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Tom Coward
Jun 09, 2025 47 min

Tom Coward

This time, Steph is talking to Tom Coward, head gardener at Gravetye Manor garden in Sussex. Now a luxury hotel, it was once the home of gardener and writer William Robinson, who dominated the Vict...

Alys Fowler
Jun 02, 2025 56 min

Alys Fowler

Horticulturist, author and garden journalist Alys Fowler joins Steph to discuss her dream garden and her new garden in Wales. She discusses the importance of ‘living with your rubbish’ and gives he...

James Hitchmough
May 26, 2025 1h 5m

James Hitchmough

James Hitchmough, planting maestro and Emeritus Professor of Horticultural Ecology at the University of Sheffield joins Steph to talk about his dream garden, and his own new garden he is creating i...

Jo Thompson
May 19, 2025 56 min

Jo Thompson

Jo Thompson, award-winning garden designer, joins Steph to talk about her fantasy garden. From her love of roses to her penchant for romantic gardens and her love of Italy, where she spent a lot of...

Tom Massey
May 12, 2025 58 min

Tom Massey

Designer Tom Massey joins Steph to talk about his Chelsea Flower Show garden that includes mycelium walls and AI that makes trees talk. He reveals the gardens and landscapes that have influenced hi...

Manoj Malde
May 05, 2025 47 min

Manoj Malde

Garden designer Manoj Malde speaks with Steph about his dream garden and his inspirations for it, including Jardin Majorelle in Morocco and Lotusland in California, as well as the landscape of Cret...

Carol Klein
Apr 28, 2025 47 min

Carol Klein

Legendary plantswoman and TV presenter Carol Klein talks to Stephanie about her life and career, her hatred of garden makeover shows and miniature plants, her recovery from cancer last year and why...

Dan Pearson
Apr 21, 2025 58 min

Dan Pearson

Steph talks to lauded landscape designer Dan Pearson about his dream garden and what he would want to include in his fantasy space, from a temple garden in Kyoto and the landscape of Joshua Tree Na...

Talking Gardens Season 5 Trailer
Apr 14, 2025 0 min

Talking Gardens Season 5 Trailer

What would you have in your dream garden? That's what we ask our guests on Talking Gardens, the podcast from Gardens Illustrated. We've got more amazing guests this season with top designers going ...

Sarah Raven and Nigel Slater (Live)
Dec 17, 2024 56 min

Sarah Raven and Nigel Slater (Live)

This special bonus episode was recorded with a live audience at the Garden Museum in London. Stephanie talks to new guest Sarah Raven and returning listener favourite Nigel Slater about their fanta...

Ulf Nordfjell
Dec 10, 2024 40 min

Ulf Nordfjell

In this episode of Talking Gardens, Stephanie talks to Swedish garden designer Ulf Nordfjell about his fantasy space. From the Villa Gamberaia in Tuscany and the enduring influence of the Renaissan...

Jinny Blom
Dec 03, 2024 45 min

Jinny Blom

In this episode Stephanie talks to award-winning garden designer Jinny Blom about her fantasy garden. Jinny chooses the plants, places and people that would make up her dream garden, from her exper...

John Little
Nov 26, 2024 1h 2m EXPLICIT

John Little

In this episode Stephanie talks to John Little about his fantasy garden. We learn why community spaces would be a key, even in his dream garden, and hear about the work he’s done to bring greenery ...

Shane Connolly
Nov 19, 2024 49 min

Shane Connolly

Floral designer Shane Connolly joins Talking Gardens this time to talk about sustainable floristry, his own garden in Worcestershire and the places he would have to include a piece of in his dream ...

Butter Wakefield
Nov 12, 2024 54 min

Butter Wakefield

In this episode, award-winning garden designer Butter Wakefield constructs her fantasy garden. From the landscape of Maine to the gardens at Chatsworth, we learn about all of the things she would h...

Charles Dowding
Nov 05, 2024 45 min

Charles Dowding

No-dig gardening guru Charles Dowding creates his dream garden from all of the places he has been and seen. We find out why he loves the landscapes of the island of Iona in Scotland, his adventures...

Rosy Hardy
Oct 29, 2024 58 min

Rosy Hardy

Plantswoman Rosy Hardy creates her fantasy garden from all of the landscapes and places that have inspired her. From the sunken garden in Edinburgh owned by her childhood neighbour to Amazon Sphere...

Monty Don
Oct 21, 2024 49 min

Monty Don

Gardener and broadcaster Monty Don joins us on Talking Gardens to talk about his fantasy growing space. From the design of Wollerton Old Hall in Shropshire to the character of Balmoral Cottage in K...

Talking Gardens Season 4 Trailer
Oct 14, 2024 0 min

Talking Gardens Season 4 Trailer

What does your fantasy garden look like? That’s what we ask our guests on the Talking Gardens podcast. This season we’ve got an amazing new line up of top gardeners, designers, plantspeople and flo...

Jimi Blake
Jun 25, 2024 39 min

Jimi Blake

This time, Stephanie visits HuntingBrook Gardens in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, to chat to owner Jimi Blake about his dream garden. Discover why he wants to live in a glass box and the places his fantasy...