the happy garden podcast

Welcome to our garden podcast. A happy one. Not just gardening but all things garden related. Features, interviews and a whole lot of laughter and positivity along the way. We are Mollie Green and Darren Rudge, come join us...

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Episodes

Apples, conkers and a little bit bonkers

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.uk Gwatkincider.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Trod on chipmunk...

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.

Oct 06, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Ian's massive marrow

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....

Sep 29, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 4

The worm is turning

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.

Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Did Darren actually just say that??

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.

Sep 15, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 2

The first one

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.

Sep 07, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 1

A warm welcome to the happy garden podcast

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.

Sep 02, 2023•14 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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