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BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

How to garden as you age, with Carol Klein

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Immediate Media

Nature, Science, Leisure, Home & Garden

4.4647 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Getting older doesn't have to mean that we stop doing the things we love. Gardening can be physically demanding, but it can also be hugely beneficial in keeping our minds and bodies active. Carol has been gardening for decades. At an age when many might have long retired and be slowing down, discover how she has adapted her garden and the way she gardens over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is sponsored by Guide Dogs. Guide Dogs is a charity that helps people with sight loss

0:05.7

live the life they choose. This time of year we can enjoy autumnal walks and swishing through

0:11.5

crunchy leaves, planning the veg plot, planting spring bulbs and spending time with friends

0:17.0

in a community garden. Now think how you would do those things if you lost your sight.

0:22.6

Guide dogs helps people with sight loss live the life they choose so they can fulfill their

0:27.4

ambitions, big or small, day in and day out. Being outdoors, exploring the world around us and

0:33.4

gardening is all about getting involved and trying new things, and so is a life well-lived.

0:39.5

By providing guide dogs, mobility training and other support services,

0:43.7

guide dogs helps people with sight loss from childhood to adulthood.

0:47.5

Because you don't just have to manage with sight loss, you can thrive with it, live independently, and live well.

0:54.0

Find out more about guide dogs life-changing

0:56.3

services or how you can support their incredible work at guidedogs.org.uk. Everyone deserves to live

1:03.6

the life they choose. fulfill your gardening dreams and don't hold back. Guide dogs is here to ensure

1:09.6

that people with sight loss can do just that.

1:13.3

Hello, I'm Fergus from the BBC Country Farm magazine podcast. We're sponsored by the Woodland

1:18.7

Trust, which protects woods and woodland wildlife, such as red squirrels and dormice, all across Britain.

1:25.0

Escaping into nature, especially walking among the trees,

1:28.2

boosts your mental and physical well-being.

1:31.1

Plus, there's always a great chance for thrilling encounters

1:33.5

with the birds and other animals inhabiting these beautiful landscapes.

1:37.5

And there's no better way to support the vital conservation of our precious woods and trees

1:41.5

than by becoming a Woodland Trust member from just £4 a month.

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