The Gardener Ben Podcast

Gardener Ben
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The Gardener Ben Podcast, honest conversations from the heart of the garden. Join Ben as he explores the world of gardening with real people sharing real experiences – from horticulture pros to passionate home gardeners, and sometimes stories far beyond the garden gate. Each episode is anchored with seasonal insights and updates from North Lodge, giving you a window into ongoing projects, tips, and observations in real time. Whether it’s English roses, modern cottage gardens, or everyday gardening challenges, expect practical guidance, authentic stories, and open, relatable conversations about what really goes on in gardens… and in life.

  1. S4E8 Joan Darwent

    6d ago

    S4E8 Joan Darwent

    S4E8 of The Gardener Ben Podcast is streaming now. On this week’s episode, I talk you through deadheading your roses and how to deal with pest and disease problems after the recent huge amount of cold and wet weather we’ve had here in the UK. It also features a personal chat with @hoover_who_better, who, after the sad loss of his mother Joan, decided to mark her passing and celebrate her life by naming a brand-new rose after her. Launched at the Chelsea Flower Show, the rose has recently gone through a small and intimate naming ceremony at the @peterbealesroses show gardens in Attleborough. I wanted to catch up with Dave and ask him why he chose his particular rose and what drew him to it. This beautiful new variety will be going through my personal growing review process here at North Lodge over the next 12 months, and I’ll have the pleasure of bringing you my first impressions of this very pretty and very fragrant rose over the next few weeks. ‘Joan Darwent’ is available for you to pre-order for bare-root season now directly from @peterbealesroses. Next week, after our open garden event, we will be bringing you an open garden special. Having welcomed simply hundreds of you through the gate to the North Lodge Cottage Garden, my husband Mark thought it would be a really lovely idea to capture some of your thoughts and impressions as you left the garden space and ask you what you were taking away from our garden to maybe recreate or change in your own. The Gardener Ben Podcast is brought to you proudly in association with Peter Beales Roses, winner of 31 Chelsea Gold Medals and creating timeless roses since 1968. Go online and shop at www.peterbealesroses.com, and make sure that you’re following along on Instagram and TikTok. The Gardener Ben Podcast is edited by @my_home_is_my_altar. Until next week, happy gardening.

    40 min
  2. S4E7 Dakic garden design

    Jun 8

    S4E7 Dakic garden design

    S4E7 of the Gardener Ben podcast is streaming now This week I have the absolute pleasure in bringing you a conversation with husband and wife gardening duo Bryony and Jonathan from @dakicgardendesign. After the huge success at BBC Gardeners’ Spring Fair in Hampshire in 2025, this year they’re undertaking a massive project with a huge exciting garden installation at BBC Gardeners’ World Live, which takes place between the 18th and 21st of June. Their design is packed full of tropical foliage, texture and bold colours, and I’ve been following along closely on social media to see how they’re getting on ahead of the show. All three of us are neuro spicy, so to say that I enjoyed our conversation is an understatement. Finding myself on a call with two other like-minded people was an absolute pleasure, so I hope that you listen to the conversation and enjoy it just as much as I did. The Gardener Ben Podcast is brought to you proudly in association with Peter Beales Roses, winner of 31 Chelsea gold medals and creating timeless roses since 1968. Go online and shop at www.peterbealesroses.com and make sure that you’re following along on Instagram and on TikTok. Ahead of the @peterbealesroses rose festival, which takes place at their show garden in Norfolk between the 20th and 21st of June next week, I am joined by Dave @hoover_who_better, who after the sad loss of his mother decided to commemorate her life by naming a Peter Beales Rose after her. ‘Joan Derwent’ was launched at the Chelsea Flower Show and will have an official name day very soon at Peter Beales. Dave joins me next week on the podcast, so tune in then to find out more. The Gardener Ben podcast is edited by @my_home_is_my_altar. Until then, happy gardening. #gardenerben #podcast #listennow #gardeningpodcast

    56 min
  3. S4E6 Farmer Bailey Plugs

    Jun 1

    S4E6 Farmer Bailey Plugs

    This week on The Gardner Ben Podcast, you will have to excuse my slightly hoarse and snotty tones, having had the garden here at North Lodge open to the public over the weekend. I’ve spoken to quite literally hundreds of people and wanted to extend my personal thanks to absolutely everybody who made the trip out to support our local good causes and look around the garden. On The Gardner Ben Podcast this week, I have the pleasure of bringing you a conversation with Thomas and Bailey from @, who supply cut flower farmers and home gardeners with cut flower plug plants. It’s an account I’ve been following for some time on Instagram, and I really hope that you enjoy our conversation. The Gardner Ben Podcast is brought to you in association with Peter Beales Roses, winner of 31 Chelsea Gold Medals and creating timeless roses since 1968. Go online and shop at www.peterbealesroses.com The Gardner Ben Podcast is edited by @ Next week I’m joined by my husband-and-wife garden designer and construction duo Bryony and Jonathan from @, who are making their final preparations for BBC Gardeners’ World Live from the 18th to the 21st of June. They join me to tell me all about their new design concept and everything that’s going on behind the scenes ahead of the show. Three autistic gardeners on one call — what could possibly go wrong? Haha, so I hope you join me again next week. Until then, happy gardening.

    1h 3m
  4. S4E5 The Messy Allotmenteer

    May 25

    S4E5 The Messy Allotmenteer

    S4E5 of The Gardener Ben Podcast has lots of details about the new plants launched at the Chelsea Flower Show 2026 and features Kate @themessyallotmenteer, who from the 18th to the 21st of June can be found exhibiting her brand-new garden concept at BBC Gardeners’ World Live. Kate joined me for a relaxed conversation about the garden just a few weeks ago, and I really hope that you enjoy hearing all about it. The Gardener Ben Podcast is proudly brought to you in association with @peterbealesroses, winner of 31 Chelsea Gold Medals and creators of timeless roses since 1968. Go online and shop at www.peterbealesroses.com. The podcast is edited by @my_home_is_my_altar. Next week, I’m joined by Bailey and Thomas from @farmerbaileyplugs, so until then, happy gardening. #gardenerben #podcaster #gardeningpodcast #listennow

    46 min
  5. S4S4 Gwen from Plant Heritage

    May 18

    S4S4 Gwen from Plant Heritage

    S4 E4 of the Gardener Ben Podcast features a conversation with Gwen Hines, CEO of @plantheritage. Together with @theplantingdesigncollective, they are creating a garden for the very first time at RHS Chelsea 2026 called ‘The Missing Collector’s Garden’. Plant Heritage are responsible for managing the UK’s plant collections, and if you would like to get involved in any aspect with regards to the National Collections of Plants, please do make sure you get in touch with them or take a look at their website. The Gardener Ben Podcast is brought to you proudly in association with @peterbealesroses, winners of 30 Chelsea Gold Medals and creators of timeless roses since 1968. Go online and shop at www.peterbeales.com. Next week, I have the pleasure of bringing you a conversation with Kate 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚, who is off to BBC Gardeners’ World Live at the Birmingham NEC, which takes place between the 18th and 21st of June, and is creating a garden called ‘The Folklorians Garden’. So join me next week when Kate gets to share more about her exciting upcoming project. The Gardener Ben Podcast is edited by @my_home_is_my_altar. #gardenerben #podcast #podcaster #listennow #gardener

    34 min
  6. S4E3 Neil Duncan Rose King

    May 11

    S4E3 Neil Duncan Rose King

    S4E3 of the Gardener Ben podcast features @neilduncan40roseking, who is a real champion amongst rose growers. He’s been growing and exhibiting for many years and, alongside his wife, travels the length and breadth of the UK showing his beautiful roses. So, if you have an interest in how you can become involved in exhibiting your roses, take a listen to the conversation I recorded with Neil just a few weeks ago. The Gardener Ben podcast is proudly brought to you in association with @peterbealesroses, winner of 30 Chelsea Gold Medals and creating timeless roses since 1968. Go online and shop at www.peterbealesroses.com. Ahead of the Chelsea Flower Show next week, I have the pleasure of bringing you a conversation with Gwen Hines, CEO of @plantheritage. Gwen and her team work behind the scenes to look after our national collections of plants, making sure that we’re safeguarding as many beautiful varieties as possible for future generations. For the very first time, Plant Heritage will be showcasing their first garden at the Chelsea Flower Show 2026, and I’m really excited to see what they bring together. So, if you have a passion for a particular plant or a large collection, make sure that you tune in next week to find out how you can get involved. The Gardener Ben podcast is edited by @my_home_is_my_altar. Until next week, happy gardening. #gardenerben #podcast #podcaster #gardeningpodcast #growwithme

    1h 5m
  7. S4E2 Plants & Minds

    May 4

    S4E2 Plants & Minds

    This week on the Gardener Ben Podcast, I’m joined by Andy and Richard, team members from Chestnut Nurseries, along with their sister site, Cherry Tree Nurseries, based in Bournemouth, and Paul. They are run and operated by the charity Plants and Minds. Through horticulture, they offer meaningful occupation and employment to people who have suffered long-term mental health problems, using the therapeutic benefits of gardening in a safe and encouraging environment. Set up years before its time, it’s a really interesting and inspiring story behind two nurseries in Dorset that both offer good-quality, value-for-money plants, pots, and even compost. I hope that you enjoy the conversation I had with Andy and Richard. The Gardener Ben Podcast is proudly brought to you in association with Peter Beales Roses, winner of 30 Chelsea gold medals and creators of timeless roses since 1968. Go online and shop at www.atpeterbealsroses.com, and make sure that you’re following along on Instagram and TikTok. Next week, I have the absolute pleasure of sharing with you a conversation with @neilduncan40roseking, a rose-growing and exhibiting champion, racking up dozens of medals and awards up and down the UK. So, if you’re interested in growing flowers to exhibit in your garden, make sure that you tune into our conversation next week. Until then, happy gardening. The Gardener Ben Podcast is edited by @my_home_is_my_altar #gardenerben #podcast #podcaster #gardeningpodcast #listennow

    32 min
  8. S4E1 That Glasgow Witch.

    Apr 27

    S4E1 That Glasgow Witch.

    Welcome back to the @the_gardenerben_podcast. It only feels like about five minutes since we wrapped up season three, but welcome along to season four. We are out the gate with a really interesting and wonderful conversation recorded with @thatglasgowwitch just a few weeks ago. Geo started sharing her craft on TikTok and Instagram as a way of connecting with her daughter remotely, by creating a video library of mindful practices, grounding techniques, and rituals which could be referred back to and used at any time. It’s evident that the world really needed a window into what Geo shared, as within just a small period of time, tens of thousands of people were watching along, me included. I hope that you enjoy the conversation with Geo and head over to her accounts on either TikTok or Instagram to get involved by liking, following, and sharing. Next week, I’m going to be sharing a horticultural story surrounding a local business in Dorset run by the charity Plants and Minds, who operate @cherrytreenurserybmth and @chestnut_nursery, providing therapeutic horticulture and meaningful occupation in a supportive environment, aiming to restore wellbeing to people experiencing life-impacting mental health conditions. So join me again next week, and until then, happy gardening. The Gardener Ben Podcast is proudly brought to you in association with @peterbealesroses, winner of 30 Chelsea gold medals and creators of timeless roses since 1968. Go online and shop at www.peterbealesroses.com, and make sure that you’re following along on Instagram and TikTok. The Ben Podcast is edited by @mark_hamilton_anderson. #gardenerben #podcast #podcaster #gardeningpodcast #growwithme

    1h 21m
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The Gardener Ben Podcast, honest conversations from the heart of the garden. Join Ben as he explores the world of gardening with real people sharing real experiences – from horticulture pros to passionate home gardeners, and sometimes stories far beyond the garden gate. Each episode is anchored with seasonal insights and updates from North Lodge, giving you a window into ongoing projects, tips, and observations in real time. Whether it’s English roses, modern cottage gardens, or everyday gardening challenges, expect practical guidance, authentic stories, and open, relatable conversations about what really goes on in gardens… and in life.

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  • Creator
    Gardener Ben
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Gardener Ben
  • Show Website
    The Gardener Ben Podcast

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