Introduction to P&T and a 'Meet the Team' pilot episode.

The Pots & Trowels team have been making gardening videos on YouTube and Facebook since 2019.

Martin Fish is a gardener with over 40 years practical gardening experience and now speaks & judges at flower and garden shows across the globe!

Jill Fish is a dab hand with the camera and as well as being our chief camera operator has a sideline in sumptuous food creations! - see her instagram for the proof!

Sean Riley is the technical bod who presses (mostly) the right buttons to get the Podcast prepped & the YouTube videos edited.

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The Pots & Trowels team:
Martin Fish
Jill Fish
Sean Riley

Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com
Find out more about Sean at boardie.com

Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com

We've got tips for elephant garlic, what to do with Autumn leaves & an Alpaca beans update on this week's P&T podcast, plus Martin and Jill have a great chat with Arit from BBC Gardeners World (should there be an apostrophe on gardeners? never mind...)

Connect with Arit on Instagram: Arit Anderson

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The Pots & Trowels team:
Martin Fish
Jill Fish
Sean Riley

Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com
Find out more about Sean at boardie.com

Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com

Growing flowers locally and having whatever's in season available is about as sustainable as it gets. Martin's popped over to Floral Media in North Nottinghamshire to chat to his old friend Paula, who is a florist & horticulturist with Chelsea flower show medals to her name!

There's also a chance to answer some listeners' questions, some (amateur gardener) co-host's questions and Jill explains some tasty ways to enjoy kale.

Things mentioned this week:

Paula & Steve's Floral Media website

See their ‘field of dreams’ PT Video re Florists’ Garden

Our first video on Dahlias (spot where the microphone cover disappears!)

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Email Questions to info@potsandtrowels.com

Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube

The Pots & Trowels team:
Martin Fish
Jill Fish
Sean Riley

Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com
Find out more about Sean at boardie.com

Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com

We've got your questions answered and some things to take care of around the garden on this week's episode. Plus, Martin catches up with his old mate and onscreen partner John Stirland, who's just received his Long Service Medal from the Royal Horticultural Society for 50 years of green fingers!

This week's questions:
Question about a fig tree in a pot.
General question about growing fruit trees in pots/containers

#growing #gardening #garden #horticulture

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Email Questions to info@potsandtrowels.com

Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube

The Pots & Trowels team:
Martin Fish
Jill Fish
Sean Riley

Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com
Find out more about Sean at boardie.com

Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com

Pond plants feature in this week's episode as Martin visits the award winning Lincolnshire Pond Plants. We've got tips for what to do with leeks in the kitchen and we're answering a few viewer/listeners' questions!

Questions answered:
How do you pronounce Gooseberry ? (and can I split a Gooseberry shrub?)
What to do with pots of seed grown asparagus
Should water butts be emptied at this time of year?
Why Martin doesn't always wear wellies

Videos we mentioned in the podcast:

Lincs Pond Plants @ Malvern
Propagate Fruit Bushes Hardwood Cuttings
Moving an Established Shrub

#gardening #podcast #planting #PondPlants

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Email Questions to info@potsandtrowels.com

Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube

The Pots & Trowels team:
Martin Fish
Jill Fish
Sean Riley

Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com
Find out more about Sean at boardie.com

Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com

Martin’s climbed in to Newby Hall this week to catch up with head gardener Lawrence (even though the gardens are closed for the season!) - Plus we’ve been to Barnard castle and taken a couple of your gardening questions.

Newby Hall & Gardens:
https://www.newbyhall.com/

Questions answered:

What to put in a 60 foot rock garden/border?
What to do with area with shallow soil?
Will my cyclamens survive -5?
How often/When to turn compost

Videos we mentioned in the podcast:

Belvoir Flower Show (Frilly Knickers Flower)
https://youtu.be/BnW_S0x8GQg?si=l8UAFZgIhP1xSGn6

Alpines
https://youtu.be/TXfPhQ10P8I?si=fxJ0LzJ9B-6FrbW6

#gardening #podcast #planting #NewbyHall

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The Pots & Trowels team:
Martin Fish
Jill Fish
Sean Riley

Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com
Find out more about Sean at boardie.com

Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com

Martin's moseyed up to North Yorkshire to meet plantswoman and friend Sarah Hopps, who began a nursery from her back garden and never looked back! Together they answer some questions from Hunton gardening club:

Questions:
Why haven't new Nerines flowered?
If I lift Dahlias early is that OK?
How to plant bare root roses (Advice has changed)

Videos Mentioned:

Bare Root Roses
Lifting Dahlias
https://youtu.be/VjpHkOQESb0
Choosing Christmas Trees
https://youtu.be/5T9RXg8qXqM
Winter Houseplants (Poinsettia / Cyclamen)
https://youtu.be/9-2vq-w7ut4

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Email Questions to info@potsandtrowels.com

Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube

The Pots & Trowels team:
Martin Fish
Jill Fish
Sean Riley

Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com
Find out more about Sean at boardie.com

Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com

This week Martin shares a chat he had with the top team over at the ‘Talking Heads’ podcast - all about their own gardens, the gardens they look after as head gardeners* and how their podcast keeps going from strength to strength. There are a few tips from Martin about what to do in your garden right now, or more importantly, what not to do at this time of year!

Talking Heads Podcast:
Talking Heads - a Gardening Podcast (talkingheadspodcast.co.uk)

Lucy & Saul

Instagram: @HeadgardenerLC

Twitter: @ GardeningSaul

Videos Mentioned:

August Bank Holiday Special where Martin got soaked:
https://youtu.be/whYXkCgy5ug

Specialist masterclass with Robinsons seeds (Large Onion Growers):
https://youtu.be/nTatq4V92ik

*or former head gardeners!

#gardening #podcast #GardeningPodcast #Growing #Plants

00:00 Introduction
00:55 Talking Heads Part 1
11:04 Martin Jill Sean Middle Chat
15:42 Talking Heads Part 2
29:58 Martin Jill Sean Post Interview Chat

Visit potsandtrowels.com for links to all the videos & podcast episodes

Email Questions to info@potsandtrowels.com

Our weekly YouTube videos are here: Pots & Trowels YouTube

The Pots & Trowels team:
Martin Fish
Jill Fish
Sean Riley

Find out more about Martin & Jill at martinfish.com
Find out more about Sean at boardie.com

Podcast produced by the team, edited by Sean, hosted by buzzsprout.com