Loving Your Garden - Better Gardening Podcast
Loving Your Garden is a Facebook Group set up by broadcaster Rod Whiting during the first Covid lockdown in April 2020. It has quickly grown to nearly 450 thousand passionate and inspiring gardeners, thanks in no small part to knowledgeable and expert members like John Stirland. John has more than fifty years of experience in horticulture and you can now access his knowledge and that of our members as we link our podcast to LYG’s fortnightly live feed. Each week, we’ll discuss the jobs to be done, plant suggestions and answer your questions. If you love your garden and aspire to be a better gardener, join our Facebook group (Link here: https://bit.ly/3oIzVr9), and increase your knowledge from the likes of John, our more experienced members and regular expert guests. Feel free to email your questions or suggestions on what you would like us to feature in our podcast to rod@lovingyourgarden.org Thanks for listening!
Loving Your Garden - Better Gardening Podcast
Spring Into Action: Gardening Tips with John Stirland & Martin Fish (Pt 1)
The new gardening year is well underway, and our Loving Your Garden Facebook group is bursting with colourful spring blooms and a real sense of excitement as our gardens awaken from their winter slumber.
So, what better time to get stuck into those all-important early-season jobs? To help us on our way, we’ve called on two seasoned pros — our resident horticulturist John Stirland and his long-time friend, RHS judge and fellow horticulturist Martin Fish, who many will remember as John’s TV co-host.
In this two-part special, John and Martin share expert advice to set you up for a successful season.
Part One dives into:
- Soil preparation
- Spring planting essentials
- Lawncare tips — including scarifying, aerating, top-dressing, overseeding, and feeding
Part Two will follow next week — don’t miss it!
Thanks to Martin Fish for his time. Martin has an excellent Facebook site and YouTube Channel called Pots & Trowels - links here:
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=pots%20%26%20trowels
https://www.youtube.com/@PotsTrowels
Now that we have fan mail, please text in some feedback. Also, take advantage of John's fifty-plus years of experience in professional horticulture and send in any gardening questions you may have.
To watch videos of shorter sections of our podcast, visit our LYG YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/P_IbqkOzSSY
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To contact Loving Your Garden, perhaps with questions for John, it's:
rod@lovingyourgarden.org