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HortWeek Podcast
Welcome to the HortWeek Podcast where we bring you news and views on the most important topics of the day for UK horticulture professionals. For more visit https://www.hortweek.co.uk/podcasts.
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Episodes
HortWeek PodcastHorticulture Week Podcast with Colegrave Seabrook Foundation: working in and learning about horticulture at Ball Colegrave
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. This episode…
HortWeek PodcastRaspberries as 'a work of art' with Lucy Wilkins of Angus Soft Fruits
This week's guest is Angus Soft Fruits' breeding program director, Lucy Wilkins. Angus Soft Fruits sells to the major multiples in UK, food service and…
HortWeek PodcastGreen Solutions' Edwin Meijer on how to bulld good loyalty programmes
Edwin Meijer from Green Solutions speaks about the dos and don'ts of loyalty programmes for garden retailers. Edwin speaks about the role of smartphones in…
HortWeek PodcastLeading horticulturists Matthew Bent and Graham Spencer on visiting Four Oaks Trade Show
Matthew Bent of Bents Garden and Home and Plants for Europe's Graham Spencer speak to HortWeek about the visitor experience at Four Oaks Trade Show. Four Oaks…
HortWeek PodcastTurf care challenges with Sally Jarrett of Collier Turf Care
Sales development executive at Collier Turf Care Sally Jarrett is not a football fan but as stories of divot-strewn pitches she has sympathy for grounds…
HortWeek PodcastFruit futures with Oli Pascall of Clockhouse Farm and Alana Deacon of Hall Hunter and chair of NextGen Fruit Group
This week's podcast guests are leaders in the UK fruit growing sector: Alana Deakin, the new chair of the NextGen Fruit Group and head of operations at Hall…
HortWeek PodcastThe reality of home-grown and imported food and their carbon emissions, with Louise Gray
The author of The Ethical Carnivore, Louise Gray takes a journalistic approach to questioning trusims about fruit and veg being better for you and the planet…
HortWeek PodcastGardens for environmental and social change with horticultural activist, Tayshan Hayden-Smith
Tayshan Hayden-Smith's Wikipedia entry tells you he is a professional footballer from Ladbroke Grove, London. Nicknamed the "English Neymar" Tayshan had a…
HortWeek PodcastGlendale's Deric Newman on bringing former prison inmates into the workforce
This week's guest on the Horticulture Week Podcast is Glendale head of development, estate services, Deric Newman, The podcast was recorded shortly after the…
HortWeek PodcastModiform on reducing plastic in horticulture and its move into retail packaging
This episode we hear from Peter Wessel and Shaun Herdsman from Modiform. Modiform offers solutions in the field of growing, transport, and packaging systems…
HortWeek PodcastGeorge Eustice on the peat ban, import/export friction and his legacy
Former Defra secretary of state George Eustice says there should be a new generation of UK fresh produce glasshouse production post-election, with a Defra…
HortWeek PodcastMoving from planting to growing new trees, with the Tree Council's Sara Lom
Trees, arguably, have never been so popular and Sarah Lom, chief executive of the Tree Council is enjoying their moment in the sun. Applications to the Tree…
HortWeek PodcastCareer changers: how Neal Ritson found his way into horticultural production from the music industry
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time…
HortWeek PodcastChanging careers from cycling to professional gardening - with Connie Hudson
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time…
HortWeek PodcastClaire Austin on peony perfection
Renowned plantswoman Claire Austin, who has recently written a book called Peonies, a personal collection of 350 species, has revealed the secrets behind…
HortWeek PodcastICL's Hort Science Live previewed
HortWeek editor Matt Appleby speaks with ICL's Andrew Wilson, Matthew Miller, Steven Chapman and Sam Rivers to preview Hort Science Live. ICL Hort Science Live…
HortWeek PodcastBuilding Sparsholt College's Chelsea Flower Show exhibit - with students Chloe, Hayden, Jessica and Joshua
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time…
HortWeek PodcastCommonwealth War Graves Commission's David Richardson on horticulture and D-Day, CIOH and Kew
David Richardson is director of horticulture at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and leads a team of almost 850 horticulturists responsible for…
HortWeek PodcastHorticulture legend and nature gardening innovator Chris Baines on rewilding, biodiversity, bird feeding and parks
Chris Baines is one of the UK’s leading independent environmentalists and an award-winning writer and broadcaster. A trained horticulturist and landscape…
HortWeek PodcastICL: all about biostimulants in horticulture
Biostimulants and legislation is the topic for this week's podcast with ICL. ICL's Sam Rivers says there is confusion about what biostimulants are…
HortWeek PodcastFargro's Richard Hopkins on drones, sustainability and fairness in the supply chain
The second part of this conversation with Fargro's managing director, explores drones, sustainability and fairness in the supply chain. Fargro's interest in…
HortWeek PodcastCareers in the agritech and hortitech industries with Oli Hilbourne of Outfield
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time…
HortWeek PodcastA career in the agritech and hortitech industries with plant pathologist, Laura Bouvet
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time…
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Fargro's Richard Hopkins on crop protection, peat, water and trade policy
Fargro managing director Richard Hopkins speaks to HortWeek about spring optimism, the upcoming general election and peat, water, border inspections and crop…
HortWeek PodcastCareers in the landscape industries with industry heavyweight and APL general manager, Phil Tremayne
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time…
HortWeek PodcastICL - all about water quality
ICL's Sam Rivers discusses the key issue of water quality with HortWeek editor Matt Appleby. We discover why water quality is so important and what…
HortWeek PodcastCareers in the landscape industries with APL WorldSkills gold medal-winning landscaper Anna Mcloughlin
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time…
HortWeek PodcastLeading growers Stefano Sogni of Zelari and Kyle Ross of Wyevale Nurseries on the Four Oaks Trade Show 2024
Four Oaks Trade Show is the UK’s leading international exhibition for the whole of commercial horticulture. From production to point-of-sale, the breadth of…
HortWeek PodcastThe future of green jobs with Billy Knowles of the Youth Environmental Service
The Youth Environmental Service, which is backed by the National Heritage Lottery Fund, has won backing for a 'national service' for the environment. Dubbed a…
HortWeek PodcastICL on vine weevil control
Vine Weevil control is one of the biggest issues for many growers and ICL deals with many queries about the pest. In this podcast, ICL's Sam Rivers explains…
HortWeek PodcastMake Parks Sexy Again! - the joy of parks with Paul Rabbitts
Veteran, and very proud 'Parkie' Paul Rabbitts (currently working at Norwich City Council) fell into parks work after qualifying as a "really bad" landscape…
HortWeek PodcastThe potential and limitations of Biodiversity Net Gain with landscape architect Alexandra Steed
The requirement for developers to implement minimum Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) standards became law on 12 February, and having already worked on projects this…
HortWeek PodcastPlant Collection holder Jonathan Sheppard takes his 'hobby' to Chelsea Flower Show
Former corporate lobbyist/political adviser Jonathan Shepherd is tentatively "proud to be called a bit of a horticulturist". But horticulturist he very much…
HortWeek PodcastLee Stiles of Lea Valley Growers' Association warns about potential 2024 salad shortages
Lee Stiles, Lea Valley Growers' Association secretary, has been outspoken about the state of the UK protected salads sector, which saw market failure in 2023…
HortWeek PodcastA life in professional gardening with Alan Mason of the Professional Gardeners Guild
Garden designer and professional gardener Alan Mason was a founder member of the Professional Gardeners’ Guild. He became chairman 45 years later, taking over…
HortWeek PodcastWhy horticulture should get on board with the benefits of horticulture therapy with Annabelle Padwick
Annabelle Padwick is a professional gardener, well-being practitioner and founder of Life at No.27. Her first experience of horticulture was growing on her…
HortWeek PodcastConfessions of a landscape gardener with Alan Sargent
Landscape industry veteran of 53 years, there's little Alan Sargent hasn't seen when it comes to landscape and garden projects. And now he's decided to write…
HortWeek PodcastTV Garden Ninja Lee Burkhill on passing on garden knowledge
Garden designer Lee Burkhill - better known as the Garden Ninja - is a career changer (from law in an IT setting). After a part-time RHS garden design course…
HortWeek PodcastGrowing and selling plants with Sue Beesley of Bluebell Cottage Gardens
Sue Beesley is owner of Bluebell Cottage Gardens and nursery in Cheshire. She grows and propagates 700 different perennials at the nursery which she took over…
HortWeek PodcastA career in garden management with Beechgrove's Scott Smith
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation. At a time when horticulture needs to…
HortWeek PodcastA career in botanical garden management with RBG Edinburgh's Raoul Curtis-Machin
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation. At a time when horticulture needs to…
HortWeek PodcastCareers in garden retail with Steve Barrow of British Garden Centres
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time…
HortWeek PodcastCareers in garden retail with Liam Beddall of David Austin Roses
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time…
HortWeek PodcastHorticultural education options with Lucy Lewis of Sparsholt College
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time…
HortWeek PodcastHorticultural education with RHS horticultural courses officer Sarah Hale
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time…
HortWeek PodcastA career in plant breeding - with Simon Crawford of Burpee
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation. At a time when horticulture needs to…
HortWeek PodcastA career in plant breeding with Tim Kerley of Kerley & Co
HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation. At a time when horticulture needs to…
HortWeek PodcastA horticultural destiny and the power of positivity, with Beechcroft Gardens' head gardener and TV presenter, Scott Smith
Head gardener Scott Smith is one of a growing number of horticulturists-turned TV stars as co-presenter Beechgrove Garden for the BBC. Smith explains how the…
HortWeek PodcastThe National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, with landscape architect Tom La Dell
Landscape architect and trustee of Brogdale Collections Tom La Dell discovered very early in his career, a passion for, and conviction in the importance of…
HortWeek PodcastICL on Lalguard M52 GR – the new bioinsecticide for vine weevil control
Sam Rivers of ICL talks to HortWeek editor Matt Appleby about new vine weevil control product Lalguard. They discuss how Lalguard works, what its ingredients…
HortWeek PodcastThe hidden biodiversity of moss with Dr Neil Bell of RBG Edinburgh
Dr Neil Bell is a bryologist at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Much of his research is focused on quantifying, understanding and promoting Scotland’s…
HortWeek PodcastUnearthing the female pioneers of professional gardening with Fiona Davison
There are a few well-known Edwardian lady gardeners - Gertrude Jekyll, Ellen Wilmot are two. They tended to be wealthy and able to forge their trade in their…
HortWeek PodcastReinventing Borde Hill with Jay Goddard and Harry Baldwin
This week Rachael Forsyth speaks to Borde Hill's managing director Jay Goddard, and head of horticulture Harry Baldwin. Borde Hill, a country garden set with…
HortWeek PodcastReviving Blenheim Palace gardens to create 'The English Versailles'! - with head gardener Andy Mills
This week we welcome Blenheim Palace head gardener Andy Mills to the Horticulture Week Podcast. A year into the role, Andy says he is still getting his…
HortWeek PodcastHow comfortable is the outdoor furniture market? with Andy Baxter of Maze
The guest on this week's Horticulture Week Podcast is Andy Baxter of outdoor furniture supplier, Maze. Managing director since early 2021, Andy has had to…
HortWeek PodcastPredicting and protecting plant futures with RBG Kew's Richard Barley and Rebecca Lane
This week RBG Kew's director of gardens Richard Barley and arboretum supervisor Rebecca Lane join the Horticulture Week Podcast. Kew has changed a lot over the…
HortWeek PodcastBen Goldsmith: influential Conservative environmentalist on rewilding, garden centres and policy
Financier and environmentalist Ben Goldsmith joins the HortWeek podcast. He was a Defra non-executive board member from 2018-22, where he was involved in the…
HortWeek PodcastSafeguarding plant histories and plant futures with Gill Groombridge of Plant Heritage
This week Plant Heritage business manager at Plant Heritage Gill Groombridge joins the Horticulture Week Podcast She reports on her highlights from the RHS…
HortWeek PodcastGrowing and planting for the gardens of the future - with Neil Lucas of Knoll Gardens
Ahead of his time in naturalistic planting at the Dorset gardens and nursery Knoll Gardens, Neil Lucas was an innovator in a movement whose time has well and…
HortWeek PodcastMartyn Flint of Chrysanthemums Direct
Flower shows stalwart Martyn Flint of Chysanthemums Direct has told the Horticulture Week Podcast he is going into retirement. The 36-year flower show veteran…