Best Jo Das Podcasts (2025)

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Get Better Yields for Less Effort Through Permaculture, with Huw Richards 38:18

1d ago38:18

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What is permaculture, and why is everyone suddenly talking about it? To find out, we spoke with veg-growing YouTuber and author Huw Richards. He shows how it's all about following a handful of simple principles – principles that anyone can apply, even on a balcony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Sowalong - Lettuce with Claire Vennis 9:59

2d ago9:59

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Easy to grow and with so many varieties to choose from in many colours, shapes and textures, lettuce is a fabulous vegetable to grow from seed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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Show-Stopping Plant Combinations, with Carol Klein 50:49

5d ago50:49

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Do you know the secret to creating show-stopping planting combinations? Combining plants in ways that means they look good and grow well together. Plantswoman Carol Klein has spent decades growing and exhibiting plants at over 200 RHS shows, winning a slew of gold medals. Her encyclopaedic plant knowledge combined with her artistic flair makes her …

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EP34 – Revisiting Ravenoville, and Some Wilmington, NC Thoughts 18:44

7d ago18:44

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Send us a text Join Joe as he revisits EP21 in light of new information provided by the daughter of Bob Cahoon, a C/502 veteran of the fighting in and around Ravenoville on D-Day. He also discusses his personal correspondence and time spent with A Company, 506th PIR veterans, related to Ravenoville. In addition, Joe looks back at a recent trip to W…

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Behind the scenes of Jo Thompson's medal-winning Chelsea Flower Show garden 39:30

8d ago39:30

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This year's flower show season is well and truly upon us, and one of the highlights is, of course, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Multi-award winning garden designer and plants woman, Jo Thompson, describes her Chelsea show garden and the story behind it celebrating the transformative effect of second chances through horticulture. Hear Jo's experi…

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Sowalong - Courgettes with Catherine Mansley 8:36

10d ago8:36

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Courgettes are a great crop to grow with kids, as they're pretty reliable, and come in wonderful shapes and colours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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In my garden with Jasper Conran 37:29

13d ago37:29

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Famous for designing clothes and home furnishings, discover how Jasper Conran brings his famous design style to his Dorset garden. He also shares his inspiration for creative planting, engaging in the surrounding landscape for a wider garden picture, and his passion for nature and connecting to the countryside. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…

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EP33 – The D-Day Odyssey of the Hitztaler Brothers w/ Adam Berry 54:47

14d ago54:47

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Send us a text Two brothers from Wisconsin, separated by geography and service. William and Anthony Hitztaler would meet once before D-Day and never see each other again. Join Adam Berry and I as we discuss what happened with each brother on D-Day and how fate destined that they would end up so close to each other, but it would end with tragic cons…

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Grow a kitchen garden from scratch in a tiny space, with Martha Swales 52:08

15d ago52:08

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Want to start growing but not sure where to start? Martha Swales shares her inspiring tips on what to grow and how to get started, no matter how small your space. Martha also discusses accidentally amassing a following on social media and her passion for turning harvests into delicious recipes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices…

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Sowalong - Eschscholzia with Kevin Smith 7:31

18d ago7:31

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It's easy to grow these hardy annuals and, if you let them grow and self seed, it's almost impossible not to have them as part of your plot forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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Make your garden more sustainable, with Poppy Okotcha 48:11

20d ago48:11

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Do you like the idea of becoming more self-sufficient, living more in harmony with nature and in a way that is more environmentally sustainable? Poppy Okotcha gave up a glamorous modelling career, and moved to Devon where she’s creating a wild garden, following regenerative gardening principles. Poppy shares what regenerative gardening and permacul…

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Super-charge the colour in your garden, with Ann-Marie Powell 37:56

22d ago37:56

37:56

Adding colour can transform a garden or outdoor space – and it can be a way of expressing personality and creativity, but how do we make sure our colour choices work well in the garden for year-round interest and enjoyment? And that our potentially flamboyant designs don’t end up a chaotic mess. Ann-Marie Powell, award-winning garden designer, disc…

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Sowalong - Zinnia with Matt Biggs 9:25

25d ago9:25

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Zinnias are found in the wild in Mexico and southwestern USA. So you instantly know that they love warmth and sunshine. So bring on the long hot summers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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Can Gardening Save the World? With Dr Harry Watkins 34:49

27d ago34:49

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With the joint challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss looming, how can we gardeners make a difference? To find out, we spoke to Dr Harry Watkins, Director of St Andrews Botanic Garden (a participating garden for this year's GW 2-for-1 Gardens scheme) where he's heading up a novel approach to gardening in the face of these two big challe…

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EP32 – Black Dragon: Fox Company, 23rd Marines and Iwo Jima, w/Steven McCloud 1:45:23

28d ago1:45:23

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Send us a text “2-F’23” as the Fox Company veterans used to describe themselves, fought at Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima. Join Steven McCloud and I as we discuss the formation of the Company, and trace its actions during World War II, including its capstone performance on Iwo. Learn about the unique individuals who, ‘manned the rails’ dur…

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In My Garden with Sarah Beeny 44:29

29d ago44:29

44:29

Enjoying her Somerset estate with her family, Sarah Beeny discusses managing the farmland as well as the garden space. As custodians of the land for now and future generations, Sarah is inspired to encourage wildlife, plant trees and hedgerows and improve soil health. She also delights in time spent in her greenhouse and discloses plans she has for…

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Sowalong - Sunflower with Claire Vennis 8:54

1M ago8:54

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When sunflowers start to bloom, there's nothing like it. Their heads light up any garden and are a haven for wildlife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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Buy the best plants and bag a bargain, with Matthew Wilson 49:12

1M ago49:12

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Do you know the secrets to getting a good deal at the garden centre? When you’re presented with rows of plants for sale, can you pick out the healthy plants that are bursting with life, and avoid the plants that are not going to last. Designer and Gardeners' Question Time-regular Matthew Wilson previously ran London’s oldest nursery, and he going t…

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Garden design ideas, with Pollyanna Wilkinson 46:40

1M ago46:40

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Do you know the secrets to getting a good deal at the garden centre? When you’re presented with rows of plants for sale, can you pick out the healthy plants that are bursting with life, and avoid the plants that are not going to last. Designer and Gardeners' Question Time-regular Matthew Wilson previously ran London’s oldest nursery, and he going t…

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Sowalong - Squash with Oliver Parsons 7:59

1M ago7:59

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From a single squash seed comes an enormous plant, bearing outrageously beautiful, sometimes rather exotic, and really quite tasty fruits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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Grow More Veg in a Small Space, with Adam Frost 46:00

1M ago46:00

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Do you want to grow your own veg but have limited space? Perhaps you've got room for a window box or a few containers and don't know where to start. Maybe you're dreaming of fresh, homegrown fruit but don't quite know how to fit it into your plot. Gardeners' World presenter Adam Frost reveals how you can grow your own harvests, no matter how small…

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EP31 - Operation Villain: The 509th "Gingerbread Men" at Tafaraoui 1:01:06

1M ago1:01:06

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Send us a text During Operation Villain, the 2nd Battalion, 509th PIR conducted the first combat parachute assault in the history of the U.S. Army in Algeria, as part of a larger action of Operation Torch. But the lead up to their jump was fraught with poor planning, a rush to deploy, and was followed up by a series of almost too-crazy-to-believe e…

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Avoid Gardening Injuries, with Sue Kent 43:35

1M ago43:35

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Many of us are itching to get out in the garden when spring finally arrives and the weather allows. It feels fantastic to be out in the garden once again, but with much to do and prepare for the coming gardening season, how can we make sure our gardening enthusiasm doesn't get the better of us and we end up with aches and pains or even incur an in…

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Sowalong - Onions with Matt Biggs 12:16

2M ago12:16

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Onion soup, onion gravy, in our cheese and onion sandwiches, onion bread. You just can't get away from onions. They're a staple in a whole range of dishes and a must grow crop for the garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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Your Best Spring Garden, with Frances Tophill 41:38

2M ago41:38

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April showers, longer lighter days, sunshine and birdsong are all signs that spring is here. There’s an energy that’s awoken and we’re all raring to get out in the garden once again. Plantsperson, author and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter, Frances Tophill, shares what we should be doing in the garden in Spring and how to get started for the year. L…

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Monty Don Reveals his Garden Plans for the Year 41:05

2M ago41:05

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Spring has well and truly sprung and our gardens are bursting into life. It's a time of excitement and anticipation for the growing year ahead. Monty Don reveals his gardening plans for the year at Longmeadow, what he loves about spring, and shares details about his upcoming Chelsea Flower Show garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas…

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Spring Trailer 1:01

2M ago1:01

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Start your gardening year with growing inspiration in the Spring Conversations podcast from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine. Discover garden design ideas, the best plants to buy, how to bring colour to the garden, veg growing advice, gardening in urban spaces and ways to engage in the natural world, and more. Tune in every Tuesday and Thursday for al…

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Sowalong - Sweet Peas with Kevin Smith 11:00

2M ago11:00

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Surprise someone with a fragrant bunch of sweetpeas or grow them for yourself. The flowers are just magic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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Ask Alan - House Plants 36:53

2M ago36:53

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In this episode of Ask Alan, Alan Titchmarsh gives watering and feeding advice for house plants, discusses the ideal situation including light levels and how to combat bugs, provides help for non-flowering orchids, and more. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic…

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EP30 - NCDU & Gap Assault Teams on D-Day w/Dev Ramsamy 1:25:16

2M ago1:25:16

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Send us a text Two of the most under-reported units to take part in the D-Day assaults on Omaha and Utah Beaches were the Navy Combat Demolition Units and the Gap Assault Teams. Join Dev Ramsamy and I as we discuss the weapons & equipment, composition & performance of, and, most importantly, the men that comprised these units. While the infantry un…

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9: Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs? Deine Stärken richtig nutzen – mit Nicole Zätzsch 54:08

2M ago54:08

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Description: Die meisten von uns verbringen zu viel Zeit damit, ihre Schwächen auszubessern, anstatt sich auf das zu konzentrieren, worin sie von Natur aus großartig sind. Aber was, wenn das Annehmen deiner Stärken das Leben einfacher und nicht schwerer machen könnte? In dieser Episode sprechen wir mit Nicole Zätzsch, einer Executive Coachin, die s…

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Ask Alan - Hydrangeas 27:51

2M ago27:51

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How to reduce in size, when to prune, which variety to choose, how can you stop it drying out and can you change it's colour are a few of the Ask Alan questions Alan Titchmarsh answers in this episode on hydrangeas. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad…

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Sowalong - Brussels Sprouts with Sarah Edwards 9:28

2M ago9:28

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Brussels sprouts are one of the more divisive vegetables but they're associated with a reduced risk of developing a wide range of cancers, so sprouts are believed to be very good for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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Ask Alan - Pests and Diseases 31:27

2M ago31:27

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In this episode of Ask Alan, Alan Titchmarsh offers organic help for tackling various plant ailments and pests in the garden and the greenhouse, in addition to how we can exist alongside wildlife. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Ask Alan - Choosing the Right Plants for your Soil 34:40

2M ago34:40

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Alan Titchmarsh discusses why we need to find the right plants for our garden in this Ask Alan episode. With questions answered on how to grow fragrant flowering shrubs in clay soil, establishing plants on thin sandy soil, tackling gardens with different soil types, and ways to improve your soil. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to…

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Sowalong - Carrot with Kevin Smith 9:37

2M ago9:37

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A staple in the veg plot and, with many varieties available, carrots could be in your plot this year too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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Ask Alan - Roses 36:44

2M ago36:44

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Roses are a stalwart of the garden, but can come with their challenges. In this episode of Ask Alan, Alan Titchmarsh covers how to care for roses from black spot to mildew and rust, how to feed and keep roses healthy, when and how to plant and prune roses, along with recommendations for his favourite varieties. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild …

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EP29 - Robert Capa and His D-Day Photos: Separating Myth from Reality, w/Charles Herrick 1:30:46

2M ago1:30:46

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Send us a text We've all seen the Capa D-Day photos. They appear like locusts every time there's an anniversary of that momentous day. The capture and hold our attention because of what we think they represent. But did you ever wonder about the circumstances in which they were taken? I mean the actual circumstances, not the ones we self-generate. J…

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Ask Alan - Lawn Care 29:36

2M ago29:36

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With advice for tackling weeds on the lawn, creating a wildlife lawn, how to feed a lawn and when to cut a lawn and, of course, adding stripes to the lawn, Alan Titchmarsh loves a lawn and there's plenty of advice on caring for your lawn in this episode of Ask Alan. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's yours! Learn more …

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Sowalong - Potatoes with Adam Frost 8:24

2M ago8:24

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One of the easiest things to grow in the garden says Adam Frost and you'll be digging up potato 'jewels' later in the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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Ask Alan - Summer Blooms 25:38

3M ago25:38

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Alan Titchmarsh offers advice for gorgeous summer colour in this episode of Ask Alan, including plants that have long flowering periods, adding interest and height to the border, how to propagate summer plants for even more summer blooms, what to plant in a new bed for summer colour, peony and dahlia advice and more. Don’t forget to listen for the …

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Ask Alan - Garden Design 35:40

3M ago35:40

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Garden design pointers and how to garden on a budget are discussed in this episode of Ask Alan. Alan Titchmarsh also gives help for drought-resistance and maintenance-free gardens, how to create privacy from neighbours and the use of hedges, trees and topiary in a garden design. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your'…

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Sowalong - Cornflower with Matt Biggs 9:08

3M ago9:08

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You'd hardly believe that cornflowers that are so familiar in cottage gardens were actually introduced to Britain thousands of years ago. And we're so familiar with them that we just think of them as one of our own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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Ask Alan - Weeds 39:29

3M ago39:29

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Weeds and how to cope with them in the garden or plot are discussed in this episode of Ask Alan. Hear Alan Titchmarsh offer advice for tackling bindweed, creeping cinquefoil, Japanese knotweed, ground elder and more and poses the question, is the definition of a weed really any plant growing where it's not wanted or growing out of place? Don’t forg…

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EP28 - The Last Gasp of the Das Reich Division: Manhay & Grandmenil with Bob Konings 1:26:41

3M ago1:26:41

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Send us a text Despite the swift reaction of the US Army to the German attacks during the Battle of the Bulge, some German units made good headway towards their objectives. The Das Reich Division was one of those divisions. Join me as I sit down with Bulge historian and tour guide Bob Konings to examine how units of the US 3rd Armored Division, 75t…

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8: Navigating Uncertainty: Reinventing Yourself in a Changing World 51:45

3M ago51:45

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In this episode of 26 Lightbulb Moments, host Anja sits down with Dharshi, a seasoned technology, privacy, and media lawyer with over 17 years of international experience, an accredited executive coach, and a DEI advocate. Together, they explore navigating career pivots, overcoming burnout, and reinventing yourself in a rapidly changing world. Dhar…

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Ask Alan - Fruit Trees 35:29

3M ago35:29

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With fruit tree care and advice, Alan Titchmarsh covers how to care for splitting bark, apple scab, rust spots on leaves, unripe fruit, looking after grape vines and encouraging a lemon tree to fruit. Is your fruit tree question answered in this episode of Ask Alan? Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more…

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Sowalong - Cucumbers with Claire Vennis 9:36

3M ago9:36

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There's nothing quite like biting into a fresh, crunchy cucumber straight from the plant and if you haven't tried to grow cucumbers from seed yet, this could be the year to do so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media

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Ask Alan - Plants for Tricky Places 34:23

3M ago34:23

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Almost every garden has a tricky spot and in this episode of Alan Titchmarsh gives advice for growing in small, residential gardens and in pots, discusses plants for different situations in the garden, what to plant in windy, coastal gardens and where to find inspiration for growing a new garden. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to…

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Ask Alan - Help with Unhappy Plants 39:55

3M ago39:55

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In this informative episode of Ask Alan, Alan Titchmarsh gives advice for how to care for lavender and magnolia plants, how to help red robin hedging thrive, ensuring peonies and clematis bloom and more. Don’t forget to listen for the Wild Card question to see if it's your's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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