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Join us with a hot drink and a mince pie as we evaluate the 2025 growing season.  in this episode, we sit by the fire and talk about our happiest memories from this year, before we dream of the growing season to come.

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In this episode, Kate introduces us to the dark world of "bad" plants, plants that can be deadly, dangerous or just a real nuisance.  Kate's been wanting to share this episode for ages - really hope you enjoy it.

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This week, Andy talks about jobs that you can and definitely SHOULD complete in the December garden.  The build up to Christmas is a really special, magical time but it all provides an opportunity for chill out and recharge in the garden.  

Grab yourself a mince pie, a Christmas jumper and a trowel and embrace December gardening.

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Join us as Andy discusses how you can plant garlic successfully to ensure the best harvest possible next year and Kate details her mission to ensure that Christmas Poinsettias last beyond the festive period!

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In this video, I sit down and talk to Ed, one of the founders of Roots Allotments, regarding some of the criticism levelled at Roots as a business.  As a Roots Allotment plot holder, I was keen to establish the truth surrounding some of the accusations that I had read online, and Ed was amazing in re-assuring and addressing those concerns head on.

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Will Petty has had an amazing journey, from working in special effects for TV and Film to now running an incredible family run lanscaping company, designing and building inspirational gardens.

Will's story is incredible and we really hope that you enjoy hearing it and find it as inspirational as we do.

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Join us as we discuss the jobs you should be doing in your November garden.  Grab yourself a drink and join Andy and Kate for November gardening chat.

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This week we travel back to Victorian times and discuss the phenomenon of Victorian Plant Hunters.  Have you heard of 'Orchidmania'?  You might just have caught it by the end of this episode.

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In this episode, Kate is joined by her sister on the podcast to talk about how why she doesn't garden, what she feels are barriers to beginning her growing journey, and together they plan her perfect growing space.

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Everything that you have ever wanted to know about polytunnels.  This week we deep dive into polytunnel growing.  Over the last few months, we've received loads of questions about building and growing within a polytunnel, and this week we wanted to answer those questions within one very geeky podcast episode.

Put the kettle on, close the polytunnel door and join us for a deep dive into the world of polytunnel growing.  Much of what we talk about will also be very relevant to those of you growing in greenhouses too!

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How did it get to October already?  In this episode, we talk through the jobs that we really think you should be doing in the garden during the month of October.  Join us as we enjoy a hot drink and plan out our gardening adventures and plans this month.

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In this episode, we look back to the episodes we recorded back in January 2025, in which Andy and Kate both boldly made New Year's growing resolutions and sat down together with a cup of tea to plan the season ahead.

Nine months later, in this week's episode, we listen back to our plans and ask how many of our resolutions came true this year so far.

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In this episode we chat and share our honest tips and advice for anyone who is thinking of starting a business in horticulture.  We don't sugarcoat this and talk really honestly about the realities of this idea.

Andy often receives messages asking for advice about starting a business within the horticulture sector, so many messages that it is impossible to respond to all of them.  In this episode, we try to answer the questions that we think its important to ask.

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This week, Andy attempts to convince you to join him in adopting an autumnal gardening mindset, of embracing the deceleration of growth and actually embarking on some gardening adventures this autumn.

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In this episode, Kate takes us for an evening outing into the night garden.  It's a magical, special place and we wanted to spend a little time there.

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How did we get to September already? For us, this is such an exciting month, a time of change silhouetted in gorgeous low-level sunlight.  Grab yourself a mug, and join us as we chat through gardening jobs that you can be completing in the month of September.

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In this episode, we chat to Lucie Ponsford of Mimosa Design about designing gardens for the future.  This is a seriously inspirational, hopeful chat about the future of garden design that provides a vision of new build gardens that are sustainable and anything but generic and boring.

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At the beginning of our third season, we just wanted to take the time to reintroduce ourselves at your hosts.

In our second-ever episode, Kate spoke very honestly about her journey and we wanted to update that story, almost two years later.  We talk about feeding carnivorous plants with spaghetti and the realities of dealing with a chronic illness while having fun growing things.

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When we began our podcast in Autumn 2023, we were both in a very different place, both professionally and personally.  We wanted to re-introduce ourselves at the beginning of our third season.  You are going to be listening to our voices a lot over the next year as we bring you monthly gardening advice and some amazing guests and we wanted to take this opportunity to re-introduce ourselves to you.

Here is Andy's story 2.0.  He talks about the journey to running a horticultural business and the changes that he wou...

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Join us as we discuss the gardening jobs you can be busy doing in the month of August, as you juggle childcare, warm weather, mildew and Andy's singing halfway through this episode.

Enjoy.

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Join us as we mark the beginning of the third season of the Growing Up Podcast.  We look back at the incredible support that we've received for this slightly irreverent gardening chat and look forward to what we have lined up for you in season three.

Oh, Andy also asks Kate what she would buy from the Garden Centre with one million pounds to spend.  Serious gardening journalism at it's finest.

Thank you so much for listening guys.

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Andy has been so excited to record this episode. For a number of years we have become aware of the phenomenon of the 'second herb season' a time from mid to late summer when herbs once again become front and centre - filling gaps in our growing spaces and offering hardy alternative planting options as we begin to plan towards colder weather.

What is the second herb season? And why does it matter?

Enjoy this episode, guys.

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July is a firework display in the garden, it's beautiful chaos in which the energy of growth is so beautiful, obvious and frenetic.  But amidst the joyful chaos of July there are so many jobs that you can do to really enhance your growth during the month of July and beyond.

Join Andy and Kate for a fun, chilled-out chat about the July garden, slugs the size of cats, the joy of dead-heading and a little Jane Austen.

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In this episode, you find Andy and Kate dealing with the realities of growing in a heatwave.  We took shelter in the podcast studio to share some heatwave gardening tips, to share the reality of working outside during high temperatures.

But perhaps more importantly, we look forward to the second half of 2025.

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In this episode we reflect on a week spent at Gardeners World LIVE.  Kate talks to a really inspirational lady who has built a beautiful show garden to be incredibly proud of - Jan of @theflowermummysgarden 

This chat went quite deep and we would love to hear your thoughts about show gardens and the role they play in inspiring and the effect they can have on us.

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Summer is a special time in the herb garden.  Join us as we dive deep into practical tips and tricks, herbs that you can grow and just how you can get the best from your summer herb garden.

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Why can't we just grow English Mint? Why shouldn't you plant mint plants together and why doesn't Andy talk about his front garden food growing project any more?  We answer all of YOUR questions. 

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In a surprisingly 'horticultural' episode Andy and Kate talk through the most important gardening jobs for June, in the flower garden, kitchen garden and in the greenhouse.

Enjoy this episode and enjoy June guys.

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In this very raw, personal episode we talk about the very real well-being benefits that growing things can bring.  This is a subject that is often talked about in a very abstract way, so much so that there is a risk of this becoming a cliche, something that we take for granted or even worse dismiss as 'virtue signalling'.

We talk about real stories of hope that stem from the joy of growing.

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This week Andy and Kate chat about the hard realities but inspirational pay off of working in production horticulture and the inherent strangeness of the acceleration of growth in spring.

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We chat about just how important it is to keep sowing seeds during the month of May, what we are most excited about sowing in our own growing spaces and how Andy sometimes gives the impression he doesn't want to make money from selling herb plants.

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We have a big list of gardening jobs that need to be done during the month of May, but Andy and Kate decided to sit down, have a cup of tea and discuss them on this weeks' podcast episode before doing any of the hard work!

Join us for this fun, light-hearted chat as we chat about the jobs to be done during the month of May.

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In this episode, we sit down with Dan, friend of the podcast and Head Gardner of Winterbourne House and Gardens to delve once again into the wonderful world of trees, where we talk about how tree scapes and woodlands were created in Victorian and Edwardian periods and how they are managed in public gardens such as Winterbourne. We also find out Dan's top four favourite trees, which you can come and visit! 

Grab a cup of tea, sit back and enjoy.

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In this episode, we travel back in time to talk about the gardening and growing adventures of the Vikings. The Viking era was a fascinating one and Andy really wanted to talk about what the Vikings grew, how growing informed and changed their society but most importantly - asking what did the Vikings eat to make them so crazy when they went into battle.  

Grab a cup of mead and jump on board the long boat.  We are sailing towards the Viking Era.

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This week Kate talks through gardening jobs for the month of April. This is such a month of contrasts and notoriously difficult to predict.  But there are SO many exciting things to do in the April Garden.  Stay tuned for the surprise appearance of a magpie mid-recording.

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This week we introduce the idea of 'blank slate gardening' and explain why it's so important to always have a beginner mentality when it comes to gardening.

Are you intrigued?  Grab yourself a drink and prepare to dig up part of your garden.

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This week, join us for a ramble as we visit the local garden centre for breakfast and a few plant purchases.  

We talk about the simple pleasure of a visit to the local garden centre, the joy of browsing plants and the challenges that come with running a garden centre in 2025.

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In this episode, we sit down with Dan, Head Gardner of Winterbourne House and Gardens to talk all things tree growing.  Want to grow your own trees? Or just curious about these incredible living structures that can outlive us?

Grab a drink, sit back and enjoy.

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We finally get to talk about herbs. Herbs are fantastic to plant during the early spring season.  There are so many hardy herbs that add so much to our growing spaces during these months, providing colour, scent, interest and flavour in our herb gardens.

Enjoy this chat from two very tired herb growers.

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Gardening jobs for March, a month of contrasts, so much to sow and so many jobs to complete, along with a few battles with magpies along the way.  Join us for a cup of tea and toast in the polytunnel as we discuss gardening jobs for March.

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We chat with Ed from Roots Allotments about his lived experience of developing food-growing communities.  We are members of Roots Allotment site in Stourbridge and it's been a privilege to see that community develop.  

We talk about how you can develop a food-growing community, the challenges that you might face and how wonderful it is to share knowledge and experiences with your fellow growers.

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In this episode, we deep dive into the world of growing Microgreens.  These tiny little leaves pack a huge flavour.  We know that so many of you have limited experience growing this amazing crop so this morning we are talking Microgreens!

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This week we are joined by Ed Morrison, one of the founders of Roots Allotments to talk us through the top tips we would suggest when you are faced with the blank canvas of a new allotment or new growing space.  This feels like such a timely discussion to have, at the start of a new growing season.  

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Grab a hot drink and a jumper because we are talking about gardening jobs for February.  This is such an exciting month which can absolutely lay the foundations for the rest of the season.   It's a changeable month so, while you listen, maybe grab yourself a woolly hat and sunglasses too.  Spring is coming.

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In this episode, we deep dive into the world of chilli growing.  This is one of Andy's passions and he was so excited to record this episode and ALSO to talk Kate into participating in a chilli growing competition. May the best grower win.

We talk about the benefits of growing chillies, the best time to sow seeds, our top tips for germination and successful growth and much more.

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Proudly armed with their New Year Growing Resolutions, Andy and Kate sit down and plan out their 2025 growing season.  If our 2024 planning season episode is anything to go by, we wouldn't bet good money on solid plans emerging from this episode.  So grab a drink and join us as we dream, laugh and plan for the 2025 gardening season.

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At the start of the season, it's so important to take a day to pause and consider what you wish to get from the upcoming growing season.  January is the perfect time to sit back and reflect on the previous year and set yourself a few New Year Growing Resolutions.

Grab yourself a drink and join us as we plan the 2025 growing season.

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We chat with Ed of Roots Allotments about gardening jobs for January.  Traditionally January is seen as a quieter month in the garden, allotment or smallholding, but it's actually a vital month of preparation in which so many exciting things are happening.

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Grab yourself a hot drink, or a minced pie, put your headphones in as you walk the dog or have some chill-out time during the festive season.  

We reflect on the year gone and thank you for your company during 2024. 

This episode officially marks the end of our second season of the podcast and we are super excited to introduce you to the content we have lined up for season 3.

Happy Christmas everyone.

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Grab yourself a drink and join us as we evaluate the 2024 growing season.  This year was challenging in the allotment and beyond, and in this episode, we talk honestly about the challenges, opportunities, highs and lows of the 2024 growing season.

It's so important to look back at this time of year in order to look forwards with excitement and plan.

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Andy and Kate sit down with hot chocolates and chat about the storm that's just affected the UK, the importance of community, growing luxury value crops and why it's so important to get outside when you can do so.....

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In this episode Andy talks to Dan, Head Gardener of Winterbourne House and Gardens about the idea of gardening FOR the month of December, practical jobs to complete during December and how this seems increasingly tricky in a changing climate.

There is so much that you can do to bring seasonality into your December garden and it was so much fun to chat to Dan about the options we all have.

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In this episode, we talk about our specialist subject - growing herbs!  Andy and Kater discuss how you can get the most out of your herb garden during the coldest months of the year.  Do herbs need protection from the cold?  Do they need any special care?  Listen to this episode and find out.

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In this really special episode, we travelled down to the beautiful Homeacres to meet with Charles Dowding to talk all things No Dig.  When most people think about No Dig Gardening Charles Dowding is often the first name that comes to mind.  His books and the videos that he produces are inspirational to ourselves and many others so it was a huge privilege to spend the afternoon with him and talk about No Dig.

Hope you enjoy this one guys.

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Kate is embarking on her first season of growing bulbs and shares everything she has learned about bulb growing so far with Andy and any other first-time bulb planters out there!  

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This week Andy and Kate chat about gardening jobs that you will have so much fun completing during the month of November. 

November is a deceptive month in which you can sow a surprising range of crops but also take steps to boost your productivity for the months ahead. 

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In this episode, Andy and Kate discuss why there seems to be such a tension within horticulture and the gardening industry as a whole about  making profit from growing.  So many of us grow as a hobby that delights, excites and recarges, but we absolutely need profit making businesses within horticulture if our industry has a future.

Equally in the current economic climate in which the cost of living is so high, we should absolutely be talking about the cost benefits of growing your own.

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This week we chat with friend of the show Becky Searle on Instagram as @sow_much_more to talk all things composting.  We talk about why composting is so important, how you can increase your composting results and why male urine might be a secret weapon in your journey to creat the perfect compost.

Enjoy this one guys.

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We chat to friend of the podcast Adele Nozedar about all things mushrooms.  Adele has recently published Mushroom Miscellany and her passion for the world of mushrooms and discovering their beauty is quite simply infectious.  Please sit back, and enjoy this chat with Adele as much as we enjoyed recording it.

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October is a very, very important month in the garden, a month of transitions.  And this week we talk you through varieties that you can sow this month in October and vital jobs that we would suggest that you start to complete ahead of the colder weather arriving.  

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In this episode, we travel back in time to the 19th century, to the birth of the Arts and Crafts Movement and talk about how this led to the development of the phenomenon known as Arts and Crafts Gardens.  We talk about why this philosophy of garden design came to be, why it really matters and how you can spot its influences today.

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A few weeks back we asked you to send in your questions for Andy - and in this episode, he answers as many questions as Kate can ask within 45 minutes.  He didn't know which questions were coming!

Really hope that you enjoy this chat.

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It's the end of our busy season as Andy and Kate sit down in the studio this week. But we wanted to reframe the chat slightly and talk really honestly about the mental health cost of working in horticulture.

We really hope that you enjoy this chat.

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This week, Kate chats to foraging expert, author and friend of the pod Adele Nozedar, about the ancient art of foraging, how most people do it without even realising and how it can put you back in touch with nature in the most surprising and wonderful ways. 

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In this episode, we talk about gardening jobs that you can do during the month of September. We are joined by Jess Gough @happy_smallholding who chats with us about the jobs that she will be doing this month.

Take a moment out of your busy day and join us for some lighthearted gardening chat.

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In this episode, Andy and Kate chat with Becky Searle @sow_much_more about the importance of soil health and the role that it plays in boosting productivity.  Join us for a journey into soil health, no-dig gardening and the joy of rescue tortoises. 

Hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it.  Leave us a review if you get chance, it would mean a lot to us.

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In this episode Andy and Kate deep dive into varieties that you can sow and plant during the month of August. Taking advantage of the beautiful growing conditions, the warm soil temperatures and daylight to grow gorgeous flavours while also preparing for the colder months ahead.

If you would like to hear a more general chat about gardening jobs for August, please listen to the previous episode. 

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In this episode, we talk about jobs that you can complete in the garden during the month of August. This is such an exciting month in which growing conditions are still perfect and productive.  However, its also a month that provides unique challenges to gardeners.  

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In this episode Andy, Kate and Sarah of @thenorthernhome_ chat about the challenges of moving into a new growing space.   Sarah posted recently on Instagram about the challenges of starting again in a new space, being relatively new to gardening so we thought it would be fun to do a recorded "consultation" which turned into a fun chat about starting afresh in an established garden.

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Have you ever thought about embracing the good life and starting your own smallholding? This week we chat to Jess Gough of @happy_smallholding on Instagram about how she did exactly this.

We talk all things growing with Jess Gough who you might know through the Instagram account happy_smallholding.  We talk all things growing, the reality of starting a homestead, bee keeping alongside some really practical growing tips.

Hope you enjoy.

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Gardening for wellbeing is a commonly used term, isn't it?  Sometimes, perhaps it can sound like a marketing 'buzz phrase' but to us, this is a very real concept and one that has really changed our lives at various points over the last couple of years.

We talk honestly about why gardening can boost wellbeing and how we think it can really help you too.

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In this episode, we chat about seeds that you can sow, now in the month of July.  We talk about the importance of looking forward and mention a really special food-growing revolution happening in Inner City Birmingham.

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We chat to Melanie Purcell of  @bishybarnabeescottagegarden about the realities of starting a flower farm during a spring in which the weather doesn't play ball.  We talk about the magic of sowing biennials during summer and the hope that they bring.

You really don't want to miss this chat - we felt so inspired after talking to Melanie and Kate has a huge shopping list to get from Melanie's website:

https://www.bishybarnabeescottagegarden.com/

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Summer is such an exciting time in the herb garden.  It's a time in which the pace of nature accelerates and there is so much to do among a firework display of colour, flavour and fragrance in the herb garden.  

However, this week on the Growing Up Podcast it's all about looking forwards too... to the season that is yet to come.  We are gardening in four dimensions and we absolutely love it.

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This week we take you behind the scenes to talk about our experiences behind the scenes working at BBC Gardeners World and Good Food Show last week.  We discuss some of the amazing people who made the event so special and talk to Steph who created a simply magical show garden.

We saw such positive things last week that we simply had to tell you about them in this episode.

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In this episode, we are joined by Lance, Tomato Growing expert who runs Tomato Revolution.  Get ready for a very geeky, in-depth deep dive into growing your own Tomatoes.

If you like growing your own, gardening and chilled-out podcast chat, the Growing Up Podcast is the place for you!  

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We have a big list of gardening jobs that need to be done during the month of June, but Andy and Kate decided to sit down, have a cup of tea and discuss them on this weeks' podcast episode before doing any of the hard work!  It gave us a great chance to shelter from the rain and warm up too!

Join us for this fun, light-hearted chat as we chat about the jobs to be done during the month of June.

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In this episode, we chat with Carole of Tuckshop Flowers - a small-scale florist and flower grower - who 10 years ago actually grew and designed the flowers for our wedding.

This is a really interesting chat with someone who has genuinely built a long-lasting and flourishing business within the floristry sector with an infectious love of flowers.

Enjoy the chat, everyone.

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In this episode, we talk about everything related to polytunnel growing.  Andy is a self-confessed 'polytunnel geek' and was so excited to record this episode.

We talk about choosing a type of polytunnel, where to put it and share our top polytunnel growing tips!

Do you have any questions? Please feel free to message us on Instagram!

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So....we've been keeping a secret - a pretty big secret!  On Saturday 25th May we will be appearing on James Martin's Saturday Morning on ITV, telling the story of our business as James Martin uses our herbs to cook some delicious dishes.

We are super excited to finally be able to share this news! 

So who is going to be tuning in?

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In this quite emotional episode, Andy and Kate talk about their adventures teaching school kids how to grow food within inner city Birmingham.  We explain why this is incredibly important and share the ups and downs of a first, very exciting year.

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We have a big list of gardening jobs that need to be done during the month of May, but Andy and Kate decided to sit down, have a cup of tea and discuss them on this weeks' podcast episode before doing any of the hard work!

Join us for this fun, light-hearted chat as we chat about the jobs to be done during the month of May.

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In this episode, Andy and Kate escape the recording studio and record undercover at a local garden centre.  You can sow loads of exciting seeds in May and even if you are just starting out your gardening adventures this spring -  you can absolutely join the growing party!

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Are you feeling a bit 'behind' in this very strange spring season that we are having here in the UK?   You aren't alone, but it's important to remember that we are all in the same boat, which is just as well given the amount of rain we've had.

In this week's episode, Andy's Mum and Dad join us in the studio as we plan a new garden for them, and reflect on the joys of clay soil, wild flowers and thyme lawns.

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In this week's episode, we chat with Kendall Marie Platt about the importance of taking time for yourself and prioritising self-care through gardening.  We chat with Kendall about why this is so important and the work that she is doing to raise awareness about this increasingly important subject.

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We've had a few April showers so far this month and we are feeling a little bit soggy!  In this episode we talk about the realities of gardening during the month of April and share some tips about getting the most from your April garden.

It's important to share a positive message that as gardeners, we all love to moan about the weather, but it really does keep our lives interesting doesn't it?

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