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BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Monty Don on the story of Longmeadow

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Immediate Media

Home & Garden, Leisure, Nature, Science

4.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Monty’s garden at Longmeadow is among the most famous gardens in Britain, thanks to its starring role every Friday evening on Gardeners’ World. But it’s been the private garden – and passion – of Monty and his wife Sarah for 30 years, created from a bare field of rough grass with a lot of energy and imagination. In this podcast, Monty takes us back to its beginnings and shares how much has changed in the time – even though today’s garden layout remains as he imagined it back in 1992. And he reveals, for all his travels around the gardens of the world, that it remains his private refuge – and there’s nowhere else he’d rather be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Kevin Smith from BBC Gardner's World magazine. There's a brand new event this September,

0:05.6

In Conversation at Q Gardens. Join me, Adam Frost and Francis Toppill for expert tips and great chat.

0:13.3

Find out more at inconversationlive.co.uk.

0:18.3

My name's Meren, grower for Ginsters, and I'm looking for an onion masseuse to help me grow the best veg for those delicious pasties.

0:26.2

You must have, about ten years' experience, firm hands, but soft fingers, because we all know a relaxed onion is a tasty onion.

0:35.4

Ginsters taste the effort.

0:38.3

Interviews next Thursday in the onion field.

0:40.4

My name's Meren,

0:41.7

grower for Ginsters,

0:43.0

and I'm looking for an onion masseuse

0:44.7

to help me grow the best veg for those delicious pasties.

0:47.9

You must have,

0:48.9

about 10 years' experience,

0:50.9

firm hands, but soft fingers,

0:53.5

because we all know, a relaxed onion is a tasty onion.

0:57.1

Ginterests taste the effort.

1:00.0

Interviews next Thursday in the onion field.

1:02.6

Hello and welcome to the BBC Gardner's World magazine podcast.

1:07.0

Brought to you by the team here at the magazine.

1:10.0

Join us as we chat all things gardening with

1:12.4

the nation's favourite experts. Every Friday evening on BBC 2, from March to October,

1:23.8

the immortal words, hello and welcome to Gardner's World, are not only our cue to starting the weekend,

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