Master My Garden Podcast
Master My Garden podcast with John Jones. The gardening podcast that helps you master your own garden. With new episodes weekly packed full of gardening tips, how to garden guides, interviews with gardening experts on many gardening topics and just about anything that will help you in your garden whether you are a new or a seasoned gardener. I hope you enjoy.John
Episodes
286 episodes
-EP286 Creating A Wildlife Pond & Making Space For Nature With “Pond Girl Ashley”
Dive deep into the fascinating world of wildlife ponds with expert Ashley Dowling, who reveals that creating a thriving aquatic ecosystem involves far more than simply digging a hole and filling it with water. This episode uncovers the secrets ...
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Episode 286
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59:04
- EP285 Carlow Garden Festival Unveiled For 2025 With Eileen O Rourke Carlow Tourism
Garden enthusiasts, mark your calendars! The Carlow Garden Festival returns for its annual celebration of horticultural excellence, running from July 26th to August 3rd, 2024. This year's lineup features an extraordinary collection of gardening...
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Episode 285
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45:24
- EP284 Homemade Fertilisers & Their Benefits In The Garden: Nettle & Comfrey: Creating Natural Fertilisers for Healthier Plants
Transform your garden with powerful homemade fertilisers hiding in plain sight! This episode dives into the world of natural plant nutrition, answering listener Cian's question about nettle and comfrey teas.Discover why these humble "we...
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Episode 284
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18:18
- EP283 What To Sow In The Garden In July & Other Gardening Jobs: July's Seed Sowing Guide for Garden Continuity
Welcome to your essential July seed sowing guide for continuous harvests! While many gardeners think the main growing season has passed, strategic planting now ensures your garden remains productive through autumn, winter, and into early spring...
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Episode 283
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23:16
- EP282- From Lawn to Flower Paradise: Creating a Cutting Garden with Colin Jones Salterbridge Gardens
Horticultural journeys often begin in unexpected ways. For Colin Jones, head gardener at Salterbridge Gardens, it started with his grandfather's fruit patch and eventually led to prestigious gardens across Ireland and Scotland. Now managing a m...
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Episode 282
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46:38
- EP281 Beyond Perennials: 10 Magnificent Flowering Shrubs for Year-Round Interest
Perennial borders may be all the rage in contemporary garden design, but have we forgotten the humble flowering shrub? In this eye-opening episode, we explore how these garden stalwarts are being overlooked despite offering year-round structure...
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Episode 281
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36:37
-EP280 What To Sow In June, Laois Garden Festival Recap & Other Gardening Jobs: Maximizing June: Seeds to Sow Now
Ever wondered what to plant in June when your garden beds already seem packed to capacity? This episode answers that crucial question, revealing why continuous sowing through early summer is the secret to garden abundance all year round.
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Episode 280
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29:46
-EP279 Wild Gardens, Rich History: Tom Coward on William Robinson's Legacy & His Upcoming Talk At Laois Garden Festival
Tom Coward is headline speaker at Laois Garden Festival on Sunday 8th June 2025 celebrating the work of legendary Laois native and garden revolutionary William Robinson. What if the current trend for wild-looking, naturalistic garde...
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Episode 279
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43:16
-EP278 Paul & Daniel Ardea Garden Chat About This Wonderful Haven Of Special Plants: Exploring Ardea Garden: A Wild West Cork Oasis
Deep in the heart of West Cork lies a garden unlike any other in Ireland – an immersive 11-acre botanical wonderland where rainforest meets meadow, bamboo forests neighbor natural swimming ponds, and plants from distant corners of the world cre...
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Episode 278
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52:55
-EP277 Alternative Plants To Bedding For Your Pots & Containers: Rethinking Container Gardens: Lasting Alternatives to Summer Bedding Plants
Ready to break free from the cycle of planting, maintaining, and replacing summer bedding? This episode explores thoughtful alternatives to traditional bedding plants that offer beauty, functionality, and sustainability for your containers and ...
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Episode 277
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33:59
-EP276 Tops Tips For Your Greenhouse This May, Tomatoes, Peppers, Cucumbers & More.
Summer has arrived with its warm embrace, transforming gardens seemingly overnight from soggy spring plots to sun-drenched growing spaces. With this dramatic shift comes the perfect opportunity to maximize your greenhouse or polytunnel, turning...
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Episode 276
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42:48
-EP275 Brian & Gilly On How Wildacres Nature Reserve In Wicklow is Helping Nature By Restoring Habitats and Encouraging Others To Do The Same!! What Happens When You Plant 15,000 Trees and Create 57 Ponds?
The biodiversity crisis might seem like an insurmountable challenge, but amidst the doom and gloom shines a remarkable story of hope and transformation. Welcome to Wild Acres Nature Reserve in County Wicklow, where a couple's decision to trade ...
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Episode 275
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58:45
-EP274 What To Sow In May & Other Gardening Jobs
The garden awakens fully in May, transforming into a hub of activity that demands both attention and strategy. This explosion of growth creates the perfect environment for sowing an impressive variety of seeds, making it arguably the most produ...
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Episode 274
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16:58
-EP273 The Art of Hardening Off: Preparing Seedlings for Harsh Weather. How To Ensure Progress In Mixed Weather, Hardening Off Young Plants & More
The weather's dramatic shift from perfect spring warmth to a chaotic mix of snow, torrential rain, hail, and wind serves as a powerful reminder that April gardening requires vigilance and protection strategies. This sudden weather whiplash thre...
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Episode 273
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26:37
- EP272 Siobhan O Mahony Talks Planting Combinations, best plants, Bulbs & Gardening Courses. The Art of Evolving Gardens: A 35-Year Journey
Journey through the 35-year evolution of the O'Mahony Garden, a stunning landscape on the Cork-Limerick border that transforms an ordinary plot into five distinctive garden spaces, each with its own personality and purpose.Siobhan O'Mah...
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Episode 272
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48:13
-EP271 Portuguese Laurel Hedge Care, Rejuvenating lawns and More.
Spring has arrived in full force, bringing with it the perfect conditions for garden growth—and revealing some common problems that many gardeners face this time of year. Whether you're noticing patchy growth in your lawn or concerning symptoms...
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Episode 271
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21:06
-EP270 What To Sow In The Garden In April & Other Gardening Jobs
What vegetables to sow in April?The garden explodes into life as April brings the perfect conditions for planting nearly everything on your wish list. After weeks of dry weather in Ireland, temperatures have finally risen to match the su...
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Episode 270
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25:39
-EP269 Susan Poizner Orchard People On Pruning Fruit Trees, Fruit Tree Care and More
Discover the secrets of thriving fruit trees with Susan Poizner, founder of Orchard People and author of multiple books on fruit tree care. In this comprehensive conversation, Susan shares her remarkable journey from BBC journalist to fruit tre...
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Episode 269
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1:04:10
- EP268- Summer Colour Planning With Bulbs, Seeds and Bareroots To Plant Now!!
Ready to transform your garden into a symphony of summer color? This episode reveals exactly what you need to plant now for months of vibrant blooms ahead.After weeks of unusually dry weather in Ireland, we're exploring the perfect timi...
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Episode 268
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23:08
EP267 - Ben Raskin Head Of Agroforestry At The Soil Association Chats Trees as Allies: Soil Health and Garden Resilience.
Ben Raskin takes us on a journey through the peaceful coexistence of trees and crops in a revolutionary approach to growing food. As Head of Agroforestry at the Soil Association and author of eight books, Ben shares how his 12 years as an organ...
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Episode 267
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53:15
-EP266 What Vegetables, Herbs & Flowers To Sow In The Garden This March!!
Welcome to another vibrant episode of Master My Garden Podcast, where we celebrate the arrival of March and all the planting possibilities this month holds. With the days getting longer and the promise of spring in the air, now is the perfect t...
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Episode 266
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19:01
-EP265 Cormac Downey President Of The National Tree Council Chats About National Tree Week & More
Step into the world of trees as we explore their immense benefits and the celebration of National Tree Week on this insightful episode. The conversation features Cormac Downey, President of the Tree Council of Ireland, shedding light on the int...
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Episode 265
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56:37
-EP264 Six Best Fruits You Should Grow At Home
What if you could transform your small space into a flourishing fruit paradise? Join us on the Master My Garden podcast as we unlock the secrets of growing delicious fruits at home, no matter how limited your gardening space may be. This episod...
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Episode 264
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26:18
-EP263 GLDA Seminar 2025 " Resilient Gardens & Landscapes" With Kinta Oaks & Deirdre Prince
Discover the secrets to creating sustainable and resilient gardens and landscapes as we welcome esteemed guests Deirdre Prince from Dublin City Council and Kinta Oakes, chairperson of the GLDA. We chat about the 2025 GLDA seminar themed "Resili...
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Episode 263
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43:17
-EP262 Kieran Flood Irish Wildlife Trust, Chats Empowering Gardeners,Championing Biodiversity, Conservation in Ireland & More
Uncover the vital role of gardeners in championing biodiversity and nature conservation, particularly in Ireland, with exclusive insights from Kieran Flood of the Irish Wildlife Trust. Learn how your individual efforts can collectively make a s...
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Episode 262
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40:52