This week on episode 14 we follow Gardeners' World to GW Live and a whistle-stop tour of some of the gardens, border, and barrows at the show, with a plant list available to our subscribers.
The show has Sweetpea wondering if it's better to eat more but smaller pieces, or fewer but larger pieces of cake in one sitting, and we consider the pros and cons of using cork, both in the bathroom, in wine bottles, and in the garden, with an underlying question still to be answered.
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Ep70: A Good Ol' Chit-Chat With... James Baker
22-06-2026 | 1 u. 2 Min.
A wise man once said, "gardening adds years to your life and life to your years" and on this episode of Chit-Chats, we meet that wise man.
James was on Gardeners' World 2026 episode 2 when he and his son Noah gave us a tour of their pretty garden in Weymouth, but you may also know James from his appearance on series 4 of the BBC's The Traitors.
In this Chit-Chat, we hear more about James' time as a Faithful, as well as his gardening business and love of the outdoors. Whether it's heading to the beach during his lunch break with flip-flops and towel at the ready, or making regular trips to the New Forest for some therapeutic tree time, it's clear that nature plays a big part in his life.
We also take a musical meander, hearing about James' own music career, the "shedudio" where he records, a few gems from his extensive CD collection, and some words of wisdom for Sweetpea.
And that's all before we delve into what would make James' dream garden; a magical place of multi-country influences, Eden Project style greenhouses, willow archways to private beaches (strictly pebble not sand), mineral waterfalls, majestic giant redwoods, and more.
Some mentions from our guest, links can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/
New Forest National Park
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Gardeners' World 2026 Recap: Ep 13
17-06-2026 | 58 Min.
This week on episode 13 of our Gardeners' World 2026 recap we find out the word for slapping someone across the face with a wet fish, before hearing more about stigmatic lips.
On Gardeners' World we join Arit Anderson as she meets with Sharon Hockenhull in the stunning wildlife attracting garden she designed 8 years ago, and we consider the importance of our nocturnal pollinating friends. We're given a guided tour of Hayley Holgate's beautiful "Essex Tiny Garden" near Maldon, before Ellen Pye shows us the plans for her Morris Dancing inspired May Morning show border for Gardeners' World Live. Finally Joe Swift takes us to Annie and Jonathan Roberts' fantastic garden in Beaminster in Dorset where we also meet artist Flora Roberts and her son Jesse.
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Gardeners' World 2026 Recap: Ep 12
10-06-2026 | 55 Min.
This week on episode 12 of our Gardeners' World 2026 recap, we get up to speed on what constitutes an aromatic herb (versus their non-aromatic siblings), and we have a quick fact check on last week's episode.
In our CCCUP we hear about Gokul Asokan's artwork for Keemar Keemar's Nothing New Under the Sun art exhibition and Farida Sober's fantastic new eBook, with a listener discount available🕺.
On Gardeners' World this week Ashley Edwards shows us the gardens at Benton End and chats with head gardener James Horner about the incredible Benton Irises. We name check Steve Bustin & John Williams who show us around their Brighton garden, before Sue Kent meets with John & Judith, Dean Mears, Gary & Claire, and Human Dynamo Sue Lush in their gardens in Penarth. Finally Paul Randall gives us a tour of his tropical garden Brooklands in Dunstable.
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Gardeners' World 2026 Recap: Ep 11
03-06-2026 | 1 u. 9 Min.
This week on our recap of Gardeners' World 2026 episode 11 we clear up some housekeeping on Madame Clicquot, tonic immobility in sharks, the sugar content of Subway bread, and how Efudix works.
In our CCCUP we hear about Farida Sober's eBook progress on the fermented grass method, and Benn Storey's fantastic steep terraced garden opening through the NGS imminently.
On Gardeners' World this week, Monty Don's in a spot of bother over his jackets, and Carol Klein chats seeds with Professor Malcolm Bennett from the Hounsfield Facility at Nottingham University. Joe Daniels shows us around his tranquil garden in the Lot region of South West France, and Rekha Mistry shares some tips on growing edibles in pots. Finally, retired gardener Steve Williams gives us a tour of his wildlife friendly garden on the edge of Oxford.
🥇🥇We also remind our listeners that Dan's still the man! With another Gold at RHS Malvern Spring Festival, Dan's Plants is THE plant nursery to buy your plants from this season! Dan's kindly giving a 10% discount on all his award-winning plants with our exclusive code NJAG10🥇🥇
And don't forget, 15% off tickets to Gardeners' World Live at Birmingham NEC this 18th to 21st June with our code NJAG. Offer closes 10th June.
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Welcome to Not 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 sit and put the mad and confusing world to rights.Our continued shared love of gardening has had us avidly watching Gardeners’ World each week, taking notes here, animatedly discussing there, which has in turn lead us to giving a Sweetpea & Bear style recap on our podcast! Just a mother and daughter chewing the fat over Nick, Frances and Adam’s big garden moves, enjoying Monty and Toby’s poetic presenting, learning intriguing garden history from Advolly and hanging off Carol’s every propagating word.The programme has also brought into our living rooms each week a novice, professional, serious, hilarious, quirky, eccentric, inspiring world of guests, all of whom we want to know so much more about. So our Good Ol' Chit-Chats series was born; each episode we chat with a previous guest on Gardeners’ World and find out more about what would make their dream garden.So grab a cup of tea and flask of coffee, a glass of wine, a whisky, a Pimms, an Apple and Pear juice or anything in between, and join us for a Good Ol’ Chit-Chat about Not Just a Garden!Sweetpea & Bear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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