A little bit about gardens, and a lot about everything else. Two garden designer friends share their tales, some tips and quite a lot of trivia: each week is a ramble along wherever the garden path leads them. Whether it’s Morris dancing or a gritty debate about the merits of biscuits for breakfast, the gentle debates and occasional squabbles are never in danger of being too earnest.
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This episode - The Archers, scrumgeing and hedgehogs, and the hunt for a very rare daffodil.
The Rich Pickings duo are out and about. They go on a visit to the wonderful Badminton estate to check out how the land is lying for The Archers show garden at this years Royal Horticultural Society’s show there. Badminton leads to Tiddlywink(s), scrumgeing and scrimgeing, and the hunt for a very rare daffodil. Jo gets her Emma Stones and her Margot Robbies mixed up, while Nina narrowly avoids a slander case from Helena Bonham Carter.
Roses are on the menu once more, including the very fragrant appeal of Sir David Beckham.
And the sun is out! Could it really be that spring is here?! It turns out that hedgehogs are like dolphins, AND: how DO bumblebees take off?
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12 Feb 2026
You thought they were back - they are now
Jo and Nina are back to light up your February days. There's a lot about gardening and a little bit about the Winter Olympics. Will Jo bite the bullet with slugs, and is Nina really a garden ghoul magnet? And a new RHS Flower Show at Badminton...at Badminton...
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30 May 2025
Where have they been?
Hosts Jo Thompson and Nina Pope discuss current gardening news, including the Chelsea Flower Show, island beds, and Bergenia.
9 Jul 2023
Perambulations round the park
Hosts Jo and Nina review the RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival, meandering through gardens and discussing topics from manservants to academic gowns in this episode.
23 Jun 2023
The One with the Druid - Part I
Dan Lobb, a Druid, illuminates the logic behind celebrating nature's elements like trees and skies, offering a path to reconnect with ancestral wisdom in an interview with Nina and Jo.
3 Jun 2023
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Jo and Nina Thompson share their reflections on the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, offering insights into the horticultural trends and highlights from the prestigious event.
30 Apr 2023
A little bit of sunshine
Hosts Nina and Jo discuss current gardening activities and share horticultural information, offering listeners insights into garden care.
13 Apr 2023
Trolley tours and trench coats
Host Jo Thompson guides Nina around San Francisco, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Connecticut, discussing bookshops, gardens, and cultural experiences, while sharing personal anecdotes about groundhogs and escalators in this travelogue episode.
18 Mar 2023
Pre-Easter special
This episode explores Easter traditions, a wellness book concept inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow, and the perceived size of Creme Eggs.
11 Mar 2023
The Elixir of Life
Jo Thompson shares her new theory on the elixir of life and the fountain of youth, while Nina explores live music and manifests Tom Cruise.
4 Mar 2023
James Alexander-Sinclair is in the shed
Garden designer James Alexander-Sinclair shares his journey from Harrods to RHS Ambassador, discussing garden design, taxidermy, and biscuit blogging with hosts Jo Thompson and Nina, in this interview.
25 Feb 2023
A Morris dance to the music of time
Hosts Nina and Jo explore Sandringham's garden plans, consider Romans' topiary fondness, and test ChatGPT's poetic abilities in the style of Pam Ayres.
11 Feb 2023
The Reality of Punxsutawney Phil
The hosts of Rich Pickings discuss worm-tickling controversies, furry rodent themes, and the complexities of pruning, while pondering the weight of a worm and acknowledging their knowledge of equinoxes.
29 Jan 2023
The Scent of Winter
Nina explores the allure of witchhazel while Jo Thompson examines Venetian architecture, and they unexpectedly discover an Italian theme, though the host and guest names are not fully provided in this interview.
20 Jan 2023
SPICE up your life
Author Mark Diacono explores the historical significance of spices and their impact on culture, gardening, and even cocktails with hosts Nina and Jo in an interview.
11 Jan 2023
Accept No Imitation
Hosts Nina and Jo Thompson share strong opinions on divisive topics like marmite and gardening conspiracies, revealing their reality TV preferences and discussing Pam Ayres' origins in this episode.
30 Dec 2022
Episode 2 - Who's in the tea leaves today?
Hosts Jo Thompson and Nina stumble through garden debates, cat psychiatry, and Christmas pudding polls, pondering whose face appears in the tea leaves.
20 Dec 2022
Episode 1 - Madeira cake, you fool!
Friends Jo Thompson and Nina Baxter humorously debate the value of cake for breakfast and brainstorm an anti-to-do list for the garden.
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