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Summer Conversations 2025

Published: Tuesday, 3 June 2025 at 9:39 am

It's summertime! Listen to a new series of the Summer Conversations podcast for friendly gardening chat and informative discussion with gardening experts.

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Embrace summer in the garden with a new series of the Summer Conversations podcast. Discover the scent of summer in Monty's garden at Longmeadow and how to make a garden that excites your senses. Learn to grow veg, edible flowers and herbs, how to garden on a budget, and what it’s like to arrange flowers for the royal family. Plus, we’ll take you inside celebrity gardens and much more.

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Episode 26 - Making the most of a tiny space with Frances Tophill

Embrace the multi-functionality of a small gardening space with Frances Tophill, recorded at BBC Gardeners' World Live in June 2025.

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Episode 25 - Monty Don's Great British gardens behind the scenes

Monty Don shares his favourite summer blooms, recorded at BBC Gardeners' World Live in June 2025.

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Episode 24 - Monty Don's favourite summer flowers

Monty Don shares his favourite summer blooms, recorded at BBC Gardeners' World Live in June 2025.

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Episode 23 - Growing in urban spaces, with Hafsah Hafeji

Discover how community gardener and nature educatior Hafsah Hafeji grows in urban spaces, campaigns for access to nature for all and encourages young people to get involved.

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Episode 22 - Delightful dahlias, with Josie Lewis

Discover the delight of dahlias and how these stunning late-summer blooms brighten borders and pots, elongating the flowering season, with head gardener Josie Lewis.

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Episode 21 - Gardening for wildlife, with Adam Frost

Dive into the fascinating world of gardeng for wildlife and how to create thriving, resilient environments for wildlife and the wider ecosystem with Adam Frost.

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Episode 20 - Growing veg in my garden, with Giovanna Fletcher

Discover Giovanna's love of growing her own veg and the joy it brings to her and her family.

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Episode 19 - Charity Wakefield on her garden and environmental activism

Passionate environmentalist, keen gardener and actor Charity Wakefield talks about her garden, her passion for woodlands, and why she took to the streets dressed as a tree.

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Episode 18 - Unpredictable summers, with Adam Frost

Discover how we can adapt our outdoor spaces in the face of extreme weather with Gardeners' World presenter and garden designer Adam Frost.

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Episode 17 - Save money when gardening, with Anya Lautenbach

Create a gorgeous garden on a tight budget and save money by gardening, with money-saving gardening expert Anya Lautenbach.

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Episode 16 - How to make a garden that excites all your senses, with Arit Anderson

Does your garden fire up your senses? Arit Anderson explains how every sense can be stimulated by our plots, even our sixth sense!

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Episode 15 - Growing edible flowers and herbs, with Sinead Fenton

Discover the surprising flavours and vibrant colours you can grow in your own garden, with edible flower and herb grower Sinead Fenton. She reveals how she's farming for the future.

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Episode 14 - Getting kids into gardening, with Frances Tophill

Could gardening hold the key to getting the young people in your life off screens and into the fresh air?

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Episode 13 - Climate-change-proof your garden, with Dr Amanda Rasmussen

As the climate changes, what should we be planting in our gardens? Plant Ecophysiologist Dr Amanda Rasmussen offers advice for shaping our spaces for the future.

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Episode 12 - Flower arranging for the Royal Family, with Shane Connolly

Florist to the Royal Family, Shane Connolly, reveals what it's like to arrange the flowers for a royal wedding and how to create a bouquet that's worthy of a princess.

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Episode 11 - My Desert Island plants, with Carol Klein

Discover the plants Carol Klein would take to a desert island, what makes her choices so special, and her surprising 'luxury'.

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Episode 10 - The secrets of wildflowers, with Chris Thorogood

Revealing the science and secrets of wildflowers with Oxford University botanist Chris Thorogood.

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Episode 9 - How Wimbledon Tennis keeps its grass green and flowers blooming

Go behind the scenes at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon ahead of The Championships to discover spectacular floral displays, meticulous grass care, biodiversity, and bees.

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Episode 8 - Inside the Glastonbury gardens, with Beth Llewellyn

Discover how Glastonbury’s Peace Garden began, and the permanent gardens now at the festival with garden creator Beth Llewellyn.

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Episode 7 - My Ukrainian gardening traditions, with Olia Hercules

Learn how Olia Hercules' Ukrainian roots, spirit, and connection to the land inspire her passion for growing.

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Episode 6 - Veg growing for beginners, with Amy Chapman

If you want to grow your own food, but aren't sure how to get started, gardener and veg-grower Amy Chapman shares everything you need to know.

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Episode 5 - Create show-stopping pots, with Arit Anderson

Award-winning garden designer Arit Anderson discusses how you can get the best from growing plants in containers.

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Episode 4 - A holistic and ecological approach to growing, with Jamie Walton

Discover how to garden and grow our own food in a holistic and ecological way with ecological horticulturalist and conservationist Jamie Walton.

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Episode 3 - In my garden in summer, with Frances Tophill

Join BBC Gardeners' World presenter Frances Tophill for a glimpse into how she enjoys summer in her garden and on her allotment.

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Episode 2 - Make a metre matter, with Nick Bailey

Garden designer and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Nick Bailey has lots of inspiration for how to make a metre matter in your gardening space, as he reveals plans for his show garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Live.

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Episode 1 - Monty Don and savouring the scent of summer

Discover the sights, senses, and sounds of summer and how Monty's garden at Longmeadow comes alive at this time of year. He'll share his favourite scented plants, and how you can recreate the fragrance of Longmeadow in your garden.

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