Horticulture Week Podcasts 

The Horticulture Week Podcast is the leading, free to access podcast for horticulture and garden industry professionals.

If you are interested in producing a podcast with Horticulture Week, please email matthew.appleby@haymarket.com and roisin.kennedy@haymarket.com.

Latest Podcasts

Horticulture Week Podcast: tackling recruitment challenges - how Countrywide Grounds Maintenance is investing in local communities to help reduce the skills gap

Horticulture Week Podcast: tackling recruitment challenges - how Countrywide Grounds Maintenance is investing in local communities to help reduce the skills gap

21 July 2021

Horticulture Week Podcast: improving diversity in the landscape industries

Horticulture Week Podcast: improving diversity in the landscape industries

16 July 2021

Horticulture Week Podcast: the past, present and future of turf management as SALTEX prepares to return

Horticulture Week Podcast: the past, present and future of turf management as SALTEX prepares to return

8 July 2021 , By Christina Taylor

Horticulture Week Podcast: 'Life's not easy being a nurseryman' - Herb 'Queen' Jekka McVicar on how she makes it work

Horticulture Week Podcast: 'Life's not easy being a nurseryman' - Herb 'Queen' Jekka McVicar on how she makes it work

1 July 2021 , By Matthew Appleby

Horticulture Week Podcast: Growing and selling orchids through the pandemic via Brexit and into an uncertain future

Horticulture Week Podcast: Growing and selling orchids through the pandemic via Brexit and into an uncertain future

24 June 2021 , By Matthew Appleby

Horticulture Week Podcast: How growers can get the best out of adjuvants for their crops

Horticulture Week Podcast: How growers can get the best out of adjuvants for their crops

22 June 2021 , By Matthew Appleby

Presented by ICL UK
Horticulture Week Podcast: Marion Regan of Wimbledon tennis strawberry grower Hugh Lowe Farms

Horticulture Week Podcast: Marion Regan of Wimbledon tennis strawberry grower Hugh Lowe Farms

16 June 2021 , By Matthew Appleby

Horticulture Week Podcast: Signify on lighting for strawberries

Horticulture Week Podcast: Signify on lighting for strawberries

8 June 2021 , By Matthew Appleby

Presented by Signify
Horticulture Week Podcast: Andy Bunker from Alton Garden Centre on plant supply issues, peat sales and plant trends

Horticulture Week Podcast: Andy Bunker from Alton Garden Centre on plant supply issues, peat sales and plant trends

2 June 2021 , By Matthew Appleby

Horticulture Week Podcast: Kernock Park Plants' Bruce Harnett speaks on high demand, exports, peat and shows as the grower celebrates its 40th anniversary

Horticulture Week Podcast: Kernock Park Plants' Bruce Harnett speaks on high demand, exports, peat and shows as the grower celebrates its 40th anniversary

26 May 2021 , By Matthew Appleby

Horticulture Week Podcast: Lawncare Association's David Hedges Gower speaks on Monty Don row and artificial turf

Horticulture Week Podcast: Lawncare Association's David Hedges Gower speaks on Monty Don row and artificial turf

19 May 2021

Horticulture Week Podcast: Graham Richardson of Johnsons of Whixley on growing plants through war, storms, recessions, pestilence and pandemic as the nursery celebrates its centenary year

Horticulture Week Podcast: Graham Richardson of Johnsons of Whixley on growing plants through war, storms, recessions, pestilence and pandemic as the nursery celebrates its centenary year

14 May 2021 , By Matthew Appleby

Horticulture Week Podcast: Claire Austin reveals how to grow the best peonies

Horticulture Week Podcast: Claire Austin reveals how to grow the best peonies

7 May 2021 , By Matthew Appleby

Horticulture Week Podcast: Glendoick Gardens' Ken Cox on beginner gardeners, plant-hunting, growing and Brexit

Horticulture Week Podcast: Glendoick Gardens' Ken Cox on beginner gardeners, plant-hunting, growing and Brexit

4 May 2021 , By Matthew Appleby

Horticulture Week Podcast: Hexafly explores the benefits of insects-based fertilisers for retail and production horticulture

Horticulture Week Podcast: Hexafly explores the benefits of insects-based fertilisers for retail and production horticulture

29 April 2021 , By Matthew Appleby

Presented by Hexafly
Horticulture Week Podcast: Hillier's Chris Francis speaks about Syon Park and the future for the renowned retailer/nursery

Horticulture Week Podcast: Hillier's Chris Francis speaks about Syon Park and the future for the renowned retailer/nursery

26 April 2021 , By Matthew Appleby

Horticulture Week Podcast: Garden management consultant Alan Sargent on how to survive as a garden designer

Horticulture Week Podcast: Garden management consultant Alan Sargent on how to survive as a garden designer

22 April 2021

Horticulture Week Podcast: How to harness natural water quality and enhance it to maximise plant health

Horticulture Week Podcast: How to harness natural water quality and enhance it to maximise plant health

15 April 2021 , By Matthew Appleby

Presented by ICL UK
Horticulture Week Podcast: Ahead of the curve - Desch Plantpak on riding a tidal wave of demand for recycled plastic in horticulture

Horticulture Week Podcast: Ahead of the curve - Desch Plantpak on riding a tidal wave of demand for recycled plastic in horticulture

25 March 2021

Presented by Desch Plantpak
Horticulture Week Podcast: CIOH president-to-be Susan Nicholas on women in horticulture, the state of horticultural education and her route to the presidency of CIOH in the latest Hortweek Podcast

Horticulture Week Podcast: CIOH president-to-be Susan Nicholas on women in horticulture, the state of horticultural education and her route to the presidency of CIOH in the latest Hortweek Podcast

22 March 2021

Horticulture Week Podcast: ICL's Andrew Wilson, Martin Donnelly and Sam Rivers on biostimulants

Horticulture Week Podcast: ICL's Andrew Wilson, Martin Donnelly and Sam Rivers on biostimulants

17 March 2021

Presented by ICL UK
Horticulture Week Podcast: How to engage millions of new 'lockdown' gardeners this season - with David Domoney and Evergreen's Mark Portman on the Horticulture Week Podcast

Horticulture Week Podcast: How to engage millions of new 'lockdown' gardeners this season - with David Domoney and Evergreen's Mark Portman on the Horticulture Week Podcast

2 March 2021

Presented by Evergreen Garden Care
Horticulture Week Podcast: How horticultural growers can navigate a reduction in chemical controls

Horticulture Week Podcast: How horticultural growers can navigate a reduction in chemical controls

10 February 2021

Presented by ICL UK
Horticulture Week Podcast: Brexit and horticultural exports in 2021 with Raymond Evison and Patrick Fairweather on the HW podcast

Horticulture Week Podcast: Brexit and horticultural exports in 2021 with Raymond Evison and Patrick Fairweather on the HW podcast

26 January 2021

Horticulture Week Podcast: Brexit and horticultural imports with Jacob Kolff and Matt Graham

Horticulture Week Podcast: Brexit and horticultural imports with Jacob Kolff and Matt Graham

9 December 2020

Horticulture Week Podcast: Peat, peat-free, coir and the UK market with Southern Trident's Steve Harper

Horticulture Week Podcast: Peat, peat-free, coir and the UK market with Southern Trident's Steve Harper

12 November 2020

Presented by Southern Trident
Horticulture Week Podcast: Stars for Europe on the 2020 poinsettia season and beyond

Horticulture Week Podcast: Stars for Europe on the 2020 poinsettia season and beyond

22 October 2020

Presented by Stars for Europe
Horticulture Week Podcast: How Floral Fantasia's displays are reviving bedding plants

Horticulture Week Podcast: How Floral Fantasia's displays are reviving bedding plants

25 September 2020 , By Matthew Appleby

Horticulture Week Podcast: Matthew Appleby visits Ladds Garden Centre redevelopment

Horticulture Week Podcast: Matthew Appleby visits Ladds Garden Centre redevelopment

25 September 2020

Hortweek editor Matthew Appleby visits Granary Group managing director Jon Burke at the redevelopment of Ladds Garden Village in Berkshire.

Spirit of Four Oaks Podcast: Fargro MD Richard Hopkins in interview with Horticulture Week editor Matthew Appleby

Spirit of Four Oaks Podcast: Fargro MD Richard Hopkins in interview with Horticulture Week editor Matthew Appleby

14 September 2020

Presented by Fargro
Horticulture Week Podcast: Visiting Ball Colegrave post-lockdown plant trials with Stuart Lowen and Steve Austin

Horticulture Week Podcast: Visiting Ball Colegrave post-lockdown plant trials with Stuart Lowen and Steve Austin

14 July 2020

Ball Colegrave's perennial business unit manager Steve Austin and marketing manager Stuart Lowen discuss the nursery's July trials, how it tackled the coronavirus crisis and plans for the future.

Horticulture Week Podcast: Peter Seabrook and Matt Appleby on creating his Floral Fantasia over lockdown at RHS Hyde Hall

Horticulture Week Podcast: Peter Seabrook and Matt Appleby on creating his Floral Fantasia over lockdown at RHS Hyde Hall

16 June 2020

Horticulture Week Podcast #1: horticulture and coronavirus roundup

Horticulture Week Podcast #1: horticulture and coronavirus roundup

9 June 2020