Gardeners' World 2026 Recap: Ep 9

Gardeners' World 2026 Recap: Ep 9

From Not Just a Garden by Sweetpea and Bear

May 13, 2026 · 1h 11m · Season 6 · Episode 9

About this episode

The episode recaps Gardeners' World 2026 Episode 9, covering various gardening topics and events.

This week on Gardeners' World 2026 Episode 9 Recap the National Highways press office get in touch to set the record straight regarding The Cockcrow Heathland Bridge near Cobham in Surrey. We also learn about the legend Rachel Entrekin and her extraordinary ultra marathon win, how to remove nitrogen from the soil, what makes an Oreo more vegan than a fig, who can run faster out of an ostrich and a horse, and why the Romans ate Romaine lettuce just before bed. On Gardeners' World this week "lover-man" Joe Swift and Rachel de Thame have a look at some of the growers and showers at RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2026. We also visit Mike Arthurs and his ducks at his hosta nursery - Mike's Hostas, in Taunton, and Lora Peneva from Urban Greenery in West Sussex shows her preparations for the show. Alina Hibbert near Bristol shares some of the plants she's using in her indoor display Back to Grandma's House , and Marcel de Fossard/Floyd from Floyd's Clematis and Climbers in Chippenham gives a mini masterclass on clematis growing. In our Chit-Chat-Catch-Up this week we hear that Annmarie & Andrew Swift 's beautiful tropical garden, Fifty Shades of Green , in Walsall is open through the…

People in this episode

Hosts: Joe Swift, Rachel de Thame

Topics covered

  • garden recap
  • plant care
  • gardening events
  • marathon
  • soil health
  • indoor plants

Keywords

  • Gardeners' World
  • RHS Malvern Spring Festival
  • ultra marathon
  • clematis growing
  • indoor display

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RHS Malvern Spring Festival, Dan's Plants

Books & works: Fifty Shades of Green, Hone Hill Dreaming

Places: Cobham, Surrey, Taunton, West Sussex, Bristol, Walsall, Chippenham

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