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The James & Joe Garden Show

by James Alexander-Sinclair & Joe Swift
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About the show

Join James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift every week where they tackle a garden topic, from the sensible to the completely ridiculous, armed with sharp opinions, 40 years’ worth of stories and a habit of wandering wildly off-topic. Listeners can also send in their weird and wonderful garden questions for the chance to win our treasured mascot - The Garden Collective gnome, Jekyll. Our only two rules? No dead plants and no dull questions. Got a burning garden question, or a bizarre problem you just need to share? Email us at gnome@jamesandjoegarden.com

Latest episodes

  • Should You Put a Swimming Pool in a British Garden?

    October 6, 2026 · 45 min

    Is a swimming pool in a British garden a brilliant idea or a very expensive mosquito pit? With summers getting hotter, the phone is ringing with people who suddenly want one. Cue a deep sigh.James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift wade in…

  • Question Time: Dying Birches, Dying Magazines, and James's Retirement Plan

    September 29, 2026 · 40 min

    Where would you go to see great landscape architecture, and is there any difference between that and a good garden? James thinks there is, and his definition is not going to win him friends. James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift are back…

  • What's the Point of WASPS? (And Ticks, Midges and Chicken Mites)

    September 22, 2026 · 48 min

    What's the point of a wasp? Or a midge, a horse fly, a tick, or a chicken mite the size of a full stop that gets into your ear while you're cleaning out the hens? Cue a deep sigh. James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift agree that…

  • Question Time: Spiky Plants, Lazy Car Park Gardens & a Gnome on the Razzle

    September 15, 2026 · 45 min

    Is jungle planting a bloke thing? And more importantly, does a man who wants a garden that requires no gardening actually deserve one? James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift throw the horticultural handbook out of the window again, this…

  • How Private Does Your Garden Really Need to Be?

    September 8, 2026 · 46 min

    How much of your garden is actually yours? And how much of it belongs to whoever's peering over the fence? James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift take on garden privacy, and immediately disagree about whether it's a problem worth solving…

  • Question Time: Feeding an RHS Judge, Time Travel & the Lords of Landscape

    September 1, 2026 · 38 min

    An RHS judge is coming to lunch on Saturday. You have one afternoon. Do you tidy the garden, or cook something delicious? Cue a deep sigh — the answer turns out to have almost nothing to do with gardening. James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe…

  • Hanging Baskets: A Party in a Basket or a Crime Against Gardening?

    August 25, 2026 · 33 min

    Are hanging baskets a joyful party in a basket… or a drought-stricken relic dripping brown water onto your pint? This week James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift end up on opposite sides. Joe declares the hanging basket dead…

  • Question Time: Killer Bindweed, Bus Stop Trellis & What RHS Judges REALLY Eat

    August 18, 2026 · 40 min

    Which garden plant is most likely to achieve sentience first — and should you be locking the letterbox? Cue a deep sigh. James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift are back with a mailbag full of your questions, and this week they manage to…