BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

What To Do Now - Mulch

Now is a great time to mulch. It's a chance to get out in the garden and do something practical when everything seems to be on the wane and dying down. It's also a good physical workout, a nice way to use a chilly but sunny day. You might think mulching is just about feeding the plants, but it's really about looking after the soil itself, the life beneath our feet, and it's easy to overlook. When you mulch, you’re adding nutrients and feeding the soil life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Staying fit in later life in the garden, with Jacqueline Hooton

Gardening can provide us with many benefits, from being in fresh air, surrounded by nature, exposing us to sunlight and increased levels of vitamin D, bringing enjoyment from a colourful flower border, and dietary benefits too from the food we grow, to name a few. Being in the garden and in outdoor spaces can also be a fantastic way to stay fit and healthy. Jacqueline Hooton’s garden gym helps women in their 50s and 60s to become strong and fit and stay healthy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Rainforest revealed, with Dr Rosa Vasquez Espinoza

The Amazon may feel far away, but what happens there affects all of us. It's a storehouse of biodiversity and natural climate regulator and home to countless species that we've barely begun to study. Dr. Rosa Vasquez, Espinoza takes us into the amazing world of life beneath the rainforest canopy to explore what's at stake, what's still being discovered, and why the Amazon matters more than ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

What To Do Now - Plant bare-root trees, shrubs and hedging

The time from November to March is ideal for planting bare root plants - whether trees, shrubs or hedging - and who doesn’t want more plants in their garden? Whether you’re planning to plant trees to your gardening space, adding some native mixed hedging or looking to increase your border with shrubs, choosing bare root plants is a great option. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Allotments and urban garden histories, with JC Niala

Allotments offer the opportunity to have an ongoing relationship with nature and the land for nurturing and growing, building communities, sharing knowledge, seeds and plants. Each allotment plot is as unique as its location. Poet, nature writer, social anthropologist and allotment historian JC Niala, explores the connections between community, nature, and culture and how allotment sites can be utopias. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]