Growing Together with Ann-Marie Powell and Claire Vennis
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The brighter gardening show from Petersfield in Hampshire.
Anne-Marie Powell and Claire Vennis update on the delights of their Hampshire gardens every month.
Growing Together with Ann-Marie Powell and Claire Vennis
1w ago
In this episode Steve Amos catches up with long time gardening friend Coxy, we hear about the success of Petersfield's second Seed Swap, the community garden has a beautiful new eco shelter and Ann Marden is the newest member of the Adhurst Estate Allotments.
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Growing Together with Ann-Marie Powell and Claire Vennis
3w ago
Steve is back at the Adhurst Estate Allotment where he talks to his long-time allotment neighbour Coxy. They discuss what they're sowing now as well as their plans for the coming growing year.
Steve also heads to Hedgefest at the Petersfield Community Garden where he speaks to Ian Turner and Phil Paulo from The Tree Council and PeCAN trustee Melanie Oxley.
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Growing Together with Ann-Marie Powell and Claire Vennis
1M ago
On a rainy February morning, Claire and Steve are alone at the soggy Adhurst Estate Allotments sheltering in Steve's 'Chairman's Lodge' - a make-shift lean-to! They discuss the importance of green spaces for good mental health, potato and dahlia tubers and how much they are looking forward to Spring.
Joining them is Kate Forrester from Four Acre Farm in the New Forest who talks about her journey to start a market garden from a tired piece of land and Head Gardener Ben Pope is preparing for the seed-sowing frenzy coming soon.
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Growing Together with Ann-Marie Powell and Claire Vennis
2M ago
It's time to start seed sowing! Claire and Steve discuss how to germinate tomato, aubergine and pepper seeds.
From Steve's plot at the Adhurst Estate Allotments, and with the sound of children playing in their mud kitchen nearby, they also talk about planning your gardening space, give advice for pruning roses and look forward to the upcoming seed swap.
Joining them in this episode is RHS Wisley Garden Manager Sheila Das who shares how her love of horticulture and growing edibles began, as well as the importance of soil health with the 'no dig' approach to the Wo ..read more
Growing Together with Ann-Marie Powell and Claire Vennis
2M ago
It was a chilly morning recording the first Growing Together podcast of the year. Meeting as usual at the Adhurst Estate Allotment, Claire and Steve were bundled up in layers, armed with hot drinks and even a hot water bottle!
With plans to ease slowly into the growing year, they share advice for sowing sweet peas, germinating onion seeds, how to chit potatoes and propagator excitement.
If you're desperate to see spring colour, Mark Porter, trustee of the National Garden Scheme, reassures that gardens are opening very soon for viewing snowdrop and spring bulbs.  ..read more
Growing Together with Ann-Marie Powell and Claire Vennis
3M ago
Happy new gardening year!
To start the new year with gardening inspiration, Claire and Steve revisit some of their favourite Growing Together podcast interviews from 2023.
With Francis Tophill's passion for growing your own, Lee Connelly's campaign for more gardening in schools, the Drag Queen Gardener challenging gardening stereotypes, Lucy Hutchings' edible growing, Leigh Johnstone's Giving Garden and 3 garden designers showcasing gardening styles over the years - hear from some of the most interesting UK gardening voices in this special episode.
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Growing Together with Ann-Marie Powell and Claire Vennis
3M ago
Meeting for the last time this year, Claire and Steve slip and slide in the mud to Steve's plot at the Adhurst Estate Allotment.
Steve advises when to sow onions from seed, Claire explains how to take care of autumn-sown sweet peas and they both share their Christmas gardening wishes.
Head Gardener Ben Pope brings an update of December garden-life in the Working Garden Diary, along with a sprinkling of Christmas cheer, and Nick Rook-Blackstone, owner and occasional Chief Elf at Wylds Christmas Tree Farm, talks all things Christmas trees!
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Growing Together with Ann-Marie Powell and Claire Vennis
4M ago
It was a beautiful morning at the Adhurst Estate Allotment for Petersfield's inaugural Tree Festival.
Claire and Steve met Ian Turner and Phil Paulo from The Tree Council, who were offering tree care advice and workshops throughout the day.
They discover plans for community tree planting with charity Fitzroy's Rural Skills Project, how to create fairies and stick men from nature and talk to visitors to the festival who are looking forward to future crumbles from their newly purchased fruit trees!
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Growing Together with Ann-Marie Powell and Claire Vennis
4M ago
The Growing Together gardening magazine podcast
It's still very squelchy at the Adhurst Estate Allotment! In this episode, Claire and Steve discuss how to dig up and store dahlia tubers, cutting back autumn raspberries, plans for community composting and the benefits of being outside no matter what the weather.
Tony Kirkham, former Head of Kew Gardens Arboretum, joins Claire at Dorset's Sculpture By The Lakes to talk about his fabulous career and Head Gardener Ben Pope has advice for how to look after your garden this time of year, what you can be doing in the garden and how to stay warm while ..read more
Growing Together with Ann-Marie Powell and Claire Vennis
5M ago
The Growing Together gardening magazine podcast
It's a bit squelchy outside, and on a chilly Autumnal morning Claire and Steve are back at the Adhurst Estate Allotment. In this episode, there's advice for planting garlic, shallots and tulip bulbs, adding water butts and trees to your gardening space and bringing the outside in for gorgeous autumnal displays.
Joining them is Laura Bower from the People's Trust for Endangered Species with advice for looking after wildlife this time of year and expert basket maker and willow weaver Mollie McMillen from her East Hampshire workshop.
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