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Loving Your Garden - Better Gardening Podcast

by Rod Whiting
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  • Making The Most of Your Autumn Garden - with John Stirland

    September 23, 2026 · 29 min

    Autumn has arrived - and there’s plenty to be getting on with in the garden. Rod Whiting is joined by Loving Your Garden and Boom Radio’s resident horticulturist John Stirland for a practical guide to making the most of this special time…

  • Helping Wildlife Thrive in Your Garden - With Mary Porter

    August 26, 2026 · 24 min

    How can gardeners make a real difference for wildlife? Rod Whiting is joined by Boom Radio’s nature expert Mary Porter and resident horticulturist John Stirland to explore simple, practical ways to turn your garden into a haven for birds…

  • Adapting Your Garden for a Changing Climate - With Alison Marsden

    July 30, 2026 · 26 min

    Hotter summers, wetter winters and increasingly unpredictable weather are changing the way we garden. So how should we adapt? Horticulturist Alison Marsden, who divides her time between Britain and a Mediterranean garden in France, joins…

  • The Productive Summer Garden: Growing More Food with Stephanie Hafferty

    June 24, 2026 · 36 min

    Food prices may be rising, but growing your own needn’t be difficult. In this episode of the Loving Your Garden podcast, Rod Whiting and horticulturist John Stirland are joined by kitchen gardener and food writer Stephanie Hafferty, author…

  • Dahlias Made Simple: Growing, Feeding, Cutting and Storing with Kim O'Brien

    May 23, 2026 · 27 min

    Dahlias are bold, flamboyant, sometimes slightly outrageous - and one of the great stars of the late summer garden. But they can also feel a little intimidating. When do you plant them? Which varieties are easiest to grow? Do you have to…

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  • A Journey through a Garden Designer’s Own Garden – with David Stevens

    April 23, 2026 · 28 min

    Take a walk through the personal garden of multi-award-winning designer David Stevens. In this episode of Loving Your Garden, I’m joined by Boom Radio’s gardening expert John Stirland as we explore multi-award-winning designer David…

  • Before You Plant Anything This Spring...

    March 11, 2026 · 32 min

    ...Be sure to listen to this relaxed conversation with two fabulous gardeners: my co-host, John Stirland — Boom Radio’s gardening expert — and horticulturist, broadcaster and RHS judge, Martin Fish. It was a real pleasure to reunite this…

  • What Experienced Gardeners Wish They'd Known Sooner With David Stevens

    December 25, 2025 · 30 min

    In this special seasonal edition of the Loving Your Garden podcast, John Stirland and I sit down to reflect on the gardening year just gone – and look ahead to what comes next. As is customary at Christmas, we're joined by the renowned…

  • Growing Wildflowers The Easy Way - With Dr Ana Attlee

    November 9, 2025 · 23 min

    Struggling to get wildflowers growing in your garden? You’re not alone! 🌿 Gardeners are often surprised at how challenging it can be to grow wildflowers successfully, so we've been chatting to Dr Ana Attlee, co-founder of Seedball, to…

  • Summer's Done - Autumn's Here Early!

    August 22, 2025 · 23 min

    It's been an interesting Summer! It started with drought, then the rains came, and as the nights begin to draw in, it's turned unseasonably cool. Signs of Autumn are already showing, certainly in my East Midlands garden (UK). After a…

  • Hot Tips for Cool Gardens - With Multi-Award Winning Designer David Stevens

    June 22, 2025 · 33 min

    As the sun turns up the heat, so do the challenges in our gardens. In this summer edition of the Loving Your Garden podcast, I’m joined by our resident horticulturist John Stirland and award-winning garden designer David Stevens for a…

  • Lush Lawns & Palm Trees - In Cheshire! With Steve Fives

    May 18, 2025 · 31 min

    This might just be our best episode yet from LYG HQ! Steve Fives is officially Loving Your Garden’s most engaging member – with more views, comments, and conversations than anyone else in the group… including me, and I run the…

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About the show

Loving Your Garden is a Facebook Group set up by broadcaster Rod Whiting during the first Covid lockdown in April 2020. It has quickly grown to nearly 450  thousand passionate and inspiring gardeners, thanks in no small part to knowledgeable and expert members like John Stirland. John has more than fifty years of experience in horticulture and you can now access his knowledge and that of our members as we link our podcast to LYG’s fortnightly live feed. Each week, we’ll discuss the jobs to be done, plant suggestions and answer your questions. If you love your garden and aspire to be a better gardener,  join our Facebook group (Link here: https://bit.ly/3oIzVr9), and increase your knowledge from the likes of John, our more experienced members and regular expert guests. Feel free to email your questions or suggestions on what you would like us to feature in our podcast to rod@lovingyourgarden.org   Thanks for listening!