean's as yet unpatented drystone skip walls, his very happy memories of 6 years at Great Dixter and some of the skills he learned there, power scything, wassails, Morris Dancing, and his Bavarian friend's Guess the Organ Soup.Some mentions from Dean, links can be

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Gardeners' World 2025 Recap: Ep 21

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2025/08/20

This week we have a bit of a chit-chat about Germany's salt-and-air batteries, the mysterious return of the large copper butterfly to the British countryside, the importance of keystone species such as cassowaries and their E number fluorescent eggs, the bizarre history of when Australia went to war with the local emu population, the world's northern most botanic garden in Tromsø, Norway, and plans to air-lift Carol Klein's trough.Joe Swift takes a trip to Nottingham to chat with Paul Saxton, as

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Ep43: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... Nate Moss

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2025/08/19

It was a real pleasure Chit-Chatting with Nate Moss from Goldwell Flowers on episode 43. We saw Nate on Gardeners’ World ep18 a few weeks ago when he showed Arit Anderson around his beautiful flower farm before rustling up the most spectacular flower display. During our chat we hear about isolated cabins in the mountains, Kew Gardens waterlily house style greenhouses, moth trapping, some disappointing tulip news, and does Virgil the tortoise survive to see another day?Some mentions from George,

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Gardeners' World 2025 Recap: Ep 20

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2025/08/13

On our Gardeners' World recap this week we talk about coconut husk pallets, the palm house at Kew Gardens closing, awesome lego sets, what Troublesome Trump has done to the rose garden, Californian super-blooms, and the unique echidna appendage.Back with Monty Don at Longmeadow, on GW this week, Jamie Butterworth has a look at the spectacular RHS Bridgewater and chats to Curator Marcus Chilton-Jones and Garden Manager Tracy Snell. We meet Pippa and Steve Temple in their incredible garden, equipped

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Ep42: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... George Lowther

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2025/08/12

George Lowther; presenter, director, head of production, researcher, series editor, dubbing mixer, cameraman, and runner of YouTube channel George’s Jungle Garden, was on Gardeners’ World way back in 2022, ep11 and we were delighted that he joined us for ep42 of Chit-Chats.We find out how his appearance on Gardeners’ World came about, how he planned his tropical garden, the trials and tribulations of running a successful YouTube channel, his beautiful wife’s plans for that kitchen extension, and

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Gardeners' World 2025 Recap: Ep 19

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2025/08/06

This week we chat about our trip to Cerney House Gardens, and we also look at the Via Verde project “turning Mexico City’s grey to green”, the drone discovery of a 40,000 strong turtle nesting site in the Amazon, the removal of 80 tonnes of duckweed from Stourport Basin, ballooning spiders, and the surprising nutritional value of figs.Gardeners' World is at Adam, Ash and Buster Frost's place this week, and Sue Kent visits Sharon Darlington’s stunning millpond garden in Anglesey. Neil Duncan,

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