BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast
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What To Do Now - Bulbs, Squash and Bees
Oct 3, 2026
10m 14s
Frances Tophill: The secret to a garden with year-round structure
Oct 1, 2026
26m 10s
Siberian Irises: beautiful, tough and easy to grow, with Pamela Ferns
Sep 28, 2026
42m 13s
What To Do Now - Blooms, bounty and easy wildlife wins
Sep 26, 2026
9m 23s
How to transform a new-build garden, with Andrew Jackson
Sep 23, 2026
36m 19s
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Audience Interest
- gardening tips and advice
- plant care and maintenance
Podcast Focus
- gardening inspiration and advice
- expert interviews and discussions
Publishing Consistency
- weekly episodes released
- active for five years
Platform Reach
- available on major podcast platforms
- distributed through BBC channels
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 45 chart positions in 45 markets.
By chart position
- 🇬🇧GB · Home & Garden#41M to 3M
- 🇨🇦CA · Home & Garden#51M to 3M
- 🇺🇸US · Home & Garden#12300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · Home & Garden#12300K to 1M
- 🇩🇪DE · Home & Garden#22100K to 300K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
1.6M to 4.8M🎙 Daily cadence·616 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
5.4M to 16M🇬🇧19%🇨🇦19%🇺🇸6%+42 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
2.1M to 6.5M88K real followers tracked across platforms
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/3/26 | What To Do Now - Bulbs, Squash and Bees | Join Gardeners’ World Magazine podcast presenter Claire Vennis for early October garden wins with jobs for spring colour, a longer-lasting harvest and a garden buzzing with life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 10m 14s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 | Frances Tophill: The secret to a garden with year-round structure | What gives a garden its shape, character and year-round appeal? Frances Tophill explores the plants and design principles that create lasting structure in the garden. From hedges, trees and evergreen shrubs to ornamental grasses and climbing plants, Frances explains how to build a garden that's beautiful in every season while supporting wildlife. She also shares practical advice on balancing structure with softer planting, adapting established gardens and creating spaces that evolve over time, whether you're designing from scratch or refreshing an existing plot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 26m 10s | ||||||
| 9/28/26 | Siberian Irises: beautiful, tough and easy to grow, with Pamela Ferns | Beautiful, resilient and surprisingly easy to grow, could Siberian irises be the unsung heroes of our borders? Head gardener and National Collection holder Pamela Ferns shares her passion for these elegant plants and explains why they deserve much more attention. Discover the best Siberian irises for spectacular colour, where to plant them and how to keep them thriving, from watering and mulching to dividing established clumps. Pamela also explores the extraordinary diversity of the iris family, their benefits for wildlife and her mission to preserve rare cultivars before they're lost. Whether you're an iris enthusiast or complete beginner, prepare to be converted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 42m 13s | ||||||
| 9/26/26 | What To Do Now - Blooms, bounty and easy wildlife wins | Keep your garden glowing into autumn with Claire’s three feel-good September jobs: from flower power and fruity harvests to a wildlife buffet birds will love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 9m 23s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | How to transform a new-build garden, with Andrew Jackson | Moved into a new-build home and wondering where to start with the garden? Garden designer and New Build Manifesto founder Andrew Jackson explains how to turn a blank patch of turf and fencing into a thriving, characterful space. From understanding compacted soil and creating structure with trees and shrubs to choosing resilient plants and welcoming wildlife, Andrew shares the lessons learned from transforming his own plot. Discover why you shouldn’t rush to fill every gap, how to design with the future in mind and why every new-build garden represents an exciting opportunity to create something beautiful, for you and for nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 36m 19s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 | How to create a garden for the future, with Nadine Mitschunas | Can an allotment become a blueprint for the garden of the future? Ecologist Nadine Mitschunas has transformed a once-overgrown plot into a beautiful, productive and wildlife-rich haven, and it's now been crowned our Gardens of the Year 10-Year Anniversary Best of the Best. Nadine reveals how naturalistic planting, perennial flowers, native plants and wildlife ponds have created a thriving ecosystem where nature does much of the work. She also shares how she's adapting to our changing climate with more trees, shade, dense planting and mulching, plus simple ideas every gardener can use to welcome more wildlife and build a more resilient garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 46m 08s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 | What To Do Now - Squash, splits and spring bulbs | Keep your garden glowing into autumn with Claire’s three feel-good September jobs: from flower power and fruity harvests to a wildlife buffet birds will love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 9m 40s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 | Container gardening, the Monty way | From choosing the perfect terracotta pot to creating spectacular seasonal displays, Monty Don shares his expert advice on gardening in containers. Discover why bigger pots often work best, how to create the ideal compost mix for different plants, and the secrets to watering and feeding for long-lasting success. Monty also reflects on his lifelong love of handmade pots, revealing the stories behind some of his favourites and explaining how containers can become an integral part of any garden design. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 28m 35s | ||||||
| 9/14/26 | Reclaim, reuse, reinvent your garden, with Frances Tophill | Why buy new when your garden could be full of materials with a story? Frances shares her passion for reclaiming and reusing everything from old bricks and timber to windows, pallets and unexpected household finds. Discover how reclaimed materials can save money, reduce waste and bring personality to paths, patios, containers and garden structures. Frances also explains why working with what already exists can be creatively liberating, more sustainable and surprisingly accessible, even if you’re not a skilled DIYer. Packed with practical ideas and inspiration, this episode will have you looking at “junk” in a completely new way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 41m 34s | ||||||
| 9/12/26 | What To Do Now - Help a hoglet, pick tomatoes and tidy a rockery | This week’s cheerful garden checklist with Claire Vennis covers juicy harvests, alpine TLC and a simple way to help hedgehogs before winter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 10m 25s | ||||||
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| 9/10/26 | A life rooted in seasonal food with Nelly Babazadeh | Growing your own food can transform the way you cook, eat and live. Cook, writer and grower Nelly Babazadeh shares how her Iranian heritage inspired a lifelong love of seasonal food and how gardening has helped her reconnect with nature, family and wellbeing. From preserving the harvest with homemade jams and pickles to reducing food waste and embracing slow living, Nelly offers practical tips to help you make the most of every ingredient and encourages you to savour every season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 34m 36s | ||||||
| 9/7/26 | flower dryingsustainable gardening+3 | Katie Christer | Sitopia Farm | — | flower dryingsustainable flowers+3 | — | 33m 43s | ||
| 9/5/26 | gardeningpollinator-friendly bulbs+3 | — | — | — | gardeningSeptember+3 | — | 9m 55s | ||
| 9/3/26 | organic gardeningsustainable practices+4 | Sarah Mead | Yeo Valley Organic Garden | — | organic gardengardening techniques+4 | — | 40m 34s | ||
| 9/1/26 | gardeningbiodiversity+4 | Monty Don | — | — | gardening advicewild spaces+4 | — | 27m 47s | ||
| 8/29/26 | gardeningroses+3 | — | — | — | gardening tipsroses+3 | — | 9m 19s | ||
| 8/27/26 | dahliasgardening+4 | Monty Don | BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine PodcastJewel Garden | Longmeadow | dahliasgardening tips+5 | — | 27m 57s | ||
| 8/25/26 | gardeningwildlife+4 | Frances Tophill | — | — | gardeningwildlife+4 | — | 30m 18s | ||
| 8/21/26 | gardeningheucheras+4 | — | heucherasspinach+2 | bees | heucherasspinach+4 | — | 10m 17s | ||
| 8/19/26 | gardeningDIY+3 | — | BBC Gardeners’ WorldDIY SOS+3 | KewSicily | gardeningDIY SOS+3 | — | 23m 16s | ||
| 8/18/26 | garden designinclusivity+3 | Arit Anderson | BBC Gardeners' WorldImmediate Media | — | garden designaccessibility+4 | — | 34m 43s | ||
| 8/15/26 | What To Do Now - Late-summer Colour, tomatoes and wildlife water | Will your buddleia give butterflies one last feast, are your tomatoes ready for their big August moment, and could a simple splash of water turn your garden into a wildlife hotspot? Join BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine's Claire Vennis for three easy, feel-good jobs to do now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 10m 25s | ||||||
| 8/13/26 | The art of creating calm in your garden with garden design Tomoko Kawauchi | What makes a garden feel calm, balanced and timeless? Award-winning garden designer Tomoko Kawauchi shares how her upbringing in rural Japan continues to shape her approach to creating beautiful outdoor spaces. In this episode, she explains the simple design principles that work in gardens of any size, from using structure and circulation to choosing plants for function rather than fashion. Tomoko also discusses designing with nature, adapting to climate change, improving soil health and creating spaces that encourage people to slow down and reconnect with the outdoors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 26m 00s | ||||||
| 8/10/26 | Thrifty, sensory, accessible: rethinking the modern garden with Mark Lane | In this inspiring episode, broadcaster, garden designer and author Mark Lan explores what accessible gardening really means. Following a life-changing accident, Mark discovered the restorative power of plants and went on to champion inclusive outdoor spaces that work for everyone. He shares practical ideas for designing gardens around ability, from wide paths, sensory planting and resting places to thrifty approaches that remove financial and physical barriers. With warmth, honesty and plenty of expert insight, Mark shows how gardens of any size can boost wellbeing, welcome wildlife and help more people enjoy growing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 44m 43s | ||||||
| 8/7/26 | What To Do Now - Lavender, birdboxes and beetroot | This week, Claire's quick and practical gardening jobs are to trim lavender, clean bird boxes and how to grow bigger beetroot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 6m 52s | ||||||
| 7/21/26 | health benefits of naturewildlife-friendly gardening+3 | Dr Amir Khan | Butterfly ConservationBBC Gardeners' World+1 | — | naturehealth+5 | — | 34m 02s | ||
| 7/17/26 | seed collectingstrawberry care+3 | — | — | — | seedsstrawberries+3 | — | 8m 09s | ||
| 7/15/26 | shade gardeningplant care+3 | Monty Don | BBC Gardeners’ World LiveBBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast+1 | — | shade gardengardening tips+3 | — | 24m 28s | ||
| 7/13/26 | garden designlandscape design+3 | Adam Frost | — | — | garden designlandscape designer+3 | — | 25m 20s | ||
| 7/10/26 | fruit thinningsupporting plants+3 | — | BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine PodcastImmediate Media | applepear | fruit thinningapple trees+3 | — | 7m 59s | ||
| 7/9/26 | garden designsmall spaces+3 | Pip Probert | — | — | budget garden designsmall outdoor spaces+3 | — | 42m 06s | ||
| 7/7/26 | garden designhorticulture+5 | Sarah Eberle | On the Edge | Devon | garden designSarah Eberle+5 | — | 38m 28s | ||
| 7/4/26 | harvesting herbsfruit care+3 | — | — | — | herbsfruit+3 | — | 7m 33s | ||
| 7/2/26 | dry gardensdrought-tolerant plants+3 | Ian Le Gros | euphorbiaseucalyptus+3 | — | drought-tolerantgardening+3 | — | 26m 14s | ||
| 6/30/26 | wildflowerswild gardening+4 | Frances Tophill | BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine PodcastImmediate Media+6 | — | wildflowersgardening+7 | — | 36m 45s | ||
| 6/12/26 | feeding rosesmonitoring pests+3 | — | rosesBBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast+1 | — | rosespests+4 | — | 7m 35s | ||
| 6/10/26 | rose growingpruning+5 | Liam Beddall | David Austin Roses | — | rosesgardening+5 | — | 55m 57s | ||
| 6/8/26 | natural dyestheatrical textiles+3 | Lorelle AboagyeSimon Stevens | National TheatreBBC Gardeners’ World Magazine | — | natural dyesindigo dyeing+3 | — | 30m 23s | ||
| 6/5/26 | spring gardeningpruning shrubs+3 | — | BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine PodcastImmediate Media+1 | — | spring shrubsbiennials+3 | — | 8m 16s | ||
| 6/4/26 | rewildingbiodiversity+4 | Chris Packham | BBC Gardeners’ World MagazineMake a Metre Matter | — | rewildingbiodiversity+5 | — | 33m 27s | ||
| 6/1/26 | productive gardeningtime-saving methods+4 | Frances Tophill | — | — | gardeningfood production+3 | — | 29m 58s | ||
| 5/29/26 | gardening tipssowing vegetables+4 | — | — | — | gardeningsowing+5 | — | 8m 04s | ||
| 5/28/26 | scented plantsgardening tips+3 | Ashley Edwards | BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast | — | lavenderrosemary+6 | — | 29m 49s | ||
| 5/26/26 | vegetable gardeninghome gardening+4 | Adam Frost | — | — | easy vegetablesgrow your own+5 | — | 24m 02s | ||
| 5/22/26 | gardeningChelsea Chop+3 | — | potatoessweet peas+1 | — | Chelsea Choppotatoes+3 | — | 8m 55s | ||
| 5/21/26 | mental healthcommunity gardening+3 | Andy SturgeonGlenn Mahaffy | Project Giving Back | — | MIND GardenChelsea Flower Show+3 | — | 36m 01s | ||
| 5/19/26 | show gardenChelsea Flower Show+4 | Arit Anderson | Parkinson’s UK | — | show gardenChelsea Flower Show+5 | — | 33m 47s | ||
| 5/16/26 | hardening offdividing perennials+3 | — | BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine PodcastImmediate Media | — | hardening offtender seedlings+3 | — | 8m 20s | ||
| 5/14/26 | gardeningwellbeing+3 | Amy Chapman | — | — | gardening advicebeginner gardening+3 | — | 28m 42s | ||
| 5/12/26 | British flowerssustainability+4 | Georgie Newbery | — | — | flower farmingflorist+3 | — | 43m 09s | ||
| 5/8/26 | gardeningsummer harvest+3 | — | BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast | — | maincrop potatoesweeds+3 | — | 8m 35s | ||
| 5/7/26 | edible gardenssmall spaces+4 | Anna Greenland | — | — | gardeningedible plants+3 | — | 41m 20s | ||
| 5/4/26 | gardeninglandscape design+3 | Toby Buckland | — | — | heavy claydeep shade+3 | — | 32m 54s | ||
| 5/2/26 | gardeningsowing seeds+3 | — | BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine PodcastImmediate Media | — | gardeningsowing seeds+3 | — | 9m 35s | ||
| 4/30/26 | allotment growingcommunity gardening+3 | De Graft Mensah | BBC NewsroundMake a Metre Matter | — | allotmentgardening+3 | — | 27m 24s | ||
| 4/28/26 | insectsecosystems+4 | Dr Hayley Jones | RHS WisleyBBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast | — | insectsecosystems+5 | — | 35m 44s | ||
| 4/24/26 | kalesuperfood+3 | Catherine Mansley | — | — | kalesuperfood+3 | — | 7m 56s | ||
| 4/23/26 | commemorative parksustainability+3 | Matthew Pottage | Royal Parks | London | Queen Elizabeth IIcommemorative park+5 | — | 33m 31s | ||
| 4/20/26 | garden designlandscaping+3 | Pollyanna Wilkinson | — | — | garden designgardening+4 | — | 30m 38s | ||
| 4/18/26 | beetrootvegetable gardening+3 | Claire Vennis | — | — | beetrootgardening+3 | — | 9m 13s | ||
| 4/15/26 | Charles Darwingardening+4 | Antony O'Rourke | BBC Gardeners' World | Down HouseKent | Down HouseCharles Darwin+5 | — | 29m 48s | ||
| 4/14/26 | garden designseasonal gardening+3 | Arit Anderson | BBC Gardeners' World | — | year-round gardeninggarden interest+3 | — | 33m 01s | ||
| 4/11/26 | courgettesgardening+3 | Claire Vennis | — | — | courgettesgardening tips+3 | — | 8m 09s | ||
| 4/9/26 | plant combinationsgardening+3 | Jamie Butterworth | BBC Gardeners’ World | — | plant recipeorganic matter+3 | — | 37m 03s | ||
| 4/7/26 | beginner gardeninghealthy soil+3 | Frances Tophill | — | — | gardeningsoil health+5 | — | 45m 28s | ||
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Distribution & Reach
About the show, platforms, and key insights.
Distribution & Reach
About the show, platforms, and key insights.
Immediate Media is a prominent multimedia company known for producing high-quality content across various platforms, particularly in the realms of hobbies and lifestyle. They are recognized for their expertise in niche publications, including the award-winning BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, which aligns with the company's commitment to engaging audiences in specialized interests. The BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast stands out for its blend of expert advice and personal anecdotes from beloved gardening figures like Monty Don and Carol Klein. The podcast features a unique mix of seasonal growing tips, conversational segments, and problem-solving sessions in "Ask Alan," making it accessible and informative for both novice and seasoned gardeners. This engaging format fosters a community spirit among gardening enthusiasts. Listeners of the podcast are primarily gardening aficionados seeking practical advice and inspiration, as well as a sense of connection to the gardening community. The podcast delivers value through expert insights, relatable discussions, and a wealth of gardening knowledge, helping its audience cultivate their green thumbs and enhance their gardening endeavors. With over 556 episodes, it maintains a strong presence in the leisure and lifestyle categories.
By the numbers
- Total followers: 88K
- Total plays: 13M
- Total reviews: 247
Platforms
TuneIn
- Followers: 65
Castbox
- Followers: 3.6K
- Plays: 170K
- Reviews: 2
YouTube
- Subscribers: 84K
- Views: 13M
- Videos: 959
Podcast App
- Followers: 307
- Reviews: 245
Find them online
Audience
family, professionals
Key insights
What the show covers
- gardening inspiration and advice
- expert interviews and discussions
- problem-solving gardening issues
- global gardening perspectives
Audience interests
- gardening tips and advice
- plant care and maintenance
- seasonal gardening tasks
- expert gardening discussions
Platform reach
- available on major podcast platforms
- distributed through BBC channels
- growing audience potential
- engagement with gardening community
Publishing consistency
- weekly episodes released
- active for five years
- over 550 episodes available
- consistent gardening content
Chart history for BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast
Peaked at #1 in Ireland, top 10 in 26 of 50 tracked markets, currently #1 in Ireland.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| Ireland | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| Spain | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| HK | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| Italy | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| SG | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| TH | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| Canada | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| South Korea | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Brazil | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| AT | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| Denmark | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| PL | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| South Africa | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| CH | — | #8 | #8 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 45 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 45 markets.