Mike The Gardener - Gardening Podcast

About Mike The Gardener - Gardening Podcast

Join professional gardener, podcaster, broadcaster and garden writer, Mike Palmer, for lively discussions with gardening personalities and experts from the fantastic world of gardening. Look out for Mike's 'Plant Specials' including dahlias, roses & clematis with more to come. You can see & hear more from Mike in his beautiful garden at his popular Instagram account @mike_thegardener. Mike's podcast is sponsored by Natural Grower the supplier of plant-based products for organic & chemical free gardening and houseplants.

Publisher

Michael Palmer

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Dec 2020

Latest episode

8 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

128 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jul 2026

   Mike the Gardener - Gardening Podcast - Clare Foggett

   In this one off episode, I chat to the editor of the English Garden magazine, Clare Foggett, about her new book, Beauty and Abundance recently been published by Quadrille. In this chat, we talk about: How the book came about Clare's research process Working with renowned photographer, Jonathan Buckley Clare's second book The future of publishing And what we can expect from Clare next My thanks to Clare and her team for taking time to schedule and participate in this podcast. And my thanks to you for listening. Mike

2. 

   3 Jun 2025

   Mike The Gardener - Gardening Podcast - Mark Lane

   Host Mike The Gardener interviews Mark Lane, garden designer and author, about his book, The Future of Gardens, and they examine how technology and climate change impact gardening.

3. 

   8 May 2025

   Mike the Gardener - Gardening Podcast - Juliet Sargeant

   Hello! In this episode of the Mike the Gardener – Gardening Podcast, I chat to award-winning garden designer, writer and author, Juliet Sergeant. Juliet's new book, ‘The importance of soil’ is published by Frances Lincoln in association with Kew Botanic Gardens. In this episode we chat about: The book and how it came about. When did Juliet's interest in soil first come about? Why Juliet’s walked away from a successful career as a Hospital Doctor Her award-winning Gardens at Chelsea and Hampton Court. Flower shows Her Sussex Gardens school Radio and television work, and lots more Follow Juliet by visiting her website - click here (https://www.julietsargeant.com) Follow Juliet on Instagram -  click here (https://www.instagram.com/julietsargeant/) Follow Mike on Instagram – click here (https://www.instagram.com/mike_thegardener/) Thank you as always for listening. Mike

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

26,296

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

36 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

49

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

90

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