the happy garden podcast

Mollie Green

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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Could you hold a national plant collection?

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07/18/24 • 71 min

We chat to Matthew Ingram, a wonderful beekeeper who passion for bees has turned in to his business. Matthew started and runs Holt Hall Apiary in Staffordshire. We find out what beekeeping entails and ask if it is easy to start. We also talk to Plant Heritage who are seeking gardeners to become the custodians of national plant collections. You may be surprised that we are all eligible! Andy Lound has the history of the first ever TV gardener Cecil Henry Middleton. Also, a few gardening questions answered and a good catch up to boot, just press play!

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Where are the wasps this year?

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08/29/24 • 90 min

Where are the wasps? Mollie asks Seirian Sumner, (AKA The Wasp Woman) a British entomologist and behavioural ecologist. She is a professor at University College London and is an expert in social wasps, she’s also written a book on wasps, so she's quite the expert on the subject! Find out why there are so few to be seen and how that will impact future generations of wasps.

As it is our first birthday next week, Andy Lound has the history of paper, a traditional first birthday gift. Darren answers another bumper crop of your gardening questions too. We find out what insects to look out for in September and Darren also has his September foraging slot. It's a busy one!

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Chatting with The Nation Vegetable Society and allotment Dan

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11/15/24 • 90 min

Get cosy with us for an autumnal show. Mollie chats to Jim from the National Vegetable society and we hear how newby Dan is getting on having had his new allotment for a month now. Andy Lound has the history of the potato and Darren has lots of gardening advice as the cold weather sets in. All that mixed with poetry from listener Paul, Mollie's singing attempt and a huge amount of laughter. It's gardening, but not as you know it...

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Let's welcome Autumn

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09/19/24 • 88 min

Released on the Autumn equinox! We meet Martin Fish, an RHS judge who will be judging at this year's Malvern Autumn show and also hosting the Potting Shed stage too. Darren answers lots of your autumn gardening questions including how to prepare your olive trees for winter and how to stop the squirrel nicking your plums! There's something a little different from Andy Lound this week too. Go on, press play...

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Meet Andy Lound!

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01/31/25 • 57 min

Mollie chats to Andy Lound. Settle in for an hour to find out about the history of the man behind the horticultural histories...

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How are the National Trust gardens coping with the changing weather?

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01/03/25 • 58 min

Mollie chats with the National Trust about the measures they are putting in place in order to cope with the frequent floods, drought and gales that the UK is now getting. Their gardens and gardeners are having to adapt to the ever changing weather patterns. We reveal the winner of the Winterbourne Gardens competition, one lucky podcast listener wins an experience with Darren! Andy Lound has the potted history of the snowdrop and you'll hear the usual laughter as we enter 2025 together...

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It's our Christmas party!

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12/20/24 • 45 min

Come along with us to the podcast Christmas party! We begin in the most beautiful medieval vegan cafe in Coventry. Then move on to a visit to the Sgt. Bilko Museum. We do a bit of singing in the cathedral, and then go and get bladdered. There is still a bit of gardening. Merry Christmas x

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Competition episode! Win an experience with Darren at Winterbourne Gardens!

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12/13/24 • 89 min

Yes, you read it correctly! Listen in for a chance to win a tour of Winterbourne Gardens in Birmingham with Darren. He'll also get you lunch! The prize is for two people, details in the pod. Mollie chats to Andrew Poad, the general manager of the National Trust about the distribution of the 49 Sycamore Gap tree saplings. Andy Lound has the history of several Christmas spices. We find out about the insects in the garden in December. There's singing, a LOT of laughing and a bit of gardening along the way :0)

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Have you tried lunar gardening?

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02/21/25 • 65 min

We explore lunar gardening with Andy Lound. Mollie chats to Gwen Hines, the CEO of Plant Heritage to find out how we could all potentially have an award winning plant in our garden. Lots of gardening questions answered with Darren along side a bit of snowdrop poetry too. Join us for a giggle...

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Meet Thrive, the gardening for health charity

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03/14/25 • 69 min

Welcome to another happisode! Mollie chats to Thrive to find out how they help both mental and physical health through gardening. Also hearing about their new app "Cultivating Wellbeing". Darren answers some of your gardening questions on organic fertilisers and a frankincense tree! We get an update on Darren's pocket parks for the National Trust too, all this whilst he's developed a nasal drip...

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How many episodes does the happy garden podcast have?

the happy garden podcast currently has 82 episodes available.

What topics does the happy garden podcast cover?

The podcast is about Leisure, Home & Garden, Humour, Gardening, Community, Humor, Comedy, Podcasts, Garden, Horticulture, Health and Wellbeing.

What is the most popular episode on the happy garden podcast?

The episode title 'Could you hold a national plant collection?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on the happy garden podcast?

The average episode length on the happy garden podcast is 70 minutes.

How often are episodes of the happy garden podcast released?

Episodes of the happy garden podcast are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of the happy garden podcast?

The first episode of the happy garden podcast was released on Sep 2, 2023.

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the happy garden podcast

Mollie Green

Top 10 the happy garden podcast Episodes

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