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The Happy Garden Podcast

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Ha Ha Halloween!

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1 hour 12 minutes | Sunday, 29 October 2023
A Halloweeeen feel....Darren explains the uses for many herbs used in witchcraft, there's a recipe for pumpkin face cream and a pickled pumpkin side dish. Ever thought about turning shop bought flowers in to plants? Darren shares tips of how to do so. We answer your gardening questions, give you jobs for the week ahead and have a jolly good laugh along the way. Join us.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 hour 16 minutes | Friday, 20 October 2023
The hibernation period is here and we take a look at the beautiful ladybird and explain why there are hundreds hiding in the double glazing! We're joined by the fabulous charity Buglife. Darren answers more of your gardening queries and Andy Lound delves in to the history of carrots. We also laugh a bit.Please do have a look at Buglife, they do amazing work - www.buglife.org.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 hour 8 minutes | Friday, 13 October 2023
Celebrating Apple Day! We talk to Tom the apple man about heritage varieties and to Gwatkins cider to see how easy it is to do it yourself. Mollie visits the World Conker Championships and meets the fabulous King Conker. Darren answers your gardening questions, tells ridiculous jokes and has lots of jobs for the week ahead for you. Oh, and we laugh a bit...tomtheappleman.co.ukGwatkincider.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
52 minutes | Friday, 6 October 2023
After a false start...we discuss preparing hanging baskets and pots for winter colour. Darren profiles the woodlouse. As always, there's jobs, jokes and garden related questions answered. Anyone else got compost flies in the house? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
57 minutes | Friday, 29 September 2023
This week we visit the Malvern Autumn Show and meet award winner Ian Neale with his massive marrow, swede and celery in the giant vegetable tent. Mollie sits down for a chat with TV presenter Nicki Chapman and Arit Anderson from Gardeners World to celebrate the change of seasons. As always Darren answers your gardening questions and has some handy jobs for the autumnal week ahead. As always...we laugh too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 hour 12 minutes | Friday, 22 September 2023
Monty Don makes a mountain (of compost) out of a molehill, Darren offers advice on how to take cuttings and there's some tipsy singing at home at Mollie's house. We delve in to the strange world of the worm - and we'll also get lots of your gardening questions answered Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
52 minutes | Friday, 15 September 2023
Another jolly session. We look at Cannon Hill park in Birmingham and talk about the benefit of green spaces. Mollie found a packet of seeds at a boot sale, find out if you can you plant seeds that are 40 years old. Darren profiles the wasp and we answer a few of your gardening questions. Oh, and we laugh a bit... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
54 minutes | Thursday, 7 September 2023
Off we go... our first full episode. A few teething problems - which we have left in...it's a learning curve.Today we cover the history of the lawnmower, talk about the Malvern Autumn Show, share money saving tips, explain why we should love slugs, answer some of your gardening questions and as always, do quite a bit of laughing :-) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 minutes | Saturday, 2 September 2023
Hello! A trailer to welcome you to a new garden podcast. A happy one. Not just gardening but all things garden related. Features, interviews and a whole lot of laughter, positivity and fun a long the way. We are Mollie Green and Darren Rudge, come and join us... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ha Ha Halloween!
The Happy Garden Podcast

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